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Music is Great Support Pack – Part 1

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great-video-clips/music-great-part-1 

 

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While you listen 

The Britain is Great series tells you about 

some of the things that make Britain so 

great. There’s a lot of fun facts – and lots of 

good language, too. See if you can answer 

the questions while you watch the video. 

 
 
Comprehension Task 1: Choose the 
sentences that are true according to the 
video.   

 
a) The Premises is a live music venue. 

b) It's in London. 

c) Richard talks to one of the musicians there. 

d) It has been open for twenty-six years. 

e) It has a range of facilities. 

f) They deal with a variety of music and 

musicians. 

g) Bestival has only rock music.  

h) Bestival is a four-day music festival. 

 

Comprehension Task 2: Which of these 
musicians do they say have visited the 
Premises Studios? 
 

Adele Rihanna 

Elton John 

Ronnie Wood 

Lady Gaga 

The Arctic Monkeys 

Lana del Rey 

The Beatles 

Madonna 

 
 

 

 

 

Language Task 1: Match the halves of 
the sentences from the video. 
 

1. The Premises recording studios 

2. Everyone from Lana del Ray to 

3. If you've heard of them 

4. I don't think there's anything quite 

5. Almost everybody you can think of 

6. It's a bit of a mystery, but there just 

 

a) are big players in the music industry. 

b) has passed through the doors. 

c) like it in the country. 

d) must be something in the water. 

e) the Arctic Monkeys come here. 

f) they've probably played here. 

 

Language Task 2: Use these words to 
complete the phrases from the video. 

a) another 

d) pot  

b) of years 

e) studio 

c) talent 

f) the charts 

 

1. to top _______ 

2. a melting _______ 

3. musical _________ 

4. one way or _______ 

5. in the last couple _______ 

6. a recording _________ 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Music is Great Support Pack – Part 1

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great-video-clips/music-great-part-1 

 

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The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity. 

 

  

 

 

 

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c; 4.a; 5.b; 6.e 

 

 

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