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The light and sophisticated sound has a calming effect ‘on me. What about you? Tony: | prefer listening to rock and hip-hop. | like music with a driving beat and rhythm. What do you think of hip-hop music? Lea: Hip-hop is not for me. | used to like it, but | don't listen to hip-hop music now. Most of the lyrics are a bit offensive. Tony: Do you like pop music? www.5 ttalk.com Copyright © 51Talk. All Rights Reserved | 2G@ep FI Lea: No. It's too sentimental, | used to listen to pop music, but | found the vocal parts to be very annoying Tony: Jazz music is one of my favorites. Do you listen to jazz music? Lea: Yes. | like jazz! The rhythm is very lively. Will jazz bands play at the music festival? Tony: Yes. Does that mean you'll come with us? Lea: Definitely. $$ |. Make dialogues with your teacher like the sample conversation below. Give different answers using the information given. Use the correct verb. e.g. Teacher: Will you go to the rock concert tomorrow? Student: No, | will listen to bands at the jazz club. Teacher: Will you go to the movies with your friends this weekend? 1, go to a pop concert 2. listen to hip-hop songs at home 3. play jazz songs at the music school 4, study for a quiz on classical music 5. practice for an audition to join a rock band I. Complete the conversations below with the correct form of the given verbs. 1, A: Will you____(go) to Shanghai next month? B:No,|____(stay) in Beijing 2. A: Did he use to (dance) to hi-hop music at the concert? B: Yes. 3. A: Will they (help) you decorate the room? B:No,!_____(paint) the walls last week. 4. A: What kind of music____(do) your mother use to listen to? B: She used to (listen) to classical music. 5. A: Willwe____(listen) to classical music this afternoon? B:No,we____ (learn) how to play a rock song. m CopyrightG@izp FAR ) Passage Readi I ike listening to many varieties of music. | started listening to classical music when | was very young. My mother used to play the piano on the weekends. She played compositions by Mozart and Bach. Our house was filled with classical music. Until now, I get sentimental whenever | hear classical music. I recently found out | study better while listening to music by Beethoven. My father introduced me to jazz music. Ever since | was six, | would go to my father’s study each night after dinner. We would listen to music by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Up to this day, | appreciate jazz songs. | like music by Herbie Hancock, in particular. | first came across pop music when | heard my classmate listening to a song by Madonna. | used fo borrow CDs from my classmates. | listened to them on my CD player. | especially liked the songs of the Beatles and Michael Jackson. The catchy beats and lyrics are easy to listen to. Now, | also listen to different pop artists like Maroon 5 and Lady Gaga | used to dislike rock music, but I started to appreciate it when | listened to the album “All That You Can't Leave Behind” by the Irish rock band U2. Now, | have many rock songs on my MP3 player. | listen to rock music whenever | want to feel lively and pumped up. Ilike listening to songs by Green Day, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones. What about you? What kinds of music do you like? 1. Answer the following questions. 1. What kinds of music does the writer listen to? 2. When did the writer start listening to classical music? 3, What kind of player did the writer use to listen to pop music? 4, What kind of music does the writer listen to in order to study better? 5, What does the writer think of rock music? Il. Have a conversation with your teacher about the following. 1. What kind of music do you listen to whenever you feel: A.Happy? B. Sad? C. Angry? D. Sleepy? 2. Is there any song you liked listening to before that you don't like hearing now? What made you change your mind about that song? 3. Do you prefer pop or rock music? Why? CLs SiGG@izp FAR Barnes used to do somethinght Fax used to do somethingArU ae awe, IEEMRT . faa: She used to eat meat. SIC. We used to be friends a long time ago. PARAS SBR He used to write me a letter every week for a whole year. PABE—FihSASRS—He. lused to take the bus to go to school until our family moved to another house. BULRRLARELAR, ABRURTRR. Pc eco neckanr aaa hi ceenn)