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[C] Made for Music

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

foster

['faw-ster]

verb

- to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.

evoke

[ih- 'vohk]

verb

- to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

The old house evoked memories of his childhood.

despair

[dih-'spair]

noun

- the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation

He was in great despair when he lost his job.

womb

[woom]

noun

- part of a woman's body where a fetus (unborn baby) develops and grows

Researchers are looking at how a mother's health can affect the baby in the womb.

genre

['zhahn-ruh]

noun

- a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics

Which movie genre do you like? Horror or comedy?

LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the passage aloud. Then, read it silently.


Made for music

COMPREHENSION CHECK 🧠 A. Directions: Identify if the statements are TRUE of FALSE. If the statement is FALSE, provide the correct answer.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

  1. Jazz is originated from the New Orleans.

  2. Television add portability to musically entertaining viewers at home.

  3. The sound of our mothers' heartbeats is the first sound we hear and this triggers our love for music.

  4. Music has a minimal influence on the people who listen to it.

  5. Portable music players were available to the general public in the twentieth century.

B. Direction: Answer the following questions based on the article.

  1. How did portable devices in the 1970s and 1980s change our listening habits?

  2. How has television affected viewers' ability to access performances by popular artists?

  3. What are some examples of culturally blended music genres that have emerged in history, and how did technology contribute to their spread?

  4. How has television affected viewers' ability to access performances by popular artists?

  5. How have mediums like radio, television, and portable devices changed the way people consume music?

C. Direction: Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.

AB

1. despair

a. hopelessness

2. originate

b. begin

3. genre

c. free

4. available

d. category

5. conjure up

e. evoke

LET'S RECAP! 📝

Let-s Recap


1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.

どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか?3つ挙げてください。


2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.

どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか?3つ挙げてください。

foster

['faw-ster]

verb

- to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.

evoke

[ih- 'vohk]

verb

- to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

The old house evoked memories of his childhood.

despair

[dih-'spair]

noun

- the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation

He was in great despair when he lost his job.

womb

[woom]

noun

- part of a woman's body where a fetus (unborn baby) develops and grows

Researchers are looking at how a mother's health can affect the baby in the womb.

genre

['zhahn-ruh]

noun

- a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics

Which movie genre do you like? Horror or comedy?