LESSON A ▶ A world of music
LESSON B ▶ Getting your big break
FUNCTIONS
Sharing views on music
Expressing preferences
Comparing and contrasting
Defining success
GRAMMAR
Double comparatives
Will and would for habits and general truths
VoCABULARY
Collocations to describe music
Idioms used in the entertainment industry
SPEAKING
Talking about personal tastes in music
Talking about styles of music
Discussing the role of music in different contexts
Discussing advice for success
LISTENING
Two people share their opinions on different types of music
A young woman gives her friend advice on his music career
WRITING
Writing a compare-and-contrast essay
Describing similarities and differences
READING
“On the Trail of Sixto Rodriguez”: Searching for a musician who was famous and didn’t know it