31 That’s my kind of music What’s your favourite music? Work with a partner and talk about the music/songs that you listen to. What do you like about this style of music? Can you agree on something you both like? Talking about music There are many kinds of music that are popular. Match the genres to the features below. classical music electronic music rap/hip-hop K-pop Latin music pop rock SPEAKING 24 LANGUAGE 25 a Music genre Features words spoken, not sung, heavy use of rhythm and rhyming words music that appeals to a wide audience music from Asia combining catchy melodies with synchronised choreography and colourful visuals music written according to standard European forms or structures by people like Beethoven or Mendelssohn synthetic music, computer instead of traditional instruments, often fast club or dance music music with a strong beat, usually with electric guitars music combining influences from many Spanish- and Portuguesespeaking countries, strong rhythms that are easy to dance to What music genres are missing from the table? Add their features, find examples and share with your class. Choose the correct words to complete the blog post. b 26 geek2k7 What a song! I’ve just seen a recent (1) melody / release by Taylor Swift on the internet. It’s called Anti-Hero, and it has got millions and millions of (2) views / tracks already. Omg, I just can’t stop listening to it. She has such a (3) great / cheesy voice, and the (4) lyrics / instruments are really (5) meaningful / dull too. I love her message about how she has anxieties and insecurities. It really (6) appeals / rhymes to me as it’s comforting to know even superstars can feel insecure. What’s more, the tune is so (7) catchy / talented – you just have to (8) sing along / turn it off! But the song wouldn’t be complete without the video. Her performance in it is simply amazing too. Can you tell I’ve fallen in love with the song? I just might have to download her latest (9) orchestra / album. Maybe she’s going to play a (10) concert / beat in this area sometime soon? Check out the video and let me know what you think! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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