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Unit 12
MUSIC
READING
Before you read
Listen to these music extracts and decide which
style they belong to.
Extracts No.
Music Style
1
classical music
2
pop
3
folk
4
rock-’n’- roll
NOTE: Click on the number of the music extracts to see the key.
Vocabulary
indisispensable (a) /ɪndɪ'spensəbl / = essential
someone or something that is indispensable is so
important or useful that it is impossible to manage
without them.
indispensable to
Ex: This book is indispensable to anyone interested in
space exploration.
indispensable for/in (doing) something
Ex: Music plays an indispensable part in human life.
Vocabulary
instrument /'instrəmənt/ (n) = musical instrument
an object used for producing music, such as a piano or
violin
Ex: He is learning an instrument.
Piano Violin
Saxophone Trumpet Guitar
Vocabulary
emotion /ɪ'məʊʆən/ (n) a strong feeling such as love or
anger
Ex: My mother was overcome with emotion and burst
into tears.
emotional /ɪ'məʊʆənəl/ (a) relating to your feelings or
how you control them
Ex: the physical and emotional state of the patient
Vocabulary
Stimulate /'stɪmjuleɪt/ (v) to encourage sone by making
them excited about and interested in sth
Ex: Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.
stimulate somebody to do something
Ex: An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to
succeed.
Stimulation /stɪmjuleɪ'ʆən/ (n) when sth causes sone or sth
to become more active or enthusiastic
Ex: While she was at home looking after her children,
she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation.
Vocabulary
Compose /kəm'pəʊz/ (v) to write a piece of music
Ex: Barrington has composed the music for a new
production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Composer /kəm'pəʊzə/ (n) someone who writes music
Ex: Mozart is one of the best-known composers of
classical music.
Composition (n) the process or skill of writing music:
Ex: At music school I studied piano and composition.
Vocabulary
Symphony /'sɪmfəni / (v) a long piece of music usually
in four parts, written for an orchestra
Ex: Bruckner's Fifth Symphony
Emerge /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/ (v) to begin to be known or noticed
a religious sect that emerged in the 1830s
emerge as
Ex: Local government has recently emerged as a major
issue.
The Seattle Symphony
Beethoven - Symphony No.5
Vocabulary
Beat (n) the main rhythm that a piece of music or a poem
has
Ex: a song with a beat you can dance to
Tune (n) a series of musical notes that are played or sung
and are nice to listen to
Ex: They sang perfectly in tune.
Greg's bass guitar was out of tune.
Vocabulary
Transmit /trænz'mɪt/ (v) to send or pass something from
one person, place or thing to another
transmit something (from sb/sth) to sb/sth
Ex: Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from
teacher to student.
Oral /'ɔ:rəl/ (a) spoken; not written
Ex: an oral agreement/exam
Answer the following questions
1. Who are the listeners of classical music?
2. What is the key different between classical music and
romantic music?
3. Why is pop music so popular with many people?
4. Why does a folk song usually have several versions?
5. When was rock-’n’-roll born?
6. How successful was Elvis Presley with rock-’n’-roll?
7. Where does rock come from?
8. What is the key musical instrument that rock is played on?
Fill in the gaps with the missing information
Music Type
Description
Example
Classical
For a (1)_____ audience; dependent
more on formal appeal
Symphony
No.40
Fold
Transmitted orally, (2)_____composers,
has several versions
Pop
Nonclassical type of music, emerging in Papa by Paul
(4)_____; short songs with a strong beat Alka
and simple tunes (5)_____
Rock-’n’-roll
Developed from (6)_____ music in the
(7)_____
Rock
Developed in the 1960s from (9)_____, Satisfaction by
strong beat, based on a solo voice and
(10)_____
electric guitars
(3)_____
(8)_____by the
“King of
Rock-’n’-Roll”
Fill in the gaps with the missing information
Music Type
Description
Example
Classical
For a (1) learned and serious audience;
dependent more on formal appeal
Fold
Transmitted orally, (2) unknown composers, has (3) Auld Lang
several versions
Syne
Nonclassical type of music, emerging in (4) the Papa by Paul Alka
early 1900s; short songs with a strong beat and
simple tunes (5) easy to remember
Pop
Symphony No.40
Rock-’n’-roll
Developed from (6) jazz and country music in
the (7) 1950s
(8) Heartbreak
Hotel by the “King
of Rock-’n’-Roll”
Rock
Developed in the 1960s from (9) rock-’n’-roll,
strong beat, based on a solo voice and electric
guitars
Satisfaction by (10)
the Rolling Stones
Discussion
“Music plays an indispensable part in human
life.” Do you agree? How important to our
lives do you think music is? Discuss with
your friends to find out the roles of music in
society.
Work in pairs. Ask you partner to get
information to complete the table.
You
Types of music
Reasons for listening
Favorite
band/musician/singer
Favorite songs
When listen to music
Your friend
the end !
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