номер 1, страница 14 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

1 THE INTERVIEW Part 1

a Read the biographical information about Eliza Carthy. Have you ever heard any English, Scottish, or Irish folk music?

Eliza Carthy is an English folk musician known both for singing and playing the violin. She is the daughter of singer / guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson, who are also English folk musicians. In addition to her solo work, she has played and sung with several groups, including as lead vocalist with Blue Murder. She has been nominated twice for the Mercury Music Prize for UK album of the year, has won eight BBC Folk Awards, and has also been given an MBE for services to folk music. When she released an album of collaborations with her mother, entitled Gift, a BBC reviewer wrote: 'The gift in question here...is a handling of talent from generation to generation.'

b Watch Part 1 of the interview. What is Eliza's overwhelming memory of her childhood?

c Now watch again. What does Eliza say about...?

1 her father in the 50s and 60s

2 The Watersons

3 her mother's grandmother

4 her mother's uncle and father

5 The Spinning Wheel

6 the farm where she was brought up

7 her parents' friends

d Do you think Eliza's upbringing sounds like it was fun or quite hard? Why?

Glossary

Bob Dylan (b.1941) an American singer-songwriter, who has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades

Paul Simon (b.1941) an American singer-songwriter, at one time half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel

Hull /hʌl/ a city in Yorkshire, England

travellers / gypsies people who traditionally travel around and live in caravans

banjo a musical instrument like a guitar, with a long neck, a round body, and four or more strings

The Spinning Wheel an Irish ballad written in the mid-1800s

Part 2

a Now watch Part 2. What do you think Eliza Carthy was like as a child? What do you find out about her as a mother?

b Watch again and answer the questions.

1 Did Eliza originally want to become a musician?

2 Why did her mother retire?

3 How old was she at her first public performance?

4 How much did she sing during the concert?

5 How has she reorganized her life because of having her own children?

6 What does she feel she's lacking at the moment?

c What do you think of Eliza's work-life balance?

Glossary

the Fylde /faɪld/ an area in western Lancashire, England

Fleetwood a town in the Fylde

the Marine Hall a venue in Fleetwood

Part 3

a Now watch Part 3. How has Eliza Carthy's family influenced her approach to music?

b Watch again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the F sentences.

1 Eliza thinks the reason she doesn't like working alone is because of being brought up surrounded by people.

2 At the moment she has a 30-piece band.

3 Her father understands that working with family members is different.

4 Her father was a blood relation in the group The Watersons.

5 Eliza's daughter Florence plays three musical instruments and also sings well.

6 She thinks there's a close link between foreign languages and singing.

7 Her younger daughter Isabella is not yet interested in music.

8 She would rather her children didn't become touring musicians.

c Did you ever want to have the same job as your parents? Would you like to work with any members of your family? Why (not)?

Glossary

Twinkle, Twinkle a well-known children's song (Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are...)