Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Speaking: Music a) Individual long turn: Different genres of music 8 Please, • describe, compare and contrast these pictures showing performances of different genres of music • comment on long-standing opinions like – Classical music is more elitist than pop music – Classical music is more complex than pop music – Classical music is intellectual, pop music is emotional – Classical music is less accessible than other genres of music   (and opera is the least accessible of all) • state your personal musical preferences and try to give reasons for them • comment on the dictum by John Cage When we separate music from life we get art b)  Paired activity: Music festivals A group of exchange students from Great Britain has provided you with useful information about the most important music festivals in the UK. Now, with analogous information about music festivals in Austria, you and your partner want to return the favour. First agree on three music festivals to present, then discuss what details to give. For each festival, consider the following and agree on three of them: • details of location and venue • history of the festival • availability and cost of tickets • risks (bad weather, mosquitos, …) • highlights from the last years • highlights announced for this year 189 Make Your Way to the Oral Matura: Speaking M Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv