Modul 3: Story 30 The Guitarist
Video 01 Vocabulary Presentation 1-2
Video 03 Story Presentation 01
Video 04 Story Presentation 02
Audio 01 The story
The Guitarist
Jason was a rock guitarist in his early twenties. He played the bass guitar in a band. The band were well-loved and always brought in a big crowd. When they landed the biggest concert of their career, everything seemed like it was going according to plan. The audience was massive, the lighting and set were phenomenal, but then they began to play.
The singer sounded amazing, the drummer was rocking, the keyboard player was incredible, but Jason didn’t sound good; in fact, he didn’t sound like anything at all, for no one could hear him.
The song had to continue now that they had started, but Jason looked out at the crowd who looked puzzled as they didn’t understand why he wasn’t playing. His band members were giving him funny looks too as if to say, ‘what are you doing?!’
Jason sharply turned his head to the left wing of the stage, where the sound technicians were. He pointed to his guitar and then to his ear and shook his head. They shrugged back as they didn’t know what the matter was. Everything was pushed up on the mixer board at their end, so they couldn’t get their heads around it.
Jason soon stormed off the stage and over to the technicians.
‘What on earth is going on?” Jason snapped at the technicians.
“We don’t know, everything was working earlier,” one of the men said with a confused tone in his voice.
“Well, clearly you’ve missed something! I’m missing the gig of a lifetime thanks to you, clowns! Sort it out, now!” Jason was livid. His eyes were full of hatred.
He went back onto the stage and began to pretend that he was playing and that everything was fine, just hoping that whatever issue the technicians were having, it would be rectified as soon as possible.
Jason felt embarrassed that he was only pretending to play, and couldn’t bear to look at the audience, so he lowered his eye line to the stage below him. And that is when he saw it. He hadn’t even plugged his guitar into the speaker.
Video 05 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Was Jason a sound technician?
2. Was Jason’s band well loved and successful?
3. Did they land a big concert one day?
4. Did everything go well during the concert?
5. Did the singer sound awkward?
6. Was the drummer rocking?
7. Did Jason sound good?
8. Did he have difficulties?
9. Were the crowd enjoying Jason’s play?
10. Did Jason try to communicate with the technicians with hand gestures?
11. Was Jason furious at the technicians?
12. Did he really play his bass guitar?
13. Was the problem rectified soon?
14. Was Jason embarrassed that he was just pretending the play?
15. Had he even plugged his guitar into the speaker?
Video 06 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
16. Who was a rock guitarist?
17. Who sounded amazing at the concert?
18. Who could hear Jason’s guitar play?
19. Who was giving him funny looks as if to say, ‘what are you doing?!’ ?
20. Who couldn’t get their heads around the sound issue?
21. Who called the technicians ‘clowns’?
22. Who was hoping that the problem would be rectified soon?
23. Who hadn’t plugged Jason’s guitar into the speaker?
Video 07 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
24. Was Jason in his early twenties or in his mid-twenties?
25. Was their band popular or mediocre?
26. Was the audience measly or massive?
27. Was the keyboard player mediocre or incredible?
28. Did Jason sound fantastic, or did he not sound at all?
29. Were the crowd puzzled, or did they enjoy Jason’s play?
30. Were the technicians confused, or could they get their heads around the situation?
31. Did Jason get off the stage, or did he pretend to play during the whole concert?
Video 08 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
32. How big was the audience on Jason’s concert?
33. What were the lighting and the set like?
34. How did the singer sound?
35. How good was the drummer?
36. What was the keyboard player like?
37. How did Jason sound?
38. Why were the technicians confused?
39. Why did Jason feel embarrassed after the concert?
Video 09 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
39.
a. Ask me if Jason’s band was popular.
b. Ask me whose band was popular.
40.
a. Ask me if everything was going according to plan before the concert.
b. Ask me when everything was going according to plan?
41.
a. Ask me if the lighting and set were phenomenal.
b. Ask me what the lighting and set were like.
42.
a. Ask me if the song had to continue now that they had started it.
b. Ask me why the song had to continue.
43.
a. Ask me if Jason tried to communicate with the sound technicians on the left wing of the stage.
b. Ask me how Jason tried to communicate with the sound technicians on the left wing of the stage.
44.
a. Ask me if Jason snapped at the technicians.
b. Ask me who Jason snapped at.
Audio 08 Story variations
The Guitarist
Jason's story
The story
Jason, who was a rock guitarist, played the bass guitar in a band. One day, they had their biggest concert in their career, and everything seemed fine; except, Jason’s guitar didn’t sound at all which made him puzzled.
Unfortunately, the song had already started, so he continued pretending that he was playing while his band members were giving him funny looks. Meanwhile, the technicians were trying to rectify the issue but couldn’t find the cause.
When the concert ended, Jason felt embarrassed. He looked down and realised that he hadn’t even plugged his guitar into the speaker!
Jason’s story
I was a rock guitarist and played the bass guitar in a band. One day, we had our biggest concert in our career, and everything seemed fine; except, my guitar didn’t sound at all which made me puzzled.
Unfortunately, the song had already started, so I continued pretending that I was playing while my band members were giving me funny looks. Meanwhile, the technicians were trying to rectify the issue but couldn’t find the cause.
When the concert ended, I felt embarrassed. I looked down and realised that I hadn’t even plugged my guitar into the speaker!
Video 11 Vocabulary check (Extra)
The Guitarist
Part 1
Jason was a rock guitarist in his early twenties. He played the bass guitar in a band. The band were well-loved and always brought in a big crowd. When they landed the biggest concert of their career, everything seemed like it was going according to plan. The audience was massive, the lighting and set were phenomenal, but then they began to play.
The singer sounded amazing, the drummer was rocking, the keyboard player was incredible, but Jason didn’t sound good; in fact, he didn’t sound like anything at all, for no one could hear him.
The song had to continue now that they had started, but Jason looked out at the crowd who looked puzzled as they didn’t understand why he wasn’t playing. His band members were giving him funny looks too as if to say, ‘what are you doing?!’
Part 2
Jason sharply turned his head to the left wing of the stage, where the sound technicians were. He pointed to his guitar and then to his ear and shook his head. They shrugged back as they didn’t know what the matter was. Everything was pushed up on the mixer board at their end, so they couldn’t get their heads around it.
Jason soon stormed off the stage and over to the technicians.
“What on earth is going on?” Jason snapped at the technicians.
“We don’t know, everything was working earlier,” one of the men said with a confused tone in his voice.
Part 3
“Well, clearly you’ve missed something! I’m missing the gig of a lifetime thanks to you, clowns! Sort it out, now!” Jason was livid. His eyes were full of hatred.
He went back onto the stage and began to pretend that he was playing and that everything was fine, just hoping that whatever issue the technicians were having, it would be rectified as soon as possible.
Jason felt embarrassed that he was only pretending to play, and couldn’t bear to look at the audience, so he lowered his eye line to the stage below him. And that is when he saw it. He hadn’t even plugged his guitar into the speaker.