4 Read and match the sentences and the texts. (6x1=6) e.g. 1 c
A To achieve success in studying.
B Classical music is not special, it is for everybody
C Teenagers should be taught to listen to classical music.
D Most teenagers would not mind listening to classical music.
E Classical music helps understand your friends better.
F Your friends might not understand your love to classical music.
G Many teenagers don't like classical music because they didn't listen
to it in the childhood.
1) Any pop song is usually under five minutes and makes people want
to dance. A piece of classical music lasts more than 20 minutes and
needs ability to listen carefully. Teenagers are not taught to think with
their own brains. If popular media often broadcast any classical music,
most teenagers would find it interesting.
2) I think a lot of teenagers didn't get a chance in school or at home
to listen to classical music. Classical music is an emotional thing. When
people listen to music, they often think about things which happened in
the past. But for teenagers it is not a popular genre.
3) When I went with my mum to see the opera Tristan und Isolde by
Richard Wagner, I was very excited. From that day on I began to listen
to other operas by Wagner and then moved on to many other pieces
of classical music. Then I wanted to tell about my "discovery" to all my
friends. I told them it was the best thing in the world and invited them to
go to a concert with me. But they didn't want to.
4) Most of young people think classical music is for special people.
Why? What special thing are they going to find in listening to classical
music? I'd like to tell them to just listen to it and not try to find something
special in it. And when they do it, they will enjoy it!
5) Classical music isn't usually a teen's favourite genre of music. But
it's not their least favourite either. Most teens would be fine with listening
to some Mozart in their parents' car on the way to school. They're not
going to cry to stop the radio.
I'm not a fan of classical music (I prefer punk), but I have a friend
who only listens to Mozart or Beethoven. He plays the piano, but it's just
his taste in music. I understand him because I can create a story in my
head with classical music more easily than with any other genre of music.
It's great for relaxing, trying to fall asleep, and much more.
7) Though I prefer such genres as Rap, Hip-Hop and Tropical House,
it's nice to listen to peaceful piano music now and again. It's also great
when I'm studying. It helps me a lot.
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