Form 8

Music Is Everywhere

Brainstorming. 

What words do you associate with the word ‘music’?

Reading

Read the text, add the last sentence to the text and answer the questions.

People can't live without music. They can listen to it everywhere even in the forest, when they walk and hear birds' singing. Music can be classical and modern. Classical music is performed by symphonic orchestras, it is serious and requires good understanding. Some people, especially teenagers, think that classical music is boring and dull. But  they are not right!

Most people prefer modem music. There are different kinds of modern music: pop, rock, disco, rap, techno and others. Young people like pop, disco and rap. Older people prefer jazz, rock and pop. I'm fond of music and like to listen to...

Answer the questions.

1. People can live without music, can't they?

2. Where can they listen to the music?

3. What is classical music?

4. What is modern music?

5. What music do you prefer?

6. What are different kinds of modern music?

7. What music do the teenagers / older people prefer? 

Famous singers

Material Girl

One of the most successful entertainers  is Madonna. She is one of the world's top pop singers and has sold millions of records. But who is Madonna?

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born into a large family in Michigan, USA, in 1958. Even as a child she had many talents. At the age of eight she acted in a friend's homemade film. She also appeared in school plays and gradually became interested in dancing. After graduation, she went to the University of Michigan for a while.

Shortly after that, she left for New York and arrived with only $35 in her pocket. She worked with dance groups for some time and then began to get interested in pop music. She learned to play the guitar and write songs. She began to develop her own musical style, mixing the sounds and rhythms of rock'n'roll, pop and dance music. Then, in 1983, she produced a record of her own. It was called "Madonna".

The first album attracted the attention of disc jockeys and dance clubs. By 1984, it was known across the USA. She quickly became recognized as one of the top talents in popular music. More successful records followed, as well as national and world tours. Young people around the world loved her songs, like "Vogue" and "Like a Player" and they bought millions of copies. Since then, Madonna has continuec to record successful hit songs and videos, and she has also starred ii several films. Out for many people, she is still the Queen of Pop.

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was born into a musical family in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963. Her mother, Cissy Houston, was a gospel music singer and sometimes perform as a backing vocalist with Elvis Presley. Whitney began singing gospel songs in church when she was eleven years old. While she was studying at college she occasionally sang backing vocal for rhythm and blues singers. She made her first album in 1985, which was an immediate hit, and later won many Grammy Awards. While she enjoying all this success, she married the singer Bobby Brown. In 1992 she starred in "The Bodyguard" with Kevin Costlier, and had her biggest hit, "I Will Always Love You".