ListeningandWritingbackBook2ListeningandWritingbackClassicalmusic,especiallyMozart,helpsimproveyourmemory.listeningAnswerkeytoexercise2onpage691.Listeningtoclassicalmusicimprovesyourmemory.2.The“Mozarteffect”meanslisteningtoMozart’smusic.3.Toimproveyourlongtermmemoryyouneedtostudymaths.4.Scientiststhinkthe“Mozarteffect”workswithallkindsofmusic.5.Listeningtomusicmakesyoumoreintelligent.Youcanlistentoanykindofclassicalmusicifithasregularrhythms.Scientistsdonotthinkthatstudyingmathscanimproveyourlongtermmemory.Scientiststhinkitonlyworkswithclassicalmusic.Listeningtoclassicalmusicimprovesyourshorttermmemory.ThemusicofBachClassicalmusicdoesnothavewords.Ittriestodescribefeelingswithmusicalinstruments.Itiscalledclassicalmusicbecauseitwaswrittenatatimewhentherewasnopoporrockmusic.Themusicwaswrittentoaspecialpattern.Onlythecleverestcomposerscouldmakebeautifulmusicusingthispattern.OneoftheseclevercomposerswasBach.Hewasnotfamousduringhislife,butbecameveryfamousafterhisdeath.scriptHeworkedinasmallchurchandhadtowritenewsongstosingeveryweek.Sohecomposedbeautifulchoralmusic.Healsowrotemusicforpeopletolistentoastheyleftthechurch.Someofhismusicisverymathematicalwithdifferentpartsthatrepeateachotherinaverypeacefulway.AllhismusicwaswrittenforGodandsomeofitisverymoving.Heneverbecamerichbuthismusichasaspecialplaceinclassicalmusic.Heisrememberedtodayforthebeautyofhismusicalpatterns.Youcanlistentooneofhispiecesofmusicnow.Answerkeytoexercise2onpage72Mathematical,pattern,composers,choral,moving,beautyListeningtaskSuggestedanswerstoexercise3;InformationonBachWhodidhewritefor?Wheredidheplayit?Whatarethefeaturesofhismusic?Whattypeofmusicdidhewrite?WhyisherememberedtodayGod.Inthechurch.Mathematicalandwithaspecialpattern.Choralmusic.Forthebeautyofhismusicalpatterns.The“MOZARTEFFORT”Doyouworryaboutexams?Ofcourse,everyonedoes.Doyoufinditdifficulttorememberwhatyoustudy?Well,everybodyhastroublerememberingthingsformtimetotime.Doyouknowmusiccanhelpyourememberthingsbetter?ScientistshaveshownthatifyoulistentoclassicalmusicandespeciallyMozartwhileyouarestudying,ithelpsyourmemory.Itiscalledthe“Mozarteffect”.scriptItwouldbeusefultoknowifthe“Mozarteffect”workswithallkindsofmusic.Certainlyscientistshavedonesomeexperimentstofindout.Theyhavetriedplayingotherkindsofmusic(suchaspopmusic)whilestudentsarestudying,butitdoesn’twork.Itseemsthattheregularrhythmsofclassicalmusichelpdevelopone’smemory.However,thisimprovementonlylastsforashorttime.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourintelligence,whatshouldyoudo?Scientiststhinkthatlearningamusicalinstrumentishelpful,especiallyforimprovingmathsskills.Thisisbecausemathsandmusicbothusethesamepartofthebrain.Soifyouwanttobegoodatmaths,perhapsyoushouldgotoamusicclass!structureraiseyourquestiongiveinformationfinishtheletterpolitelywritingAskingforadviceExpresspreferenceI…ExpressyourappreciationExpressionWhat’syouropinionabout…?Could/Wouldyou…?Whatdoyouthink…?Iprefer…Ilike…bestbecause…Myfavourite…is…Iamfondof…Ienjoy…We’llbegratefulforyourhelp.Anyadvicewillbeagreathelp.Payattentiontotheformoftheletter.(salutation)DearFreddy,Mynameis_______.Iambeginningabandwithmyfriends.However,wehaveneverbeeninabandbefore.Couldyoupleasegiveussomeadvise?Iwouldliketoknow______(thequestion)_____________.____________________(body)(giveinformationtoshowFreddywhyyouneedhelp)_________________________________________.______________(closing)(thankFreddyforhishelp)____________________________________________.(complimentaryclose)Yourssincerely,(signature)_______DearFreddy,MynameisLiHua.I’mbeginningabandwithmyfriends.However,wehaveneverbeeninabandbefore.Canyoupleasegiveussomeadvice?Iwouldliketoknowwhatmusictoplayandwecannotdecide.PolitegreetingThesituationIlikepopmusicbutmostofmyfriendslikerock‘n’roll.LiuMeilikesrap.Howarewetodecidewhattoplay?Doyousuggestweplayalittleofallofthesetypesofmusic?Orshouldweonlyplayonekindofmusic?Howdidyouandyourfriendsdecidewhattoplay?Theprobleminyourband+thequestionWehopeyoucangiveussomeadvice.Yourshopefully,LiHuaAskforadvice+politeendingYournameDearFreddy,MynameisZhouYufei.I’mbeginning/startingabandwithmy/somefriends.Canyoupleasegiveussomeadviceaboutpractising?Shouldweinviteourfriendstolistentousandgiveussuggestions?Shouldwefindaquietplacewherewewillnotbotherotherswithournoise?PolitegreetingThesituation+questionsWhatwouldyoudo?Anyadvicewillbeabighelp.Sincerely,ZhouYufeiAskforadviceFormal+politeendingYournameWritingtaskTheBeatlesIhavebeencollectingthesongsoftheBeatlesforalongtimenow.IfirstsawthemonthetelevisionandIwasatonceattractedbytheirattractivepersonalitiesandthefuntheyseemedtohave.WhotheyareWhyIlikethemSamplewriting:Actually,thatisfunnyinonewaybecausemyfavouritesongis“Yesterday”whichisverysad.However,notalltheirsongsarelikethat.Somearefunny,othersarecheerfulandexpressoriginalideasandhavelovelytunes.MyfavouritesongWhyIliketheirmusicTheyseemedabletocombineanabilitytocommunicatewithyoungpeopleanddescribetheirhopesandfears.Iamsurethattheirmusicwillstillberememberedmanyyearsfromnow.Theywerethemostfamousbandofthe1960sanditisstillposs