Julie Fowlis Scottlsh folk musician
In this interview you may notice Julie Fowlis’s or KT Tunstall’s Scottish accents – for instance on the words below:
| great | there | full of passion |
| totally | down | last time |
| first | outside | time |
| hard | as well | |
| three minutes in | brilliant |
To listen to Julie’s sort of music
You may wish to be ready to adjust your volume settings!
1. [Match]
Can you select the answers to the questions?
(to come naturally – to be innate, to happen without having to think about it, or make an effort to produce it.
Eg He’s always been a good listener – it just seems to come naturally to him.
your peer – someone of the same age, status or ability as you
to be about – to consist essentially of, to be of prime importance or a top priority.
Eg Life is about happiness – it’s not about money i.e. the most important thing in life is to be happy, not to be rich
)
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. the highlights (correct)
- 2. the wealth of music (correct)
- 3. as an honour (correct)
- 4. amazed (correct)
- 5. as a rhythm instrument (correct)
- 6. the guitar (correct)
- 7. busking (correct)
- 8. it doesn’t come naturally (correct)
- 9. as scary and formidable (correct)
- 10. her peers and various legends (correct)
- 11. closing her eyes (correct)
- 12. KT (correct)
- 13. Julie Fowlis (correct)
- 14. heartwarming (correct)
- 15. revival (correct)
- 16. awards (correct)
2. [Match]
Now for a few more to match!
(a surge in – a sudden powerful movement of / increase in
come to the fore become prominent
to churn sth out to produce sth mechanically in large quantities, usually of low quality
a puddle of gelatine on the floor – an unexpected descriptive phrase
)
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. churned out (correct)
- 2. full of passion and life (correct)
- 3. getting the recognition it deserves (correct)
- 4. in the 60s / sixties (correct)
- 5. folk music came to the fore (correct)
- 6. as an answer for people in times of trouble (correct)
- 7. political turmoil (correct)
- 8. the spine of all Britain’s music (correct)
- 9. a puddle of gelatine on the floor (correct)
- 10. new and fresh (correct)
- 11. an interest in your own sense of identity (correct)