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edition Elementary Video scripts Headway 5 th edition Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2019 Page 16 of 41 Unit 5: A music school An unusual school Manchester is a large city in the north of England. In the mid-19th century Manchester was a rich and important industrial city. It was famous for its canals, railway and cotton industry. Today, Manchester is still a busy and exciting city. But it’s now more famous for its football teams. Right in the centre of Manchester there’s an unusual school with an amazing history. The school is called Chetham’s, and all of its 295 students are very special. Chetham’s is the largest music school in the United Kingdom, and every student here can play a musical instrument brilliantly. Some of the Chetham’s school buildings are over 600 years old. The first school opened here in the 1650s. At this time, there were only forty students at the school. There weren’t any girls, and it wasn’t a music school. But there was a library at this school. The library books were for the school’s boys, and for the people of Manchester. This was one of the first public libraries in the UK, and you can still read the old books in the school library today. 5th edition Elementary Video scripts Headway 5 th edition Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2019 Page 17 of 41 Part 2: A passion for music It’s lunchtime at Chetham’s school. Four students are playing a classical concert in the school hall. These students are eighteen, and they are in their last year at Chetham’s. Students can come to Chetham’s when they are eight-years-old. Students come from all over the world to study here. The Director of Music is Stephen Threlfall. We’re looking for young musicians who can play an instrument, ideally can read music, and know something about musical language. The students study all the usual school subjects like Maths, English, and Science. But they also study music for about three hours a day. All of the students at Chetham’s have a passion to succeed in music, and the teachers can help them. A lot of teachers at Chetham’s were professional musicians before they came to the school. I can play the cello, that’s my main instrument, and I can play the piano. I can get by on the piano, and I can play the guitar, and of course I can sing. One other thing I do do a lot of, is I’m a conductor. So, with great teachers and hard work the students can be very successful. They often win national and international music competitions. |