Say that you will be on Erasmus in the university for the coming academic year. Say you don’t know anybody in Caceres and ask if he/she could give you some advice about accommodation. 

Estaré de Erasmus en la universidad el prómixo curso escolar. No conozco a nadie en Caceres. Podria darme algún consejo sobre alojamiento. 

Say that you would prefer to live near the university because last year you lived in the outskirts of Dublin and really didn’t like it 

Preferiría vivir cerca de la universidad porque el ano pasado, viví en las afueras de Dublín y no me gustó. 

Well, you spent too much time travelling because it was very far from everything. Say that if you could spend that time studying you would be able to get good grades.  

Bueno, pasé demasiado tiempo viajando porque estaba muy lejos de todo. Si puderia pasar ese tiempo estudiando podría sacar buenas notas. 

Say that’s not far and the climate is much better than in Ireland so you will consider all areas even though you would prefer to live in the city centre. 

Ese no está muy lejos y la clima es mucho mejor de Irlanda. Así que consideraré todas las áreas aunque preferiría vivir en el centro de la ciudad. 

*Respond to examiner's question* 

Introduction (Bar 1-4): 

F major 

¾ time 

Two bars of harp repeated 

Based on the tonic chord 

Harp glissando on the first beat of every bar 

Verse One (Bar 5-36): 

Alternating A and B phrases, each 8 bars in length 

8 bars of vocals accompanied by a staccato motif in the harp 

Interrupted by cello in bar 10 playing a modal scale (panned) 

The B phrase is based entirely on the dominant chord (Bmaj with added notes) 

Syncopated strings punctuate the end of each vocal phrase 

Sustained string accompaniment in phrase B 

Repeat of phrase A with some rhythmic changes to fit the new lyrics 

Violin is added in contrary motion to cello 

Double bass plays a descending line depicting going downstairs (word painting). Violin also descends (music reflects words) 

Repeat of B phrase with some rhythmic changes to fit new lyrics 

Richer string texture with lower strings added to the accompaniment 

Chorus One (Bar 37-55): 

8 bars of 2 part counterpoint (overdubbed) with string accompaniment 

Initially based on the tonic chord 

Repeated on beat rhythm in upper strings with lower tonic pedal 

Sustained high-pitched narration (Paul) with lower commentary (John) is reminiscent of a "Greek Chorus" 

A Greek Chorus was used in Renaissance plays and opera to comment on the action of the play 

Verse Two (Bar 56-87): 

Phrase A is similar to verse one however with sustained strings from the start 

Against this we hear four bars of rising cello arpeggio type figures 

Phrase B features sustained accompaniment and harp chords 

Phrase A features a syncopated rhythm on the violin on the note G# (word painting of the mother sobbing) 

Phrase B features no syncopated rhythm this time 

Two accented B7 chords answer "how could she do this to me?" 

Harp ends on a descending dominant 7th chord (similar to that heard in Sgt. Pepper's) 

Chorus Two (Bar 88-106): 

Similar to chorus one with the following changes 

String accompaniment features a more active broken chord pattern on inner strings 

Verse Three (Bar 107-122): 

Sixteen bars shorter (omits first A and B phrases) 

Phrase A features block chord accompaniment by the harp 

The phrase is ended by a richer polyphonic texture in the strings in contrary motion based on the modal scale 

Phrase B features tremolo strings to portray the anticipation of the appointment 

Bouncy rhythm in the cello depicts an engine and "man from the motor trade" 

Chorus Three (Bar 123-142): 

Similar to chorus one with the following changes 

Upper strings play tonic chord using a repeated two-bar rhythm 

Arpeggio motif heard in the viola part (word painting) 

Coda (Bar 143-149): 

Seven bars with the final bars similar to the introduction on harp 

Chord progression (VI – II7 – IV – I) 

Ends on a plagal cadence 

(I was examined on the main themes of Géibheann and I was awarded 88%/H2 for this answer)

Is é easpa saoirse nó daoirse phríomhthéama sa dán seo. Úsáideann an fhile Caitlín Maude codarsnacht láidir sa dáin. Tá dhá íomhá tábhachtach ann. Bhí Caitlín Maude ag caint linn faoin daoirse a mhothnaíonn sí ina saol mar bhean nó mar fhile í.

