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MUSIC
Music plays a big role in our life. Can you think of a day
without it? We hear music everywhere: in the street, in shops,
in parks and at home. Music follows us from childhood and we
can't live without it. We listen to music when we are happy or
sad, we dance to it and we learn to play music, too. Music is
not a combination of sounds, it is art. There are a lot of kinds
of music: classical music, jazz, popular music or pop-music,
rock and club music. They are all different, but still people
listen to them and enjoy. Music reflects our life, our feelings
and emotions.
I prefer Russian pop-music. I have no favourite pop group. I
just listen to the songs and melodies I like. My brother loves
rock music. His favourite rock groups are Aria and Rammstein.
Sometimes he turns the music up and enjoys it.
My father likes classical music. His favourite composer is
Mozart. Sometimes he listens to Vivaldi or Tchaikovsky. When I
am in a bad mood I can listen to classical music, too. It calms
me and I start feeling better.
As for my mother, she is fond of Elvis Presley. She can listen
to his songs all day. She says that he is great and his voice
makes her forget about everyday problems.
I like to go to clubs and discos. Most of them play club music:
trance or techno. I like to dance to such music, but I can't
listen to it alone. The beats and sounds are too aggressive
sometimes and I usually have a headache later.
My friend studies in a musical college. She likes folk music.
Students of this college usually sing and dance to it. I have
been to the concerts where they performed and I enjoyed it a
lot.
Nobody knows when music appeared, but I think that if there were
no music, our life would be very boring and sad.
Vocabulary:
appear [э'рю] появляться
beat [bi:t] ритм
boring ['bo:nrj] скучный
calm [ka:m] успокаивать
combination [,кютЬ1'пегХ(э)п] сочетание
emotion [1'тэи[(э)п] эмоция
folk music ['faukmjuzrk] народная музыка
follow ['гЫэи] зд. преследовать
perform [рэТо:т] выступать
reflect [n'flekt] отражать
techno ['teknau] техно (муз. стиль)
trance [tarns] транс (муз. стиль)
turn up [Ъ:п'лр] делать громко
Questions:
1. What is music? Why does it play a big role in our life?
2. What kinds of music do you know?
3. What are your favourite kinds of music?
4. Do you have a favourite group or a composer?
5. What music do your relatives like to listen to?
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