how often you listen to music;

3rd February 1959: The Day the Music Died

On February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed three American rock and roll pioneers: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson.

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death, Holly is considered the most influential creative force in early rock and roll. His works and innovations inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton.

He started singing country music when he was in high-school, and after seeing Elvis Presley in concert, he incorporated a rockabilly style to his own compositions. In the mid-fifties he formed his band, The Crickets, and they started playing all over the U.S.

Holly is the author of many popular songs that have appeared on films and TV commercials, and have been covered by several musicians. Among his most famous songs are: That’ll Be the Day (which inspired Don McLean’s famous line “this will be the day that I die” in his homage song to Buddy Holly), Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Got Married (featuring in the 1986 F.F Coppola’s film of the same title), Everyday, Rave On...

1.1. Do you know the meaning of the following expressions?

Match them with their propper definitions.

1) To come somebody’s way

2) Come what may

3) To long for something

a) Despite whatever happens

b) To wait anxiously for something

c) To meet someone

1.2. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the comparative form of adjectives in the box (they are repeated several times)

FAST STRONG CLOSE LONG

Everyday

Everyday it's a-gettin' _________
Going _________ than a rollercoaster Love like yours will surely come my way A-hey, a-hey-hey

Everyday it's a-gettin' _______- Everyone said, "Go ahead and ask her" Love like yours will surely come my way A-hey, a-hey-hey

Everyday seems a little ________
Every way love's a little _________ Come what may
Do you ever long for true love from me?

Everyday it's a-gettin' _________
Going _________ than a rollercoaster Love like yours will surely come my way A-hey, a-hey-hey

Everyday seems a little ________
Every way love's a little _________ Come what may
Do you ever long for true love from me?

Everyday it's a-gettin' ________
Going __________ than a rollercoaster Love like yours will surely come my way A-hey, a-hey-hey
Love like yours will surely come my way...

1.3. You are going to give a talk about music in your life.

Remember to say:

how often you listen to music;

what kind of music you prefer;

how often you go to concerts.

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