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Music and taste
Pre-reading
1.
When do you usually listen to music?
How do you feel when music is played?
2.
It is said that certain foods taste better
with music played. If it is true, what kind
of music would you like to listen to when
having dinner?
While reading
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It has been proved that there is a link between
music and taste. Match the foods in Column A
with the music in Column B.
A
B
1. dark chocolate or coffee
a. music played by the Beatles
2. a pumpkin pudding
b. Autumn in New York
3. a fish dish
c. Nessum Dorma
4. fish and chips
d. music of sea waves and sea wind
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1.
Answer the following questions.
Who conducted the study of music and taste?
Researchers at the University of Oxford.
2.
According to the research, what makes sweet
food sweeter?
Richer music.
3.
Why did Heston Blumental play sea sounds
when serving fish dishes?
Because many customers thought the fish tasted
fresher and more delicious when they listened to
the sounds of the sea.
Language study

Complete the sentences with the words in their proper forms.
taste
research connect
serve
custom
1.
The company hears from customers
________ in different areas
every week.
connection between music and taste?
What’s the __________
Researchers found that green vegetables help improve
___________
people’s memory.
service in this hotel are far from
Both food and ________
satisfactory.
2.
3.
4.
5.
tastiest meal I’ve had in the past two years.
This is the ________
After reading

Do the experiment mentioned in the last
paragraph. Take down notes and exchange
the information with your classmates.