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Reading
Read the text and match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
Country music
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States. It is popular because it is about simple, but strong, human feelings. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple, ordinary people.
Country music comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the American West.
Today, country music is popular everywhere in the United States and Canada. There are more than a thousand radio stations that play country music twenty-four hours a day. People in many countries around the world also enjoy country music and they even sing it in their own languages.
Reading
Read the text again, then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. What kind of music is very popular in America? music.
2. When do people enjoy listening to country music? When life becomes more and difficult.
3. What area does traditional cowboy music come from? From the .
4. How often do the radio stations in America and Canada broadcast country music?
hours a day.
Reading
Read the passage about three musicians, then complete the chart.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Many musicians from around the world blend their country's music with popular sounds.
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Caetano Veloso is one of Brazil's most important musicians. He mixes tock with the music of the Bahia region. Bahia is a state in Brazil that is a strongly influenced by African culture. Caetano is an excellent songwriter and poet. He say of his music' I make my records like a painter his canvas'. |
| Bonnie Raitt an American singer. Her music, songwriter and guitarist. Her music blends rock with country and the blues. The blues is a kind of folk music that is often sad and usually about love and the problems of lite. Bonnie Raitt's strong rough voice is perfect for singing country and the blues. |  |
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Cui Jian a very important musician in the China. Western styles like jazz and rap, clearly influence his music. However, his music is very Chinese in its instruments and sounds. Cui Jian says his music expresses the feelings of Chinese young people. |
| Nationality | Types of music he / she blends | |
| 1. Caetano Veloso | ||
| 2. Bonnie Raitt | ||
| 3. Cui Jian |
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Reading
Read the passage about aerobics and match each gap with a suitable word / phrase.
Brain researchers believe that aerobics exercise helps you to keep fit by learning new things and remembering old information better. Aerobics exercise sends more (1) ________ to the brain and it also feeds the brain with substances that develop new nerve connections. If the (2) _______ or basketball move, the brain produces even more nerve connections- the more connections, the better the brain can (3) _______ all kinds of information. Scientists still don't fully understand the (4) ______ between exercise and brain power. For the moment, people just have to trust that exercise is helping them to learn or (5) _______. However, scientist shows that three or more workouts a week good for you. For example, walking four to miles(6.5 to 8km) an hour for 45 minutes five times a week helps you live (6) _______. So get out there and do something!
Speaking
Finish the conversation using the sentences in the box. Then practice it with a friend.
| A. I have to finish my homework. |
| B. I'm going to see a musical. |
| C. Would you like to go to the cinema? |
| D. But let me pay for the tickets this time. It's my turn. |
| E. Are you doing anything then? |
| Hung: | Say, Lan. What are you doing tonight? (1)
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| Lan: | Oh, sorry, I can't. I'm going to work late tonight. (2)
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| Hung: | Well, how about tomorrow night? (3)
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| Lan: | No, I'm not. What are you planning to do? |
| Hung: | (4)
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| Lan: | Sure, I'd love to (5)
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| Hung: | All right. Thanks! |
Speaking
Self-speaking Interview your friends about the chores they share with their families, using the cues in the table. Then note down the findings.
| Find someone who... | Name |
| • cooks meals and washes the dishes | Mai, ______________ |
| • does the shopping | __________________ |
| • cleans and tidies up the house | __________________ |
| • does the laundry | __________________ |
| • empties the rubbish | __________________ |
| • repairs the furniture or fixes appliances | __________________ |
Speaking
Now report your interviews results to a partner.
Mai ussually cooks meals and washes the dishes for her family ...
Listening
Listen to Kate talking about the lifestyles of her father and her uncle. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
| Kate's uncle likes listening to pop music. |
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| Kate's father plays sports or exercises twice a week. |
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| Kate's uncle never watches TV or surfs the Internet. |
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| Kate's uncle is easygoing and relaxed. |
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| Kate's father usually gets home late from work. |
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| Kate's father plays sports or exercises twice a week. |
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Writing
Think about two types of people who have different lifestyles and write about what each person's daily life is like.
