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in 1981 the rock band U2 wrote a song called ‘New Year's Day‘. It was inspired by Lech Wałęsa and the Solidarity movement, who were struggling to free Poland from communism. Twenty-five years later U2 performed the song in front of a crowd of 70,000 fans at a concert in the Southern Polish city of Chorzow.

It was a marvellous moment - typical of a U2 live performance. After the first four songs, the crowd were cheering, waiting for the start of the fifth. Adam Clayton, the bassist was standing on the left. On the opposite side of the stage, guitarist 'The Edge' was waiting. Then he started to play the first notes of 'New Year's Day’. Suddenly all the fans on the pilch raised red shirts, flags and scaryes into the air, and those in the grandstands waved white pieces of cloth. The stadium became an enormous Polish flag.

Nobody was morę surprised than the singer. Bono, but he immediately understood the crowd's actions and was yisibly moved. He took off his jacket, turned it inside out and put it back on, revealing the red lining inside. He then walked to the front of the stage and bowed to the audience as an acknowlegdement of their creativity.

As Willie Williams, U2’s show designer, wrote in his tour diary: Tve never seen an audience do anything like it before. I think my mouth must have fallen open. Who organised this? The fact that it was premeditated madę it all the morę extraordinary; an audience consciously plotting to put on a show for the performers. It was humbling, thrilling....'

The idea of creating the Polish national flag at the start of 'New Year’s Day’ came from the fans in Chorzow, and spread quickly on the Internet and in the local media in the days before the concert. Corning just days after Live 8, it was a moving reminder that ordinary people really can change history.

1 The purpose of the text is to

A show how a concert audience became part of the performance.

B explain the reason for a concert.

C describe how a concert is organised.

D remember the Solidarity mouement.

52 j Get ready for Matura 5

3

Match two phrases with each function

1    icHmr.nnrara Work in pairs. Ask and answer the question.

Is it better to listen to musie on CD or at a live event? Why?

2    Do the Matura exam task.

Zadanie maturalne - Rozumienie tekstu czytanego

Przeczytaj poniższy tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zaznacz jedną z czterech możliwości, zakreślając literę A, B, C lub D. Za każdą poprawną odpowiedź otrzymasz 1 punkt.

Red and

White

2    The stadium turned into a Polish flag in response to A somebody's signal.

B Lech Walęsa's appearance.

C Bono's bowing to the audience.

D a song inspired by Polish history.

3    Bono showed his emotions by

A taking off his jacket and giving it to the audience. B becoming part of the 'red' part of the audience.

C waving a Polish flag.

D putting on a white scarf.

4    The decision to create the flag was A madę in the stadium.

B inspired by U2's show designer.

C entirely spontaneous.

D planned beforehand using the Internet.

5    The extraordinary show was a reminder of

A musicians' ability to change people’s lives.

B peoples' ability to change history.

C the power of Polish audiences.

D the power of the media.

Get ready to SPEAK

in the box.

disagreeing refusing an invitation making a suggestion

1    l’m afraid I disagree.

2    l’m sorry, I don't really fancy ...

3    l’ve got an idea. Let’s...

4    lt's kind of you to ask me. but...

5    I know. Why don’t we ... ?

6    I don't really share your opinion.

4    Use the phrases in exercise 3 and your own ideas to reply to the questions.

1    Would you like to go swimming tonight?

2    I think Bono is one of the best singers in the world.

3    l’m bored. What shall we do?

4    Classical musie is morę important than pop musie.

5    l'm having a party on Saturday. Would you like to come?

5    Do the Matura exam task.

Zadanie maturalne - Mówienie

Poniższe zadanie to drugi typ rozmowy sterowanej: negocjowanie. Twoim zadaniem jest przekazanie informacji określonych w poleceniu oraz wykazanie się umiejętnością prowadzenia prostych negocjacji w sytuacjach życia codziennego.

Negocjowanie

Twój zagraniczny kolega proponuje wyjście do galerii na wystawę malarstwa. Ty nie lubisz malarstwa.

•    Odrzuć jego propozycję, podając uzasadnienie.

•    Nie zgódź się z jego argumentem.

•    Zaproponuj kompromisowe rozwiązanie.

(Rozmowę rozpoczyna egzaminujący)!

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