The Power of Music: Exploring Its Benefits and Impact

Syllabus

Recall

Live Performances

Audible

Chords

Composes

Jam Session

Playable

Musical Masterpiece

Took Up

Release (Unplugged)

Jingle (Composer)

Lyrics

Tunes

Easy Listening

Gig (Chorus)

Cognitive Benefits

Tone Deaf

Vocals (Conductor)

Background Music

Choir (Deafening)

Acoustic

Airplay

Recorded

Musical Store

Useful Phrases

• To name just a few / Give just a few
• Can well / May well
• Fighting for survival / Fighting for living
• Tell the difference / Say the difference between
• With the path / With the aim

Music Vocabulary

Positive Connotations

• Familiar
• Invested
• Has benefits
• Music to my ears
• Boost
• Soothing
• As fit as a fiddle
• Significantly
• Purchase
• Ring a bell
• Factor
• Consultant
• Evidence
• Target customers
• Has an ear for music
• Source
• Chain of shops
• Available
• Crafted

Negative Connotations

• Has a negative attitude
• Don't have a chance
• Haven't had any luck
• Face the music
• Blow my own trumpet
• Don't have a clue
• Play second fiddle
• Change your tune

Conditionals

Zero Conditional

• A) A scientific fact or general truth
• B) A habit or routine event

If you boil water, it evaporates. If you join the orchestra, you will have to practice every day.

First Conditional

• C) A thing that will probably happen

If I play the trumpet for too long, my lips start to hurt.

Second Conditional

• D) An imaginary, unlikely situation

If I had more money, I would buy a laptop.

Third Conditional

• E) A past event that can't be changed

If I had known about the Coldplay concert, I would have bought tickets.

Conditionals Without If

• As long as / Provided (that) / Providing (that) / On condition (that)

You can join the team as long as you attend practices.

Suppose that you could learn another language, which one would you choose?

In case of rain, the concert will be canceled.

You'd better call home. Otherwise, your parents might worry.

Temporals

We use the present simple to refer to the future after time expressions (temporals) such as when, before, after, by the time, until, till, once, as long as, as soon as, whenever.

She will call you as soon as she gets home.