General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 05 Topic 03.doc 5. What did Jackie and Claudia agree on about the performance?  a) The Backstreet Boys are good singers and enjoy what they do.  b) Some of the performance was fun and it had lots of energy.  c) The concert was too long and the songs all sounded the same. 6. What did Claudia like most about the performance?  a) the spectacle – costumes, lighting and dancing  b) the singing  c) the musicians – they were well rehearsed 7. Why did Jackie feel old in the concert?  a) because she didn’t dance or enjoy herself  b) because most of the audience were quite young  c) because the Backstreet Boys were quite young 8. Which is the best description of the concert?  a) a good performance by great musicians for serious music lovers  b) a good performance by good singers for everyone  c) a good performance for young people wanting to have fun  LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 Adverbial clauses of concession and manner In this activity we will look at adverbial clauses of concession and manner. 1. Adverbial clauses of concession Claudia says: Claudia: Although they haven't got the best voices, they're good performers. Claudia thinks the Backstreet Boys haven't got good voices but she still thinks they are good performers. These two ideas are opposite – they contrast. She uses, "Although" to start a clause that contrasts with the main clause. Jackie says: Jackie: Yeah, I quite liked the dancing. It was fun, even though they looked a little unsure at times. Jackie thinks the dancing was fun but she also thinks that sometimes it wasn't very good. These ideas contrast. She uses even though to start a clause that contrasts with the main clause. Although they haven't got the best voices and even though they looked a little unsure at times are adverbial clauses of concession. We use adverbial clauses of concession when we contrast two ideas in a sentence. We can use conjunctions although, even though, though and while to start 170