The Sound of Music

What are some traditional kinds of music in your country?

Do you like popular music form Latin America, the United States, or Asia? Many musicians form around the world blend their country’s music with popular sounds.

☆ Caetano Veloso

After thirty years, Caetano Veloso is still one of Brazil’s most important musicians. He mixes rock with the music of Bahia region. Bahia is a state of Brazil that is strongly influenced by African culture. Caetano Veloso is an excellent songwriter and poet. He says of his music, “I make my records like a painter paints his canvas.”

☆ Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her music blends rock with country and the blues. The blues is a kind of folk music that is often sad. It is usually about love and the problems of life. Bonnie Raitt’s strong, rough voice is perfect for singing country and the blues

Cui Jian

Cui Jian is a very important musician in the growth of rock music in Chin

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A.Western styles, like jazz and rap, clearly influenced his music. However, his music is very Chinese in its instruments and sounds. Cui Jian says his music expresses the feelings of Chinese young people.

(1) Read about the three musicians. Complete the chart.

(2) Answer the following questions.

  What do these three musicians have in common?

  How does Caetano Veloso make his records?

  Why is Bonnie Raitt’s voice good for country and blues music?

  What does Cui Jian want his music to express?

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Going to the cinema

  I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film "Titanic" last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunchtime. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

  Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come round the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

  By Friday I understood my only hope was to take the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When 1 reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold out the tickets.

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