Improve your writing skills for IELTS 6-7.5 Lesson 8 - Unit 4

Aims:

• ​Comparing statistics

• Using comparatives & superlatives

• Contrastive linkers & adverbial clauses

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Topic: Culture

Unit 4:

Culture​

Match

Match the following:

breakdancing

ballet

graffiti

classical music concert

opera

• breakdancing

• ballet

• graffiti

• classical music concert

• opera

​Look at the definitions of high and low culture below. Then name the differentcultural activities/ places in the pictures. Which would you label 'high culture'and which would you label 'low culture'?

Topic: Culture​

High culture refers to activities, typically arts, consideredthe highest value by society, especially the elite.

Low culture refers to popular activities, considered lessvaluable by society.

Audio Response

Which of the activities/places in the pictures do you think are the most popular and why? Which do you prefer?

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Select

How is technology making culture more accessible?

• the advent of the new art types such as NFT, digital artworks

• made art a more participatory experience

• streaming opera to cinemas

• access to free online concerts

• broadening the boundaries of what is considered art

Audio Response

Negative impacts of technology on art:

Hint:

Main idea: negatively impact audience attention spans for live performance

Example: use phones during concerts

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

Positive impacts of technology on art:

Hint:

Main idea: makes it possible for artists or art organization to market themselves more effectively through online advertising, blog presences, and social media exchanges

Example: raise audience's awareness by art campaigns on social media

Open Audio Recorder

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" You are going to read some sentences about the number of men and women going to different types of musical concert in the USA.

Would you prefer to go to an opera, a classical music concert or a pop concert?" 

Match

Match the following:

• 2. Fewer men than women went to the events shown.

• 5. Far fewer males attended classical music events than females.

• 4. Many more people - approximately double - went to see opera compared to classical music.

• 1. The popularity of pop music was nearly as high with men as with women.

• he least popular event was classical music, though opera was also lesspopular than pop.

a) More females than males went to every event.

b) Significantly more women than men went to a classical music event.

c) Far fewer people - roughly half the amount - went to see classical music compared to opera.

d) Slightly less pop music was listened to by men than women.

e) The most popular music event to visit overall was pop.

e) The most popular music event to visit overall was pop.

• a) More females than males went to every event.

• b) Significantly more women than men went to a classical music event.

• c) Far fewer people - roughly half the amount - went to see classical music compared to opera.

• d) Slightly less pop music was listened to by men than women.

• e) The most popular music event to visit overall was pop.

• e) The most popular music event to visit overall was pop.

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1. The popularity of pop music was nearly as high with men as with women.

2. Fewer men than women went to the events shown.

3. The least popular event was classical music, though opera was also less popular than pop.

4. Many more people - approximately double - went to see opera compared to classical music.

5. Far fewer males attended classical music events than females.

6. A larger majority of people went to opera concerts compared to classical music.

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1. The popularity of pop music was nearly as high with men as with women.

2. Fewer men than women went to the events shown.

3. The least popular event was classical music, though opera was also less popular than pop.

4. Many more people - approximately double - went to see opera compared to classical music.

5. Far fewer males attended classical music events than females.

6. A larger majority of people went to opera concerts compared to classical music.

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