An ad（广告）/æd/ in the school（学校）/skuːl/ news（新闻；消息）/njuːz/ invited each grade（年级；等级）/ɡreɪd/ to take part in（参加）/teɪk pɑːt ɪn/ a talent（才艺；才能）/ˈtælənt/ concert（音乐会；演出）/ˈkɒnsət/. The event（活动）/ɪˈvent/ would begin at a quarter（四分之一；一刻钟）/ˈkwɔːtə/ past seven. A host（男主持；主持人）/həʊst/ and a hostess（女主持；女主人）/ˈhəʊstəs/ would introduce the acts（节目）/ækts/. A student（学生）/ˈstjuːdnt/ band（乐队）/bænd/ prepared a famous（著名的）/ˈfeɪməs/ folk（民间的）/fəʊk/ song（歌曲）/sɒŋ/, Nora would sing（唱歌）/sɪŋ/ with a piano（钢琴）/piˈænəʊ/ and violin（小提琴）/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/, and Eli planned a short dance（舞蹈；跳舞）/dɑːns/ to a strong beat（节拍；击打）/biːt/. Another student chose a brief（简短的）/briːf/ opera（歌剧）/ˈɒprə/ piece. Everyone was excited（兴奋的；期待的）/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ to get ready for（为……做好准备）/ɡet ˈredi fə/ the evening（晚上）/ˈiːvnɪŋ/.
During the final（最后的）/ˈfaɪnl/ sound（声音）/saʊnd/ check, the keyboard（键盘；电子琴）/ˈkiːbɔːd/ was too loud（响亮的；大声的）/laʊd/. Its beat became（变成）/bɪˈkeɪm/ noise（噪声）/nɔɪz/ and covered（盖住）/ˈkʌvəd/ both the violin and Nora's voice（声音；嗓音）/vɔɪs/. At first（起初）/æt fɜːst/, the band thought that every instrument（乐器）/ˈɪnstrəmənt/ should stay at the same level（水平；音量）/ˈlevl/. The music teacher（老师）/ˈtiːtʃə/ asked them to turn off（关闭）/tɜːn ɒf/ the keyboard and listen to the piano, violin, and singing alone. Then they added the keyboard again at a lower level.
The group used simple technology（技术）/tekˈnɒlədʒi/ to check the change. Eli recorded（录制）/rɪˈkɔːdɪd/ twenty seconds（秒）/ˈsekəndz/ on a personal（个人的）/ˈpɜːsənl/ device（设备）/dɪˈvaɪs/. He downloaded（下载）/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪd/ the sound file（文件）/faɪl/ to the hall（礼堂；大厅）/hɔːl/ computer（计算机）/kəmˈpjuːtə/. The students listened from the front, middle（中间的；中部）/ˈmɪdl/, and back rows（排）/rəʊz/. As a result（因此）/æz ə rɪˈzʌlt/, they could hear the song clearly（清楚地）/ˈklɪəli/ in all three places. The band marked（记录；标记）/mɑːkt/ the new level and promised（答应）/ˈprɒmɪst/ not to change it during the concert.
That evening, the host and hostess welcomed the audience（观众）/ˈɔːdiəns/. Each performer（表演者）/pəˈfɔːmə/ tried to do their best. The band sounded great（很好的；伟大的）/ɡreɪt/, Nora's song was clear, and the dance looked fantastic（极好的）/fænˈtæstɪk/. The opera singer also received a loud cheer（欢呼）/tʃɪə/. The performers were glad（高兴的）/ɡlæd/ when the sound check worked. Playing for the school was a pleasure（愉快；乐事）/ˈpleʒə/, and finishing the programme（节目单；节目）/ˈprəʊɡræm/ gave every group pride（自豪；骄傲）/praɪd/.
After the final act, students used the school app（应用程序）/æp/ to vote（投票）/vəʊt/ once（一次）/wʌns/. Each personal account（账号；账户）/əˈkaʊnt/ allowed（允许）/əˈlaʊd/ one click（点击）/klɪk/, and a teacher judge（评委；判断）/dʒʌdʒ/ checked the count（计数；票数）/kaʊnt/. Nora and the band became the winner（获胜者）/ˈwɪnə/ and received a book prize（奖品；奖项）/praɪz/. Nora said it was an honour（荣幸；荣誉）/ˈɒnə/ to share the stage（舞台）/steɪdʒ/ with the other performers. The school news team（团队）/tiːm/ completed a short interview（采访；面试）/ˈɪntəvjuː/ and would publish（发布；出版）/ˈpʌblɪʃ/ the result（结果）/rɪˈzʌlt/ the next morning. Everyone could be proud of（为……感到自豪）/bi praʊd əv/ a concert decided by one clear voting rule（规则）/ruːl/.