1.

when
2. when
3. what
4. how
5. what
6. how
7. how
8. that

I'm not sure why I listen to music, but music is a way to relax and have fun. I believe that
life could be dull without music.

I know a gifted soccer athlete. He is a very hard-working, disciplined, persevering and

versatile person, but on the other hand, he is a proud and eccentric person.

I've heard a bit about him. I only know that he was a very famous and very successful
singer from the 50s due to his great talent.

1. original
2. unique sound
3. emotional
4. unique style
5. exciting voice
6. intense
1. gifted
2. imaginative
3. energetic
4. passionate
5. humble

1. c
2. e
3. b
4. g
5. a
6. f
7. d

Ray Charles's music was unique in the world, his way of combining and creating musical
styles is amazing, I'm sure he really loved music.

Beethoven: egotistical, difficult, a moody person.

Both: gifted musicians, passionate composers, energetic.
Ray Charles: humble, empathic.
1. a) soothing b) soothed
2. a) interesting b) interested
3. a) amazed b) amazing
4. a) touched b) touching
5. a) bored b) boring
6. a) exciting b) excited

1. I'm soothed by the music of 80s.

2. I find some games to be very entertaining.
3. I try to avoid crying in public because it's so depressing.
4. I was disappointed when I found out that my favorite singer was a thief.
5. Pop and rock music is very relaxing.
6. I'm pleased that my favorite singer sang in Europe.
1. Babies are soothed by classical melodies - promotes babies' intellectual development -
can make them better at reading and math - Babies' abstract thinking skills and spatial
intelligence are improved - Creativity and imagination are also stimulated.
2. I think that music for babies is an excellent tool throughout their growth and support
for parents.

A.
1. listened
2. have played/have been playing
3. had already performed
4. saw
5. has been working/has worked

1. What have you listened to lately?

2. Sarah Cho played that CD for me yesterday.
3. I've watched that video four times already.
4. I bought that DVD yesterday.
5. How many concerts have you gone?
6. The performance had already begun by the time we arrived.
7. When we got to the ticket window, the concert had already sold out.
8. Many people downloaded world music last year.
1. When I began this class, I had already finished my homework.
2. Before I traveled to United States, I had never bought a ticket of flight.
3. I had never seen a tall boy until I met my cousin.
4. I bought the last CD after I went to the supermarket.
5. When I got home last night, my cousin had already eaten.

1. She had been sleeping for only four hours when her alarm clock went off.
2. They had been driving for ten years when their car broke down.
3. I had been waiting for 45 minutes when the train arrived.
4. We had been living in London for five years when we decided to move to Dublin.

Many people believe that the pandemic is close to over.

My friend argues that President AMLO does her job badly.
Experts recommend that we stay home during the pandemic.
Some people claim that there was fraud in the elections.
The newspapers report that the president of the United States is having problems.

The belief that the pandemic is close to over makes sense to me.
The argument that President AMLO does he job badly, I do not totally agree.
The recommendation that we stay home during the pandemic makes sense to me.
The claim that there was fraud in the elections makes sense to me.
The report that the president of the United States is having problems does not make
sense to me.