Music is Great Support Pack – 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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