S3_ WB Unit 2 Critical Reading

S3_ WB Unit 2 Critical Reading

Multiple Choice

Songs are written for many reasons. Popular songs are those which provide enjoyment for the listeners. Usually, they are songs which appeal to the listeners' emotions. The issues that song writers write about are varied and different. However, a majority of popular or pop songs that listeners like deal with love.

Popular songs __

• are written for one reason

• deal with love only

• are only written by the song writers for themselves

• are used by song writers to express their feelings and connect them with the listeners

Multiple Choice

There is no doubt that everyone has his own favourite type of music. However, different types of music can indicate or reveal the person's personality. For example, when a person listens to classical music, you know that he or she is a romantic person with a very quiet personality. On the other hand, when a person listens to jazz or hip hop, you can guess that he is a bold or active person. For me, I love to listen to mostly pop songs about love and sometimes classical music due to many reasons. First, I think songs about romance touch us with feelings of sentiments and they explain a lot about love, affections, care and passion. Furthermore, classical love songs are so sentimental and soothing to the mind that they will not give you a headache like the other kinds of music.

The author intends to express that __

• There are many different types of songs.

• a person has his or her personal favourite types of songs.

• jazz and hip hop lovers are bold and rough in their song choices.

• preference for music is not just a personal but group choice.

Multiple Choice

Moreover, I believe that the best way to enjoy music is to feel the expressions in the lyrics and the melodies at the same time. Music is also a way that song writers and singers express their points of views. However, in loud music, such as rock and heavy metal music, it is hard to feel all of these things because you cannot hear the singer's voice when the music is so loud.

This paragraph describes ___

• how we can enjoy songs.

• the difference between lyrics and melodies.

• the disadvantage of rock and heavy metal music.

• that there are other loud and distasteful songs.

Multiple Choice

Love is a very beautiful and splendid feeling which cannot be left unexpressed. It is a feeling that drives a person to start dreaming and to live a life that is amazing in its dream world. There can be quite a number of ways that help couples to express their feelings for their beloved. However, many people who fall in love want to attain new and refreshing techniques to make their loved ones happy. In addition, they also want to make their loved ones realise the importance of their beloved in his or her life. Hence, the songs composed about love are one of the ways to express their feelings towards the others.

Love songs are written NOT to __

• boast 夸耀 about love.

• allow people to express love to their beloved quietly.

• give couples a chance to express their love to each other.

• be impassive 无感情的about one's feelings when expressing their love to their beloved.

Multiple Choice

There are several steps to write a song that touches the listeners' hearts. Songs are compositions of music with words sung to express one's feelings. A love song is sung with lyrics about someone falling in love and the feelings expressed by the person in a blissful state, in doubt or even in pain and such great sadness can make one feel very depressed or suffer heartbreaking emotions. The first step to compose a romantic song is to write its lyrics before composing the music or vice versa, the music first before the lyrics. Lyrics are the wording of a song which can be written expressively about love, passion or a moving story. Once the lyrics are written, then the job of musicians and singers gets started to synthesize both the lyrics and melody into a piece of lovely song. Singers sing the song and musicians compose the music of the song according to both their personal liking and, sometimes, popular demand.

According to the above extract, song writing is___ process.

• a one step

• a step by step

• not about

• not a romantic