Master English Music Vocabulary and Conditional Grammar

Music Industry Vocabulary

• Lead singer: cantante
• Composer: compositor
• Disc jockey: DJ
• Violinist: violinista
• Guitarist: guitarrista
• Drummer: batería
• Fans: fans
• Conductor: director
• Play: tocar
• Record: grabar
• Write: escribir
• Sing: cantar
• Release: publicar
• On stage: en el escenario
• In the charts: en las listas
• In a recording studio: en un estudio de grabación

Verb and Adjective Prepositions

• Hear about: oír sobre
• Depend on: depender de
• Agree with: estar de acuerdo con
• Work at: trabajar en
• Work on: trabajar en algo
• Good at: bueno en
• Proud of: orgulloso de
• Similar to: parecido a
• Angry with: enfadado con

Conditional Sentences and Grammar

• If I had known he was going, I would have gone.
• Simon would have studied harder if he had known.
• She wouldn't have sat in the seat if she had realized.
• If I had practiced, my guitar playing would have been better.
• Would you buy a car if you had the money?
• If I want to be successful, I will have to work hard.
• I would never listen to punk.
• What would you do if you won?
• Will you come to the party?
• I would have come if I had known.
• Would you have married him if he had asked?
• I wouldn't have made a noise.

Conditional Conjunctions

• I only get it if...
• Providing it was crowded...
• I'll buy the watch as long as...
• Unless the film...

Sentence Transformation Exercises

1. If you have got a ball... (Providing you've got a ball, you can play football).
2. You'll be successful but... (You'll be successful as long as you try hard).
3. I wouldn't have come... (I wouldn't have come to the party even if you'd asked me).
4. I'll see you at 8:00... (I'll see you at 8:00 unless I have to work late).
5. You wouldn't give me any money... (You wouldn't give me any money even if I won the lottery).
6. If the band split up... (Even if the band split up, will they still play at the concert?)

Grammar Practice: Conditionals and Wishes

1. If I owned a mansion, I would have a rock room.
2. I saw Avril; if I had known, I would have asked for an autograph.
3. My dad gave me advice; if I had known...
4. I should pass... if I pass, I will go.
5. I'm not very good; I wish I could play.
6. You always talk; I wish you would shut up.
7. The students wish they had listened.
8. Jim can't buy it; he wishes he hadn't spent his money.
9. You're so lazy; I wish you would clean.
10. We're big fans; I wish we lived near the stadium.