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Unit Five Benefits of Music
Ⅰ. Pre-listening Activities
Part 1 略 Part 2 Positive effects of music On young people 1. To bring joy and hope On elderly people 1.To reduce tension and anxiety 2.To reduce the feeling of isolation and solitude 3.To increase the production of human growth hormone ■ Script
The minds of young people are filled with eternal hope, which reflects in their musical creations. This can be clearly seen while watching them learn to play musical instruments and when they are performing. The combination of young minds and music brings joy and hope.
There have been a lot of studies conducted on the influence of music. In the elderly people, music has been shown to not only reduce tension and anxiety but also helps reduce the feeling of isolation and solitude. And a surprising revelation of this study was that the subjects enrolled for this study showed an increased production of human growth hormone, which has a positive effect on the side effects of aging like wrinkling, general aches and pains.
Health workers can draw an important inference from this study. It shows that group activity and interaction with others is important for staying healthy and having a better standard of living. It proves the long held belief that music is a means to link with our higher selves and thereby help us lead a healthy life that can be enjoyed to the fullest.
Ⅱ. Listening Tasks
Task 1 Understanding News Reports
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5.B 6. C 7. A
■ Script
News Item One
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
The World Bank has warned that 100 million more people will be pushed into poverty by 2030 unless action is taken to prevent global warming. It says global warming will ravage crops and fuel the spread of malaria and other diseases. Laura Becca reports from Washington.
“The World Bank says that climate change is already having an effect on the poorest people who are struggling to raise crops in extreme weather and low rainfall. They say the world’s poorer receive fewer resources and are woefully unprepared to deal with further climate shocks such as
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rising seas or severe drought. They’re calling for more to be done to help those in need and they want world leaders to act to reduce carbon emissions. That report had been released just a few weeks before a UN climate summit in Paris.” Questions:
1. Which of the following statements about the impact of global warming is NOT true? 2. How are the world leaders supposed to help the poor according to the news?
News Item Two
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Many parties and concerts at SXSW feature new music. This one honored Buddy Holly, the great singer and songwriter who died in 1959. He was only twenty-two when he died in a plane crash while on tour.
This event was organized by the Buddy Holy Foundation and its principal mover, Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria Elena Holly. The foundation’s aim, among others, is to help aspiring artists survive success.
Maria Elena says Buddy Holly had lost the rights to some of his own songs because he was new at the music business. She says the idea for the foundation came from Buddy himself.
Austin entertainment attorney Stephen Easley says the foundation tries to help aspiring musicians learn the business. The Buddy Holly Foundation will give an award beginning next year. It will include ten thousand dollars and free management services, and is named for Holly’s song, “Learning the Game”.
The Buddy Holly Foundation and Maria Elena Holly are encouraging musicians, young and old, to make sure that Buddy Holly’s music does not “fade away”. Questions:
1. What do we learn about the Buddy Holy Foundation from the news report? 2. What will be the award given by the Buddy Holly Foundation?
News Item Three
Questions 1 to 3 will be based on the following news item.
Forbes magazine says there are now a record of 1226 billionaires on its annual rich list, compared with 140 when it was launched 25 years ago. The Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim, who’s worth an estimated $69 billion, tops the list for the third year in a row followed by the software magnate Bill Gates and financier Warren Buffett. No Indian billionaires are in the top 10 this year, and the only Chinese one is the Hong Kong property magnate Li Ka-shing. Steve Forbes explains why. “Well, what it tells us is there’s a lot of churn. There hasn’t been a lot of growth in the economy in the last year. The number of billionaires went up 16, but yet some regions go down: China went down a little bit; Russia went down because of weak commodity prices. But the fact is there hasn’t been a lot of real vigorous growth in the world, and that’s reflected on the list this year.” Questions:
1. How many billionaires were on the list when Forbes magazine was launched 25 years ago? 2. Who came first on the list for three consecutive years?
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the news?
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Task 2 Understanding Long Conversations
Conversation One
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D Conversation One
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D
■ Script
Conversation One
M: How are your new neighbors, Jane?
W: They seem nice enough, but they have a son who’s driving me crazy. M: What happened?
W: He comes home every night around 10, and immediately plays some Rock and Roll loudly after he enters his house. But by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake. M: Oh, no.
W: Oh, yes. Sometimes it takes us till mid-night just to get them settle down again. M: Have you tried talking to them?
W: We haven’t even really met them yet except to say a quick hello. I hate to get off on the wrong foot.
M: You are not going to like them if you can not settle it as soon as possible. W: I know, but I feel stupid complaining. M: You said yourself it is driving you crazy.
W: Well, you know how early I have to get up to be here at the office. I’m just not getting enough sleep and neither are the kids. They’re so irritable when I get home in the afternoon.
M: Maybe you could go over sometime with a little gift—a plant for the yard or something. Then you could ask about their son whether they have any other children and they’ll be sure to ask about yours.
W: Yeah, and then what?
M: Then you could mention that the hardest thing is getting your kids to get sleep at night. W: And keeping them in the sleep.
M: That’s the idea. And you should do it soon. The longer you wait, the harder it’ll be to do
politely.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. What does the woman think of her new neighbors?
2. What bothers the woman according to the conversation?
3. Why is the woman reluctant to speak to her neighbors about the problem?
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the woman and her children? 5. What suggestion does the man offer?
Conversation Two
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M: Is it difficult to be a top DJ? 22-year-old Jodie White thinks so. Jodie is a classical musician, but she learned how to be a DJ for a TV reality show, and she did it in just four weeks. Jodie, tell us what happened.
W: Well, I had a lot of help. Two experienced DJs helped me. M: But what did you have to do?
W: First, I had to change my image. I was a bit unfashionable before, so I went shopping and bought new jeans and trainers. I also changed my hair. M: Yes, you look very different now.
W: But buying new clothes was easy. It was more difficult playing the records. M: It doesn’t look difficult.
W: That’s what I thought, but it is. I had to learn about pop music, about different groups, and I
had to find songs that sounded good together. I was listening to hundreds of records every week.
M: Did you practice often?
W: Yes, I did. But I was disorganized and I made mistakes. The experienced DJs were very organized. They had all their records ready. People didn’t like the music I played and I was unhappy about that. M: But you didn’t stop.
W: No, I didn’t. I wanted to get it right. I was playing records eight hours a day—I wasn’t practicing my flute at all! M: Did it make a difference?
W: Yes it is. After four weeks, I was ready to be a real DJ. M: How did you feel?
W: Well, I was feeling nervous when I arrived at the club. We started late and the people were impatient. They looked unfriendly, but when I started playing my music, it was great. People were dancing and enjoying themselves.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. How long does it take for the woman to become a DJ? 2. What did the woman do to change her image?
3. What did the woman do in order to learn how to play the records? 4. How long did the woman spend in practicing playing records?
Task 3 Understanding Passages Passage One
Listening for general information
1. 45minutes of relaxing music before bedtime 2. a 35% improvement in their sleep Listening for specific information 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
■ Script
Listening for general information
Forget counting sheep, next time you are having trouble dropping off to sleep, try putting on
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