a. classical music

b. folk

c. pop

d. rock-`n`-roll
e. rock
Unit 12: MUSIC
Lesson: READING
*Before you read
_ indispensable (adj):
absolutely essential
Ex: Air, food and water are indispensable to our life.
_ instrument (n):
_ romantic (adj) :
beautiful in a way that makes you think of love or feel strong emotion
romantic (n)
romanticism (n)
romantically (adv)
_ appeal (n)
= attractiveness ; interest
appeal (v)
Vocabulary:

Unit 12: MUSIC
Lesson: READING
_ stimulation (n) :
the state of being interested and excited about something
stimulate (v)
_ composer (n) :
person who composes music
_ symphony (n) :
_ emerge (v) :
become known
compose (v) =
_ generation (n) :
all people born at about the same time
*Before you read
write (music)
Vocabulary:

Unit 12: MUSIC
Lesson: READING
_ rural (adj) :
of the countryside
_ It was not until . that . :
Ex: From rock-`n`-roll, it was not until the 1960s that rock developed.
_ solo (n) :
a piece of music performed by only one person
solo (adj)
= single
_ version (n)
*Before you read
= Rock developed from rock-`n`-roll in the 1960s.
Vocabulary:

_ indispensable (adj)
_ instrument (n)
_ romantic (adj)
_ appeal (n)
_ stimulation (n)
_ composer (n)
_ symphony (n)
_ emerge (v)
_ generation (n)
_ rural (adj)
_ solo (n)
_ version (n)
Unit 12: MUSIC
Lesson: READING
*Before you read
Vocabulary:

*While you read :
Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word
generation instrument emerged
composers indispensable
1. Pop music ............. in the early 1900s.
2. Computers have become an .................part of our life.
3. Mozart is one of the world famous ................
4. Folk music is free to change as it travels from person to person, ............... to .............. , and even country to country.
5. You should learn to play a musical ................
emerged
indispensable
composers
generation
generation
instrument
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Most people love music because of its indispensable part in our daily lives.
2. Learned and serious people like listening to classical music.
3. Mozart`s symphony No.40 in G Minor has been loved in some places in the world.
4. Rock-`n`-roll, a type of popular music emerged in the early 1900s.
5. Auld Lang Syne, a traditional folk song is usually sung on New Year`s Eve in England.
T
F
F
T
T
Task 3: Express your opinion about :
_ The important role of music in life.
_ One kind of music / The song/ The composer/ The singer you like best. Give the reason.

*Homework :
_ Read the text and learn new words by heart.
_ Do exercises in your notebook.
_ Prepare Unit 12 (cont.) Reading (Period 2)
Goodbye !
See you again
and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977)
The Rolling Stone