新航道雅思为各位考生推荐复习材料-剑5 口语 Test2 Part3范文-Music and Young People；
PART 3
Music and Young People
Q: What kinds of music are popular with young people in your culture?
Brainstorm构思
What: pop Hip-hop R&B
Who: Westlife 50 cents, Justin usher / David Tao
When: 2000
Why: technology, mp3, mp4, Hunan TV, Channel V, MV, International Genre People come back from abroad bring home a new musical taste.
How often: I listen to Hip-hop everyday. It’s water and food to me.
Answer: (1 min 8-9 sentences)
I’m not a music student but an amateur music lover. (业余的)
And I haven’t done any research and survey about the music industry in China. (研究调查) But from my personal experience, young people in China appreciate pop, hip-hop and R&B the most. It think this is largely because many people who have been abroad are bringing back a new musical taste. So boy groups, such as Westlife, and singers, for example, Justin Timberlake, Usher or the Taiwan R&B king, David Tao, become really popular.
And the development of music technology makes listening to music very convenient. Right now, it only costs you a few hundred yuan to buy a large Mp3, well it’s not iPod, but works just fine. I listen to music, like, all the time. And right now I’m most interested in Hip-hop. It’s young, energetic and so fashionable. (150 words)
Q: What do you think influences the young people’s tastes in music?
构思:
Parents: piano classical
Friends: influence is great, party together, same generation , same taste
Media: TV, Radio, music industry
Answer:
童年爸妈影响
I think the first influence on a person’s taste of music comes from parents. When you were young, you have no idea what to listen to, you have no taste in music, and your mom and dad provide you the first music education by showing you the music that they like. And Chinese parents often force their kids to study a musical instrument, such as piano, violin. Such education can easily make a person fall in love with classical music.
成长中朋友影响
And the second and perhaps the strongest influence is from your friends. When you’re growing up, your confidence and understanding of the world also improve, and the people who spend the most time with you, your friends and classmates, certainly will influence your tastes in everything, including music. You probably go CD shopping together, and then listen to the same music in the same room.
成人后媒体影响
At last, when you finally become an adult, an exciting thing happens—you develop your personal identity, independence and style. You’re more sure about who you’re since now you’re a grown-up. But, my friend, you are still influenced by the media,
such as TV, radio, and the internet. And such things provide you the third kind of music influence. (203 words)
Q: How has technology affected the kinds of music popular with young?
构思:
internet
music video/ music channel
mp3
iPod
Answer:
When I was very young, I didn’t have many cds to listen to because getting new songs and new cds was very difficult.
But right now, with the fast development of the internet, information is so readily available.
Young people can know the newest CDs in just a few minutes they spend on the internet. And they can even purchase new music by visiting iTunes website. And I think Apple Computer contributed a lot to the music industry. Because of iPod, music is shared internationally. And in one small gadget/ box, you can carry more than 500 albums of music. Listening to music has never been so easy.
And the promotion of music videos on music channels, such as MTV and Channel V, is also making new artists, new cds popular among young people. So the internet, iPod and TV media are the three biggest technological assistance for the development of music. (152 words)
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Music and society
Q: Tell me about any traditional music in your culture.
构思:
二胡, 古筝
folk music 民族乐
grassroots artists草根的艺术家
reflect Chinese tradition and culture, lifestyle反应中国古典文化和生活方式
very Chinese, exotic experience 异国情调的感受
Answer:
I’m a young person, and naturally I enjoy music from the west, such as hip-hop and rock ‘n’ roll. And I guess the traditional music in Chinese culture that I can think of right now, is played often with Erhu and Guzheng. These are Chinese traditional
musical instruments with strings(弦乐器). And such music is folk music, which is created by grassroots artists long time ago. When you listen to it, you will have an exotic feeling, “Wow! This is so very Chinese.” Such music reflects Chinese tradition, history and culture. And also the lifestyle of people in China is shown.
(105 words)
Q: How important is it for a culture to have musical tradition?
构思:
体现历史悠久
区别其它民族艺术风格
做自己
鼓励民族信心
贡献给世界音乐的多样性
Answer:
Tradition is history, the cultural past. It’s important for a country to have a musical tradition because it can show how glorious a history the country has. And I think the music of any country has a special tone, and such a tone distinguishes one country
from others. So you can be yourself and not other people. This encourages a country’s national pride. And what’s more, since every country has a special kind of music, we put them all together, the world will have more variety and diversity in music. It’s a
great benefit for music lovers, right? (98 words)
Q: Why do you think countries have national anthems or song?
构思:
国际舞台上象征,代表国家
鼓舞国民的爱国精神
Olympics Games
Answer:
I think the primary reason for a country to have a national anthem is the same as when a person needs a name. It shows you’re different from others. And similar to your name, national anthem is also a representation of the country. It’s a musicalsymbol of the nation. This year, the Olympics will be held in Beijing. And national songs are practical because they will be played when an athlete wins a gold medal. It’s a moment of honor and glory. I think in difficult times, such as disasters or wars, national anthems can encourage the citizens of a country. They promote patriotism among people. (107 wds)
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