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Word order and emphasis

Fronting; cleft sentences; inversion; inversion in conditional
sentences

Context listening

En Which of these qualities and characteristics might people use in describing you?

commitment confidence dedication enthusiasm loyalty modesty
determined efficient
persuasive reliable
energetic patient
Eis 02T Listen to this speech made in honour of Maria Adams, a music teacher. Which of the qualities
and characteristics in 1.1 does the speaker use to describe her?

fl 1:12T Listen again and say whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F). If a sentence is false,
say why.
Maria was a violinist before she became a conductor. T
1
In the Musk in Schools project the council gives children musical instruments.
2
3 Musicians are not paid to take part in the Musk in Schools project.
Children in city schools now have to pay for their music lessons.
4
Maria helps children go to other countries to play music
5
1.4 1132/ These ideas are expressed in a different way by the speaker. Listen again and write down
exactly what he said.
We first met in the mid-1990s.
1
It was in the ma-1990's that we first met.
2
She sees making music as a fundamental part of a child's development.
3 The way she calmly and clearly argued her case impressed us most.

I have rarely met anyone with such passion for their beliefs.
4

The council has tried to make changes to the Music in Schools project a number of times in order to save money.
5
The council backed down only after Maria threatened to withdraw her support from the project.
6

What difference do you notice between the sentences given and the ones you have written in 1.4?

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