1 Complete the profile of Hugh Masekela with the present perfect form of

the verbs.
Hugh Masekela (1)____________ (be) famous in South Africa since the 1950s. He is a
brilliant jazz rumpeter and he (2)____________ (play) with some of the worlds
greatest musicians. A number of black South African musicians (3)____________
(write) songs about injustices in South African society. Masekela is no exception.
Throughout his career, his music (4)____________ (speak) out against apartheid and
slavery. However, Masekela (5)____________ (not live) in South Africa all his life. He
(6)____________ (study) music in London and New York and he (7)____________ (have)
hits in Europe and the USA. Since his return to South Africa in the 1990s, a lot of
African musicians (8)____________ (work) with him on a number of albums. Hes in his
seventies now but (9)____________ (he / slow) down? Well, no, not really is the
answer. He (10) ____________ (release) new albums and he and his son
(11)____________ (work) together on a documentary. Hugh Masekela has a lot more
to give. We (12)____________ (not hear) the last of him.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1 I adore ____________ (listen) to reggae music.
2 The Beatles seem ____________ (be) as popular today as ever.
3 Im learning ____________ (play) the drums.
4 I imagine ____________ (learn) the trumpet must be difficult.
5 Penny wants ____________ (go) to the concert.
6 Stop ____________ (play) that music and do your homework!
7 We hope ____________ (get) tickets for the concert.
8 Its never too late ____________ (learn) a musical instrument.
9 Jenny is good at ____________ (sing).
10 Could you remember ____________ (record) the music programme for me?

3 Match words 16 with af.

1 Very boring a terrible
2 Very exciting b unforgettable
3 Really bad c depressing
4 Very memorable d fascinating
5 Very sad e dull
6 Very interesting f thrilling

4 Read the descriptions of different types of music and circle the best
adjective.
1 If a tune is ____, you cant stop singing it!
a cheerful b catchy c unusual
2 Blues music can be ____; its all about how hard life is.
a melodic b melancholy c lively
3 The bossa nova is a ____ sound it makes you smile.
a cheerful b moving c melancholy
4 Throat singing is a strange and ____ way of singing.
a catchy b lively c unusual
5 Taiko drumming is exciting performances are ____.
a moving b lively c melancholy
6 Reggae has a regular beat thats why its so ____.
a melodic b rhythmic c cheerful
4 Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.
1 I can't stand ________________ in queues. ( to wait )
2 I wouldn't like ________________ in his shoes. ( to be )
3 Jim loves ________________ in Thailand. ( to work )
4 I hate ________________ the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )
5 Blast! I forgot ________________ milk. ( to buy )
6 In the end we decided ________________ in. ( to stay )
7 I need ________________ some information about Portugal. ( to find )
8 My parents like ________________ for long walks at the weekend. ( to go )
9 Tony gave up ________________ years ago. ( to smoke )
10 I wanted ________________ and see Troy but no one else was interested. ( to go )

5 Put the verb into the correct tense form:

1. a. What ............................................ (you/do) this time yesterday?
b. I was asleep.
2. a. ............................................ (you/go) out last night?
b. No, I was too tired.
3. a. Was Carol at the party last night?
b. Yes, she ............................................ (wear) a really nice dress.
4. How fast ......................................... (you/drive) when the accident
...............................(happen)?
5. John .................................. (take) a picture of me when I
........................................... (look) away.
6. I ......................... (walk) along the street when suddenly I ........................
(hear) footsteps behind
me. Somebody ........................... (follow) me. I was frightened and I ............... (start)
to run.
7. When I was young, I ............................................ (want) to be a bus driver.
8. You look tired. ............................................ (you/work) hard?
9. I ................................... (lose) my address book. (you/see) it anywhere?
10. I ................................ (read) the book you lent me but I ..............................
(not/finish) it yet.
11. a. Sorry Im late.
b. Thats alright. I ............................................ (not/wait) long.
12. a. ............................................ (you/ever/work) in a factory?
b. No, never.

Read the following story. For questions 15, decide which of the sentences (A) (F)
below the text best fits into each of the numbered gaps in the article. There is one extra
sentence which does not fit any of the gaps.
A world together

Goods move. People move. Ideas move. And cultures change.

Once I start looking for them, I realise these moments are everywhere. One day, Im sitting
in a coffee shop in London having a cup of Italian espresso served by an Algerian waiter,
listening to the Beach Boys playing in the background. Another day, Im eating in a
restaurant in New Delhi that serves Lebanese food to the music of a Filipino band, in rooms
decorated with a vintage poster for a blues concert in New Orleans.

1___________ We are in the middle of a worldwide change in cultures a transformation of

entertainment, business and politics. Popular culture has crossed borders in ways we have
never seen before. 2___________In Japan, people have become fanatics of flamenco and
there are hundreds of dance schools around the country. In the last few years, dozens of top
Spanish flamenco artists have given performances there. 3____________ Meanwhile, in
Denmark people have discovered a new interest in Italian food, and pasta imports have
grown fivefold over the last decade. And the classic American blonde Barbie doll now comes
in about 30 national varieties, including new additions this year of Austrian and Moroccan.

4_____________ It depends to a large extent on where they live and how much money theyve
got. However, globalisation, as one report has stated, is a reality, not a choice. Humans
have always developed commercial and cultural connections, but these days computers, the
Internet, mobile phones, cable TV and cheaper air transport have accelerated and
complicated these connections. Nevertheless, the basic dynamic is the same: Goods move.
People move. Ideas move. And cultures change. The difference now is the speed and extent
of these changes. 5_________ But now that more than one fifth of all the people in the world
speak at least some English, critics of globalisation say that we are one big McWorld.

But I have discovered that cultures are as resourceful, resilient and unpredictable as the
people who compose them. In Los Angeles, I saw more diversity than I thought possible at
Hollywood High School, where the student body represents 32 different languages. In
Shanghai, I found that the television show Sesame Street has been redesigned by Chinese
educators to teach Chinese values and traditions. Weve taken an American box, one told
me, and put Chinese content into it. In India, where there are more than 400 languages
and several very strict religions, McDonalds serves mutton instead of beef and offers a
vegetarian menu acceptable to even the most orthodox Hindu.

So whats next? Its the eve of the millennium and the remote Himalayan country of Bhutan
has just granted its citizens access to television the last country on the planet to do so.
The outside world has suddenly appeared in shops and living rooms across the land. What
will happen now when an isolated and deeply conservative society is exposed to hip hop
and MTV?

A How do people feel about globalisation?

B Television had 50 million users after thirteen years; the Internet had the same number
 after only five years.

C These are globalisation moments.

D How many Barbie dolls do people buy?

E According to social scientists, our world is shrinking.

F Its a huge and growing market.