Sa chéad cuid den dán, bhí néamhspláchas agus bród ag an ainmhí allta mar bhí sé saor. Deir sé linn go raibh sé ábalta chroith "crainnte na coille" lena gháir. Bhí sé an rí sa teochrasa agus bhí fhois aige go raibh sé go hállian. "A bhfuil clú agus cáil ar mo scéimh".

Áfach, sa dara cuid den dán, bhí téama difriúil ann. Téama an daoirse nó géibheann. Go tobann, bí an leon i ngéibheann sa zú anois. Níl bród air. Bhí brón, éadóchas agus fearg air. Níl aon suim aige le aon rud agus níl aon fuinneamh aige freisin. Líonn sé síos ar an talamh sa zú, ag féachaint ar "gcrann aonraic sin thall". Feiceann sé a lán daoine ar cuairt. Ceapann gach duine go raibh sé go hállain agus "a dheanfaidh rud ar bith" dó. Áfach, níl siad ábalta é a ligeann amach. Seo é sampla faoin daoirse láidir sa dán.

Is dán fáthchiallach é. Bhí daoirse an domhain ar an fhile nuair a scríobh sí an dáin seo. Bhí clú agus cáil ar Caitlín Maude nuair a bhí sí saor, ach bhí ailse uirthi. Nuair a bhí sí san ospidéal, ní raibh éinne ábalta í a ligeann amach. Mhothaíonn sí leis an ainmhí i ngéibheann. Toisc sin is é téama na daoirse is láidire sa Géibheann.

Intro:

• G major
• opens with 10secs of instrumental tuning and audience noises
• opens with 4 bars of rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar and drums 
• drum kit playing a variation of a standard drum backbeat
• rhythm guitar chord progression: A7, C7, G7
• bass guitar playing repeated quavers

Verse One:

• 8 bars long (AAB)
• Homophonic texture
• punctuated lead guitar chords on beats 2 and 4 (syncopation)
• rhythm guitar playing standard strummed pattern
• vocal melody is made up of repeated semiquavers and a flattened 7th (F natural). it features syncopation and is panned

Interlude One:

• F major modulation
• five bars of french horns accompanied by drums, bass guitar and rhythm guitar
• uses panning, reverb, audience sounds and classical counterpoint
• ends on a dominant 7th chord
• D7 motif seen in upper horn part and repeated in diminution in the second horn part

Chorus One:

• 12 bars long of harmonised vocals with guitar and drums and horns at the end
• anacrusis start in the vocal line
• standard drum beat with hi-hats
• vocals augment
• descending french horn D7 in inversion

Interlude Two:

• 3 bars of sustained french horn chords followed by 2 bars of quaver movement

Verse Two:

• same as verse one, with different lyrics

Outro:

• two bars on the chord of IV with a descending bass line

Sharp Key Signatures:

• C major = no sharps or flats
• G major = F#
• D major = F#, C#
• A major = F#, C#, G#
• E major = F#, C#, G#, D#
• B major = F#, C#, G#, D#, A#
• F# major = F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#
• C# major = F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#

Flat Key Signatures:

• F major = B♭
• B♭ major = B♭, E♭
• E♭ major = B♭, E♭, A♭
• A♭ major = B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭
• D♭ major = B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭
• G♭ major = B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭
• C♭ major = B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭

(Not in the formula book/must be remembered)

• Compound: two or more different elements combined together chemically
• Octet Rule: when bonding occurs, atoms tend to reach an electron arrangement with 8 electrons in the outermost energy level
• Ion: a charged atom or group of atoms
• Ionic bonding: the force of attraction between oppositely charged ions in a compound. Formed by the complete transfer of an electron from one atom to another
• molecule: a group of atoms joined together, the smallest particle of an element with can exist independently
• valency: the number of atoms of hydrogen (or any monovalent element) with which each atom of the element combines
• Transition metals have variable valency, they can lose different numbers of electrons
• covalent bonding is when electrons are shared, not transferred like ionic bonding
• a single bond is when one pair of electrons is shared, double = 2 pairs, triple = 3 pairs