Black Literary Magazine English Club

Tasks Musical Instruments

Instructions

Do the ‘Prepare’ task first. Then watch the video and do the exercise.

Prepare: Match the definitions (A-F) with the vocabulary ((1-6).

Vocabulary Definition

1 Tidying A a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building

2 Attic B to the utmost or most absolute

solute extent or degree; absolutely

a musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing with the hands

3 Hurrah! C to work a central bellows that blows air over metal reeds, the melody
and chords being sounded by buttons or keys

4 Quite D continue or confine oneself to doing or using

5 Accordion E bring order to; arrange neatly

6 Stick to F used to express joy or approval

Task 1- Are the sentences True or False?

Answers

1 Daddy Pig found

ound the old box in the rooftop
rooftop. True False

2 The box was full of musical instruments. True False

3 The musical instruments are brand new. True False

4 The violin is difficult to play. True False

5 Peppa loves playing the drum. True False

6 Daddy pig remembers the tune he played when he first met Mummy Pig. True False

7 The narrator thinks that George is old enough to play the accordion. True False

8 Except George everyone found it difficult to play the horn. True False

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Task 2- Fill in the blanks while listening to the audio. (First
First one has been done for you)
you

Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have been ((1) tidying the house.

Can anyone (2) what’s inside?

They are a bit (3) .

This is the violin I (4)____________ play when I was little.

Oh, dear. I do not think it is (5)________________

________________ sound like that.

That does not sound (6)_____________________

_____________________ either.

The violin is (7)____________________

____________________ play.

Are you sure, George? The accordion

ion is (8)_______________________.

Maybe George is a bit (9)______________________

______________________ play the accordion.

Never mind, Daddy Pig. Just (10)_____________

_____________ the accordion. You play it beautifully.

Well, I do play it (11)_________________

_________________, even if I say so myself.

Task 3

What musical instruments do you love to play or listen to? Why?

Task 4

Discuss your Task

ask 3 answer with your friends.

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ANSWERS
Prepare

1-E 2-A 3-F 4-B 5-C 6-D

D

Task 1

1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE

Task 2

1. Tidying
2. Guess
3. Old and dusty
4. Used to
5. Meant to
6. Quite right
7. Too hard to
8. Quite difficult
9. Too little to
10. Stick to
11. Quite nicely

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Transcript
Musical Instruments

Narrator: Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have been tidying the house.

Daddy Pig: Mummy Pig and I found this old box in the attic.

Peppa Pig and George: Ooo!

Daddy Pig: Can anyone guess what’s inside?

Peppa Pig: Hmmm? Nope.

Mummy Pig: It’s full of musical instruments.

Peppa Pig and George: Wow!

Daddy Pig: They are a bit old and dusty.

Mummy Pig: This is the violin I used to play when I was little.

Peppa Pig: Mummy, can you play your violin?

Mummy Pig: I haven’t played

ed it for a long time.

Peppa Pig: Please, Mummy. Please play it.

Mummy Pig: I hope I haven’t forgotten how.

Daddy Pig: Bravo!

Peppa Pig: Hurrah!

Peppa Pig: Mummy, can I play the violin?

Mummy Pig: Hold it like this.

Peppa Pig: Yes, Mummy.

Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig: Oh!

Narrator: Oh, dear. I do not think it is meant to sound like that.

Narrator: George wants to try.

Peppa Pig: Hold it like this, George.

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Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig and Peppa Pig: Oh!

Narrator: That does not sound quite right either.

Peppaa Pig: The violin is too hard to play.

Daddy Pig: Peppa, maybe you’d do better with this tin drum.

Peppa Pig: Thank you, Daddy.

Narrator: That sounds better. Peppa loves playing the drum.

Mummy Pig: Lovely.

Daddy Pig: Yes, it sounds very nice.

Mummy Pig: This is Daddy Pig’s old accordion.

Daddy Pig: I used to play this to Mummy Pig when we first met.

Mummy Pig: Oh, Daddy Pig. You remember this tune.

Narrator: George wants to play the accordion too.

Daddy Pig: Are you sure, George? The accord

accordion is quite difficult.

Peppa Pig: George, the “accrodion” is almost as difficult to play as my drum.

Daddy Pig: Okay, George.

Narrator: Maybe George is a bit too little to play the accordion.

Peppa Pig: Daddy, what other instruments are in the box?

Daddy Pig: Just this horn.

Peppa Pig: Can I try?

Daddy Pig: You have to blow it very hard.

Narrator: That does not sound right.

Peppa Pig: It’s impossible.

Mummy Pig: I think I used to be able to play it.

Narrator: That really does not sound right.

Daddy
addy Pig: Maybe it just needs someone big and strong like me.

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Narrator: That does not sound right either.

Daddy Pig: Peppa’s right. It is impossible to play.

Mummy Pig: Never mind, Daddy Pig. Just stick to the accordion. You play it beautifully.

Daddy Pig: Well, I do play it quite nicely, even if I say so myself.

Mummy Pig: And I’ll play my violin.

Peppa Pig: And I’ll play my drum.

Narrator: Mummy Pig plays the violin.

Narrator: Daddy Pig plays the accordion.

Narrator: Peppa plays the drum.

Narrator: But what instrument will George play?

Narrator: George is blowing the horn.

Peppa Pig: Mummy couldn’t play the horn. And Daddy couldn’t play it. And even I couldn’t play it. But
George can play it.

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