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Reading
Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? Justify your answer.

Can Mozart make you clever?

Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music. They think it can change
a child’s brain and make the child clever. They call this ‘the Mozart effect’.
This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities spent a lot of money
over the next twenty years to test if it is true. The research shows that it is not. Listening to Mozart
does not have a permanent effect on your brain.
However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn. Mike Edwards teaches
eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for children with behaviour problems. He is not a
music teacher, but in his classroom there is always music.
‘I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,’ Mike says, ‘and it really works!’
Mike’s students are sometimes difficult to control. ‘They’re not stupid or lazy,’ he says, ‘but
they’re sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be very patient.’ The music is calm and quiet. It
helps the children to feel calm and quiet too. Then they can learn better.
‘I don’t think music changes a child’s brain or personality, but it helps them to concentrate so they
can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class and it makes my job easier because they’re more
polite and hard-working.’
So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike’s students are listening to the blues!

1 In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the Mozart
effect.
2 Research proved that listening to classical music doesn’t make students more clever.
3 Mike teaches children about music.
4 Mike’s students are always badly behaved.
5 Mike’s students don’t listen to classical music in class.

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I hope _______________ (go) to university and study history.
2 Carry on _______________ (drive) down this street, and you’ll see the café on your left.
3 He pretends _______________ (be) asleep when he doesn’t want to do something.
4 It’s my birthday tomorrow. I can’t help _______________ (feel) excited!
5 We decided _______________ (go) to bed early.
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2 Write sentences and questions.

1 she / not mind / make / lunch / for her brother
2 we / refuse / lend / them / the money
3 you / fancy / go / to the cinema / tomorrow?
4 I / promise / remember / your birthday / next year
5 I / avoid / walk / alone / in the street / at night
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.
creative easy-going gentle modest outgoing passionate rebellious

1 Ian never does what the teacher asks him to do. He is ____________ and rude.
2 Kiera’s parents are so ____________ . She can do anything she wants to.
3 Johnny is really good at painting and writing stories. He’s very ____________ .
4 Ben is friendly and talkative. He is really ____________ and makes friends easily.
5 Zoe is very ____________ . She never hurts people’s feelings.
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4 Read the dialogue and complete the words.

Kyle Hi Angela! Would you like to come and watch the football match with me?
Angela Sorry, Kyle, I’m not 1 k _ _ _ on football.
Kyle Oh, OK! What are you 2 i _ _ _?
Angela I’d 3 r _ _ _ _ _ watch basketball. There’s a game on TV later.
Kyle I 4
l _ _ _ basketball! It’s my favourite sport! Which team do you support?
Angela I’m a Lakers fan.
Kyle No way! I can’t 5 s _ _ _ _ the Lakers! Why do you support them?
Angela My dad’s from Los Angeles.

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Listening
 Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers with
the musical styles below. There is one style you do not need.

country and western heavy metal indie jazz pop rap

1 Speaker A ____________
2 Speaker B ____________
3 Speaker C ____________
4 Speaker D ____________
5 Speaker E ____________

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