READING COMPREHENSION

Music, mood and health

1) Find the opposites:

Turn on҂

Turn up҂

increase҂

slow down҂

concentrate҂

stress out҂

2) Correct the following sentences:

a) If other people can hear the music from your headphones, you should turn it up.
b) You must listen to music when you’re cycling.
c) It’s better to listen to music with lyrics while you are doing your homework.
d) Music therapy increases anxiety.
e) Relaxing music speeds up your heart and breathing.
f) Playing an instrument reduces your IQ.
3) Find in the text:
a) two sports:
b) three modal verbs:
c)five phrasal verbs:
d)three adjectives that describe types of music:

3) Continue the sentences:

a) The result of listening to your favourite songs is that……
b) The result of listening to music while you are working out is that………
c) If you listen to music while doing your homework, it helps you to……….
d) Relaxing music can……..and music therapy can……….
e) Learning to an instrument can increase your IQ because ……….

4) Listen to the four situations once again and find out in which situation it is described each
advantage(1-5)

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