Music vocabulary/Giving opinions practice
Objective Proficiency Unit 6
Ask each other for your opinions on topics below, using the question stems if you can.
(Western) classical music
(guitar) solo
(illegal) downloads
(traditional) court music
(traditional) folk music
12-tone music
70s music
80s music
A&R man
Brazilian music
Brit pop
DJ
EDM
J-pop/ Japanese pop music
Japanese R&B
Japanese hip hop
Japanese reggae
Japanese “idoru”
K-pop
MoR
New Age music
R&B
Shibuya-kei
TV talent shows
album
ambient/ chillout
annoying/ irritating
avant garde music
background music/ elevator music
banning songs (from the radio)
barbershop/ acappella
boy bands/ girl bands
bubblegum pop
busker/ street musician
catchy songs/ earworms
club/ disco
concept album
country (and western)
cover version
death metal/ speed metal
difficult second album
experimental music
festival
gig/ concert
headphones
heavy beat
heavy rock/ heavy metal
homage bands
hummable tunes
improvisation/ jamming
joining a choir
(juke box) musicals
karaoke
lip-synching
love songs
manufactured pop music
marching band/ military music
monotonous/ repetitive
movie soundtracks
mp3 (player)
music documentaries
music lessons
national anthems/ patriotic songs
novelty songs
opera/ operetta
overpriced
patriotic songs
political lyrics
pop videos
punk
rap/ hip hop
record/ vinyl
recorder
reggae
relaxing
religious music (gospel, Xmas carols, etc)
remixes
ridiculous lyrics/ silly lyrics
rock opera
rude lyrics
sampling
sentimental/ soppy
session musicians
soft rock
stadium concerts
streaming music
taboo lyrics
top ten hits
underground music
unoriginal
violent lyrics
world music
Questions stems
At what age…?
Do … need to…?
Do you think it is true that…?
Do you think men and women…?
How can people…?
How do… benefit from…?
How important do you think… is?
In a global world, should…?
In the past,… Is this a good thing do you think?
In what ways do people need to…?
Is it better to… or…?
Is it easier to… or…?
Is it more important for children to… or…?
Is it more important for… to… or…?
Is it natural for… to…?
Is it sometimes good to…?
Should (all) children be expected to…?
Some people say that… What do you think?
Sometimes… What do you think about that?
Today,… Is this a good thing in your view?
What can… learn from…?
What do you think is the best… for…?
What is the appeal of…?
What is the best way to…?
What makes some people…?
What role does… play in…?
What… has had the greatest impact on…?
Why are so many people interested in…?
Why can…?
Why do some people prefer not to…?
Would… be better if…?
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