READING 4: WHY MUSIC IS IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES

What are “musical instruments”?

• People who write songs

• Tools used to make music

• Places where music is played

• Sounds in a movie

If you are “excited,” how do you feel?

• Very tired

• Very bored

• Very happy and full of energy

• Very calm

What are “drums”?

• A kind of guitar

• A soft song

• A loud musical instrument you hit

• A quiet instrument with strings

What does “way” mean in this sentence: “Music is a way to express emotions”?

• A street

• A method or style of doing something

• A mistake

• A place

What does the verb “feel” mean?

• To sing loudly

• To think about something

• To have an emotion or touch something

• To speak to someone

What are “feelings”?

• Ideas in your mind

• Emotions like happy or sad

• Loud sounds

• Pictures in your head

To “express” something means to...

• Hide it

• Say or show how you feel

• Break it

• Repeat it

What does “expressive” mean?

• Boring

• Full of feeling

• Very quiet

• Hard to understand

What does “without” mean?

• Together with

• Near something

• Not having something

• Inside

What does it mean to “stay calm”?

• To get angry

• To relax and not worry

• To talk loudly

• To cry