(Intermediate) The Flintstones

Architect Ammar Khammash made an instrument entirely from foraged flint stones from the deserts of Jordan.

Vocab - match with the definition:

A) to forage (v)
B) flint (n)
C) tuning (n)
D) chromatic (adj)
E) scale (n)
F) key notes (n)
G) verdict (n)

1. a sequence of notes from high to low or low to high
2. a kind of quartz stone - often found in the desert
3. the note you hear when you hit or strike something
4. to search (especially for something small, or something to eat - like mushrooms)
5. an equal arrangement of notes into semi-tones
6. an opinion or judgement
7. the fixed notes of a particular instrument


1. First watch with no sound and read the texts.

The Sound Of The Desert


2. Now watch with sound and then discuss these questions in pairs:

1. Why does Ammar say the desert has its own melody?

2.  What did he discover when he used a tuning app on the stones?