1976 Vocabulary Matching

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1 1976 Vocabulary Matching Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right. 1 attend... a in every part or for all of the time 2 ballad... b the conditions one lives in and their effects 3 billionaire... c a slow form of popular love song 4 boycott... d a special event such as a music performance 5 broken heart... e very strange or different 6 burn... f a feeling of sadness about issues such as love and death 7 CFC... g something which is made to be sold 8 damage... h a legal relationship of a man and woman as husband and wife 9 eccentric... i a noisy and violent public protest or demonstration 10 education... j a gas used in fridges and aerosols which also destroys ozone 11 environment... k a person who is very good at gymnastics 12 explode... l to hurt or damage something as a result of fire or strong heat 13 festival... m to cause harm or spoil something 14 formula 1... n a popular form of single seat world car racing 15 growth... o to increase 16 gymnast... p to be present at 17 gymnastics... q the knowledge one gets at school 18 hostage... r to refuse to take part in something as a way of protesting 19 marriage... s to make someone happy by giving them what they need 20 Palestinian... t to encourage the sale of something 21 product... u a type of fast, loud music which is deliberately offensive 22 promote... v to experience something bad 23 punk rock... w a very rich person whose wealth is at least one billion dollars 24 raise... x a person who kills people one at a time over a period of time 25 riot... y origins 26 roots... z an Arab person whose roots are in Palestine, now Israel 27 satisfy... to cause something to break up violently into small pieces 28 serial killer... a popular form of single seat world car racing 29 suffer... a sport which involves displaying one s balance and strength 30 throughout... the process of increasing in size, number, or amount 51

1976 Songs - Fluency Practice To access a listening exercise with short clips of the songs below, visit www.eflclub.com/music.html. Listen and repeat.

2 1976 Songs - Fluency Practice To access a listening exercise with short clips of the songs below, visit Listen and repeat. Then, without the textbook, try to repeat after your partner. Don t Go Breaking My Heart is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. The song was a number-one hit throughout the world. Love Hurts is a rock ballad sung by heavy metal band, Nazareth. This song reached number one in Canada, the Netherlands and Norway. Tonight s the Night is a song written and sung by Rod Stewart. Stewart s Swedish girlfriend sang some of the words. Some radio stations in the UK refused to play the song. Bohemian Rhapsody was written and sung by rock band, Queen. The song is a mixture of ballad, opera, and rock. The music video to promote the song was one of the first of its kind. This photo was taken in Can you talk about it for one minute? 52

3 What happened in 1976? Say these sentences. 1 An earthquake in China killed over two hundred thousand people. 2 Hundreds of students were killed in education protests in South Africa. 3 Scientists warned that CFCs were damaging the environment. 4 There were riots at a music festival in London. 5 An eccentric American billionaire died. 6 Concorde started regular flights between Europe and the United States. 7 India tried to slow population growth by raising the age of marriage. 8 Thirty-two African countries boycotted the Summer Olympics in Montreal. 9 An Austrian Formula 1 champion suffered serious burns a race in Germany. 10 The first punk rock groups started playing in the UK. Listen. Write your partner s sentences

4 Listen. Write your partner s sentences. What happened in 1976? Say these sentences. 1 An earthquake in Central America killed over twenty thousand people. 2 Israeli soldiers released hostages from an airplane held by Palestinians. 3 A NASA spacecraft landed on Mars and sent back photos to Earth. 4 The IRA exploded twelve bombs in one day in west London. 5 The founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong, died. 6 Apple computer company was founded. 7 A serial killer caused panic in the streets of New York. 8 A Romanian gymnast won three gold medals with seven perfect scores. 9 An African American wrote a famous novel about his family roots. 10 Rocky was a popular movie. 54

5 Face to Face Take turns asking and answering questions. Have fun talking. Write her answers. 1 Which communist leader died in 1976?... 2 Where were hundreds of students killed in 1976?... 3 Do you think that there is life on Mars?... 4 Are you satisfied with your education?... 5 Is population growth a serious world problem?... 6 What news story about hostages do you know?... 7 What are CFCs and what do they damage?... 8 At what age can people marry in your country?... 9 What do you think of Formula 1 car racing? Have you ever attended a music festival? Which do you like better, punk or heavy metal? Have you seen any of the Rocky movies? Which Apple products do you use? Who do you think is eccentric? Do you like gymnastics?... 55

6 Face to Face Take turns asking and answering questions. Have fun talking. Write her answers. 1 Where were the 1976 Summer Olympics held?... 2 Where did a NASA spacecraft land in 1976?... 3 Have you ever seen Mars?... 4 Have you ever had a perfect score for something?... 5 What can be done to slow world population growth?... 6 What news story about hostages do you know?... 7 How is the environment being damaged?... 8 How many children do you think you will have?... 9 Have you ever burned yourself? (How?) What are the dangers of music festivals? What do you think of punk rock? Which sports movie do you like? Which billionaires can you think of? Which Olympic sports event do you like best? Have you ever had a broken heart?... 56

7 Conduct a Survey Use the topics or words of this unit to help you write a class survey question....? Ask your question to everyone in the class and record their answers below. Draw a pie chart or a bar graph of your results. Write a short summary of your survey.... Tell your group or class about your survey. 57

8 Research and Write Research one of the topics of 1976 below using the library or the Internet. Roots by Alex Haley Howard Hughes Mao Zedong Operation Entebbe Rocky The 1976 Mission to Mars The 1976 Summer Olympic Games The Soweto Uprising In your own words, write an essay about your chosen topic. Source:... 58

1983 Vocabulary Matching

1983 Vocabulary Matching Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right. 1 billion... a a country in East Africa 2 breath... b illness of the mind or body 3 collapse... c a belt worn in