The music of life Reading 31/03/2020

Test Unit 5

The music of life

Reading

31/03/2020

1) READING

Read the text and decide if the sentences below are True (T), False (F) or it Doesn’t say (DS). Put a cross (X) in the correct place in the table.

		T	F	DS
1	Kelly thinks that Hip-Hop: The Musical has a good story.
2	Kelly loves pop music.
3	The tickets for Hip-Hop: The Musical are £20.
4	Kelly recommends buying the music from the show.
5	Matty listens to a lot of hip-hop.
6	Matty goes to musicals with his friends.
7	Matty and Kelly disagree on how long the show is.

Two Reviews of Hip-Hop: The Musical

The poster for Hip-Hop: The Musical outside the theatre says the show tells the story of hip-hop from the 1970s until now. It does, but this 2½-hour show really doesn’t tell the story very well. I love hip-hop, but this is more like the story of pop. The acting isn’t that great either. It costs £20 for a ticket (at least £15 too much!), but why don’t you spend that on some good music instead of going to see this?

Kelly, 13, Reading

I usually love listening to rock music rather than hip-hop, so it’s a bit of a surprise to me that I’m recommending this show. There are fifteen songs and they’re so good I’m still singing some of them now, nearly a week later. It’s just under two hours long which isn’t enough! The actors are brilliant – I think I’m in love with the one who plays Dizzie – and the dance routines are just awesome. Take your friends, go on your own, whatever. Just go and see it!

Matty, 14, Andover

   

2) READING

  Read the text and decide if the sentences below are True (T), False (F) or it Doesn’t say (DS). Put a cross (X) in the correct place in the table.

		T	F	DS
1	Joey Hammond is from the UK.
2	Kelly says that the band in the show is terrible.
3	Kelly says the show has a sad ending.
4	Matty and Kelly both think the show has a good story.
5	Matty goes to a lot of musicals.
6	Matty says his parents like this kind of show.
7	Matty and Kelly disagree about if the guitar playing is good.

   

Two Reviews of Six Strings

Six Strings tells the story of English guitar player Joey Hammond. He leaves school in London to go to America because he wants to be a famous guitarist. What a fantastic story! Joey’s guitar playing is really bad, but his band is amazing. I usually like happy endings and this one is the opposite, but the rest of the show is so good that I want to take my best friend next time. Why not give it a try – it’s a great evening out!

Kelly, 13, Reading

I usually like stories of people who do anything to try and become famous. Unfortunately, Six Strings is a bit boring. The action is very slow and Joey Hammond’s guitar playing is terrible. The group that play with him aren’t very good either. The worst part of the show, though, is the singing – I can sing better than them! And I can’t sing! Anyway, get your parents to take you to something better than this, like Hip-Hop: The Musical.

Matty, 14, Andover