Comprehension

A. Answer the questions about The feel of Music (Trả lời câu hỏi về The feel of Music)

1. Glennie is a speclal musician because she:

a. can't hear                        b. never studied music             c. can play many instruments

2. Glennie _____ music when she lost hẹr hearing.

a. stopped playing             b. didn't give up                        c. decided to learn

3. Glennie doesn't wear shoes in her performances to ______.

a. move quickly                 b. feel relaxed                           c. "hear” the music

4. In line 14, "she is a keen collector” means that she ______ musical instruments.

a. loves to collect            b. likes to play            c. is good at collecting

5. Which one of these is not a percussion instrument?

a. bell            b. violin          c. drum

Trả lời:

1. c          2. b         3. c        4. a        5. b

B. Complete the timeline. Write the letters of the events below (Hoàn thành dòng thời gian. Viết các ký tự của các sự kiện dưới đây)

a. Studies at the Royal Academy of Music

b. wins her first Grammy

c. startes to have hearing problem

d. performs with famous musicians

e. starts to take drum lessons

f. discovers she can " hear" notes in her body

Trả lời:

Age 8: c

Age 12: e

Age 16: a

Age 23: b

Now: d

C. Talk with partner. Evelyn Glennie says listening to music with only your ears is like trying to understand a person with only your eyes. What do you think this means? (Evelyn Glennie nói rằng chỉ nghe nhạc bằng tai cũng giống như bạn đang cố gắng hiểu một người bằng đôi mắt của mình. Em nghĩ điều này có nghĩa gì?)

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