“If you work hard and know where you’re going, you’ll get there,” says Evelyn Glennie. You have now read about two musicians, Evelyn Glennie and Ustad Bismillah Khan. Do you think that they both worked hard? Where did they want to ‘go’? Answer these questions in two paragraphs, one on each of the two musicians.

IV. Dictionary work l The sound of the shehnai is auspicious. l The auspicious sound of the shehnai is usually heard at marriages. The adjective auspicious can occur after the verb be as in the first sentence, or before a noun as in the second. But there are some adjectives which can be used after the verb be and not before a noun. For example : l Ustad Faiyaz Khan was overjoyed. We cannot say : the overjoyed man. Look at these entries from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2005). Consult your dictionary and complete the following table. The first one has been done for you.

Tick the right answer. 7. When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer upsetting).

Tick the right answer. 6. When you replicate something, you do it (for the first time/for the second time).

Tick the right answer. 5. When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of no use).

Tick the right answer. 4. When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).