Lesson 6

Vocabulary
Adjectives to describe/talk about music

• soft

   a soft sound is quiet and pleasant to listen to

• musical 

  pleasant to listen to because of sounding like music

• sweet

   pleasant in smell, sound, or appearance

• melodic 

  beautiful to listen to

• tuneful

   producing a pleasant sound

• mellow

   with a soft, smooth, and pleasant sound

• rich

   a rich colour, sound, or smell is strong in a pleasant way

• lilting

   forming a pleasant rising and falling pattern of sounds

• melodious

   formal beautiful to listen to

• mellifluous

   very formal pleasant to listen to

• dulcet

   (mainly literary) a dulcet sound is soft and pleasant

• full-bodied

   a full-bodied sound is loud and deep in a pleasant way

• listenable

   (informal) pleasant to listen to

• musically

   adverb in a way that is pleasant to hear because of sounding like music

• pure

   a pure sound, colour, light etc is very clear and beautiful

• softly

   adverb in a quiet and pleasant way

• sonorous

   (literary) a sound that is sonorous is deep and strong in a pleasant way

Bill Withers' life 

Quiz about his life

Film documentary about Bill Withers

Song: Lean on me

Sometimes, in our lives We all have pain, we all have sorrow But, if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on For, it won't be long Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill Those of your needs that you won't let show You just call on me brother when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on For, it won't be long Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on You just call on me brother when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on If there is a load You have to bear, that you can't carry I'm right up the road I'll share your load if you just call me Call me if you need a friend Call me ...

Grammar 

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