concert

Everyday

1. A concert is a show where people play music or sing for an audience. tree →
2. «In concert» also means working together. tree →

In the lessons

maths: an event with tickets, seats, people attending or a length of time; tickets × price gives money; start and end times; school: the school concert, the winter concert, the choir; everyday life: going to a concert with family; safety: stay with your adult in a crowd

Examples

• 500 people came to the concert. tree →
• A concert ticket costs $12. tree →
• The concert lasted 2 hours. tree →
• They sold 80 tickets for the school concert. tree →
• Our class sang at the winter concert. tree →
• The concert starts at 7 o'clock. tree →
• The band played at an outdoor concert. tree →
• We clapped at the end of the concert. tree →
• And she was invited to the concert in the evening--the family concert; great enthusiasm and thin voices; we know the sort of thing. tree →

Note

A word of the story; the numbers are tickets, people, prices or time. Trap: count adults and children tickets apart when they cost different amounts. Length = end time − start time.