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LESSON 3 Classical music? It’s great!
1 W o rk in p a irs. Give th e e q u iva le n ts fo r 
™ th e s e p ro v e rb s in y o u r m o th e r to n g u e .
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W o rk in p a irs. Listen and ta k e n o te s.
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W o rk in p a irs. A n sw e r th e q u e s tio n s .
1 What is classical music?
2 How is classical music different from other 
genres of music?
3 Why do people love classical music? 
3 b Read and c h e c k y o u r answ ers.
So many men, so many minds. (British) 
From a broken violin do not expect 
fine music. (Greek)
Music speaks louder than words. 
(African)
Music is the best cure for a sad mind. 
(Latin)
Classical music has been composed by musicians 
who were taught how to write it and they wrote it down 
so that other musicians can play it.
Classical music differs from pop music because it is 
not made just in order to be popular for a short time. 
It is different from folk music which is generally made 
up by ordinary members of the society and learned by 
future generations by listening, dancing and copying.
It is a genre that beautifully expresses every imaginable emotion and tells so many 
brilliant stories throughout history. Playing classical music to young children has been 
proven to help with their cognitive development, to develop their imagination, and also 
to produce a calming effect.
4 b
' W o rk in p a irs . Liste n to w h a t g re a t you ng m u sicia n s say a b o u t 
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cla s s ic a l m usic and m atch th e p e o p le w ith se n te n ce s.
People
C lassical m usic ...
1) Lauren Zhang, pianist
a) . . makes people be creative.
2) Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
b) ... is social and helps find real friends.
3) Jess Gillam, saxophonist
c) . . helps express ourselves and it's an electric feeling.
4) Laura van der Heijden, cellist
d) ... makes us curious and open-m inded. It's challenging.
5) Jennifer Pike, violinist
e) ... is international and helps be patient with yourself.
6) N ic o la B e n e d e tti, v io lin is t
f) .. . is emotional and it’s a way of expressing things. It always 
gives something to everyone.
5 W o rk in p a irs o r in g ro u p s o f fo u r. A n sw e r th e q u e stio n s. 
e .g . I don’t mind listening to classical music from time to time.
1) What do you think about classical music?
2) Have you ever been to opera/ballet/concert?
3) How did you feel?
U N IT 6 W O R LD OF M U SIC
hate--don’t like--don’t mind-- 
like--really like--love

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