Talking about music

Everyday English Conversations

A printable worksheet for conversation-based English lessons.

Difficulty: Intermediate B1

PDF: Talking about music

Warm-up

Do you like listening to music? (Yes, I do. I like...)

Vocabulary Match

beautiful •• best
learning •• lovely
sheet •• musical tools
favourite •• studying
instruments •• fantastic
awesome •• paper

Vocabulary Answers

beautifullovely
learningstudying
sheetpaper
favouritebest
instrumentsmusical tools
awesomefantastic

Conversation

Fill in the blanks with words from above.

Aisha and Kenji chat about their love for music, favourite bands, and playing instruments together.
Aisha:Hi, Kenji! Do you like music?
Kenji:Hi, Aisha! Yes, I love music. I listen to it every day. What about you?
Aisha:I really like music too. Pop music is my ________. Do you have a favourite band?
Kenji:Yes, I do. My favourite band is Coldplay. Their songs are amazing.
Aisha:Coldplay is great! I love their song "Yellow." It's so ________.
Kenji:Me too! "Yellow" is one of my favourites. Do you play any ________?
Aisha:I play the guitar a little, but I'm still ________. How about you?
Kenji:I play the piano. I started when I was ten. It's a lot of fun.
Aisha:That's cool! Maybe we can play music together sometime.
Kenji:That sounds great! We could try a Coldplay song.
Aisha:Good idea! Let's practise and make it sound ________.
Kenji:Yeah, let's do it. I'll bring the ________ music next time.
Aisha:Hi, Kenji! Do you like music?
Kenji:Hi, Aisha! Yes, I love music. I listen to it every day. What about you?
Aisha:I really like music too. Pop music is my favourite. Do you have a favourite band?
Kenji:Yes, I do. My favourite band is Coldplay. Their songs are amazing.
Aisha:Coldplay is great! I love their song "Yellow." It's so beautiful.
Kenji:Me too! "Yellow" is one of my favourites. Do you play any instruments?
Aisha:I play the guitar a little, but I'm still learning. How about you?
Kenji:I play the piano. I started when I was ten. It's a lot of fun.
Aisha:That's cool! Maybe we can play music together sometime.
Kenji:That sounds great! We could try a Coldplay song.
Aisha:Good idea! Let's practise and make it sound awesome.
Kenji:Yeah, let's do it. I'll bring the sheet music next time.

Quiz

  1. What is Aisha's favourite type of music?
  2. What band does Kenji like the most?
  3. What instrument does Aisha play?
  4. How old was Kenji when he started playing the piano?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Pop music
  2. Coldplay
  3. Guitar
  4. Ten

True or False

  1. Aisha plays the piano. T F
  2. Kenji's favourite colour is yellow. T F
  3. They plan to play music together. T F

True or False Answers

  1. False
  2. False
  3. True

Discussion

  1. What is your favourite song?
  2. Do you play any musical instruments?
  3. Have you ever been to a concert?
  4. What is a band or singer you don't like?
  5. Would you like to learn to play an instrument?

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