Unit 12 Music

Fill in the blanks with the correct voice (active or
passive) of the words in brackets.
A: Did you hear about the accident?
B: No. What (1)..................
happened (happen)?
A: A bicyclist (2)..............
was hit (hit) by a taxi in front of the
dorm.
B: (3)............
............ (injure)?
Was the bicyclist injured
A: Yes. Someone (4)............
called (call) an ambulance. The
bicyclist (5) …..............
was taken (take) to City Hospital and
(6) ....................
was treated (treat) in the emergency ward for
cuts
and bruises.


Look at some pictures of musical instruments and
identify them.

violin

drum

guitar

flute

piano

trumpet


UNIT 12: MUSIC
READING



Task 1. Listen to these music extracts and
match them with the appropriate styles.
Extract No.

Music style

1.

Classical music

2.

Folk

3.

Pop

4.

Rock-’n’-roll

5.

Rock







Task 2. Match a word in column A with its meaning in
column B.

A
1. indispensable (adj.)
2. appeal (n)
3. emotional
stimulation
4. symphony (n)
5. emerge (v)
6. beat (n)
7. tune (n)
8. version (n)
• Key.
1. h 2. g 3. f 4. d

5. b 6. c 7. e 8. a

B
a. copy of something that is
slightly different from the original
b. appear or come out from
somewhere
c. rhythm in music
d. a long piece of music usually in
four parts, written for an orchestra
e. series of musical notes that are
sung or played in a particular
order
f. causing somebody to have
strong feelings
g. attraction or interest
h. very important or necessary


Task 3. Complete the blanks with the appropriate forms of
the words or phrases you have learned.
tune .
1. A lot of modern music has no .............
appeal for you?
2. Does jazz hold any .................
emerges from behind the clouds.
3. The sun ..................
version of the software has been produced.
4. A new .................
indispensable part of

5. Mobile phones have become an ........................
our lives.
beat .
6. This song has a strong ..............
symphony has been played by many
7. Beethoven’s ninth ..................
orchestras all over the world.
8. Listening to romantic music can give you a lot
emotional
stimulation
of
......................................
.



Task 1. Answer
some questions.

s
t
h
g
Nou
and
s
e
s
Cros

1
4
7

2
5
8

3
6
9


1. Where does rock come from?
• It comes from rock-’n’- roll.


2. What is the key difference between
classical music and romantic music?
• Classical music depends on formal
appeal, whereas romantic music
depends on emotional stimulation.


3. Why does a folk song usually have
several versions?
• Because it is transmitted orally.
(Some words may be omitted or
added while the song is transmitted

by words of mouth.)