Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "READING THE WORLD OF WORLD MUSIC"

PART I. READING THE WORLD OF WORLD MUSIC World Music is perhaps the broadest and most cosmopolitan musical category ever created. This genre includes some of the world's oldest music and some of the newest. It includes music from all over the globe: calypso from Trinidad, Armenian chants, Maori songs from New Zealand, Mongolian throat singing, to name a few among hundreds. World Music may feature only human voices, or it may be played on instruments as diverse as the jun-jun (a Nigerian "talking drum"), the didgeridoo (a wind instrument played by Australian Aborigines), the saz (a Turkish lute), and the kandili (a Lithuanian lap harp). It is also played on more international instruments, such as the electric guitar, piano, and accordion. Artists such as Youssou N'Dour of Senegal, Lot Lorien of Bulgaria, Kodo of Japan, and King Sunny Ade of Nigeria play it, and festivals celebrate it. In Morocco, there is the World Sacred Music Festival, the WOW (Window on the World) Festival in the U.K., the WOMEX (World Music Exposition) Festival, which is held in various European locations, and the WOMAD (World of Music, Art, and Dance) Festival, which is held on a different continent every year. World Music is truly music for the planet Earth......

Exercises I. Answer these multiple-choice questions to see how well you understood the reading. 1. Which statement best describes what the reading says about the instruments used to play World Music? A. They are always used to accompany human voices. B. They are all some form of stringed instruments. C. They include both regional instruments and international instruments. D. They are primarily of African origin. 2. Which of these might be held in Australia, South Africa, or Mexico? A. The World Sacred Music Festival B. The WOMEX Festival C. The WOW Festival D. The WOMAD Festival 3. Who primarily attended the Empress of Russia meeting? A. Famous World Music artists B. Music industry executives from the U.K. C. A group of friends from Islington D. Music store owners from all over the world 4. Why did the executives at the Empress of Russia meeting not choose the name Ethnic Music? A. There was already a form of music known by this name. B. That name was not suggested at the meeting. C. It was not considered a very interesting name. D. That name excluded many types of music. 5. What does the author say about the term World Music? A. It is older than the musical category called World Music. B. It is not a very descriptive term. C. It was invented at the Empress of Russia meeting. D. It is no longer in common use. 6. From what country was the first World Music group that accompanied Paul Simon? A. Peru B. South Africa C. Burma D. Madagascar 7. Which of the following is not true about the musician Peter Gabriel? A. He established an important music festival. B. He is currently a member of the band Genesis. C. He opened a studio where World Music is recorded. D. He has gone on tours with World Music artists. 8. Which of these is a synonym for Traditional World Music? A. Juju Music B. World Fusion C. Roots Music D. Tropical Music 9. Which of these would be considered a form of Crossover World Music? A. A combination of classical and rock music B. Traditional Greek folk songs C. A mixture of jazz and traditional North African Arabic music D. German pop singers performing French pop songs 10. Which is not mentioned as being part of the recording carried by Voyager 2? A. Sounds made by animals B. Spoken greetings in many languages C. Rock music D. Sounds of rush hour traffic

II. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with one of these words taken from the reading. broadest merging pivotal haunting extraterrestrial cosmopolitan greetings eventually participants diverse genre initiation prestigious celebrate generic formerly browse percussion 1. Guttenberg’s invention of the printing press was a ____________________ event. It changed history in many ways. 2. The capital of my country is a very ____________________ place. You can buy Italian clothes and French perfume. You can see American movies and eat foods from all over the world. 3. I like many types of movies, but my favorite ____________________ is science fiction films. 4. Tim went into the used-book store just to ____________________ through the old books, but he found a rare first edition of a Hemingway novel that was worth over $1,000. 5. The Nobel Prize in literature is probably the most ____________________ award a novelist can win. 6. The country now known as the Congo was ____________________ known as Zaire. 7. Juan was unable to attend the meeting, but he sent his ____________________ to everyone. 8. Before people can join this club, they must go through an ____________________ ceremony. 9. TransPacific Airlines is ____________________ with Pan Asian Airways next month. The combined airlines will be known as Pan Pacific Air. 10. Unlike people in the United States, people in Canada ____________________ the Thanksgiving holiday in October. 11. In most forms of music, ____________________ instruments such as drums provide the beat. 12. Some people believe that a flying saucer piloted by an ____________________ crew crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.

III. These statements come from the reading "The World of World Music." Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow. World Music is perhaps the broadest and most cosmopolitan musical category ever created. This genre includes some of the world's oldest music and some of the newest. 1. The word cosmopolitan has about the same meaning as … A. fascinating. B. well known. C. international. 2. Find the word in the statement that has the same meaning as genre. World Music may feature only human voices, or it may be played on instruments as diverse as the jun-jun (a Nigerian "talking drum"), the didgeridoo (a wind instrumen played by Australian Aborigines), the saz (a Turkish lute), and the kandili (a Lithuaniar lap harp). 3. Diverse is close in meaning to the word … A. varied. B. exotic. C. pleasing. They discussed how to increase interest in traditional and international music, anc they decided to come up with one generic name that identified both types. 4. A generic name is a … A. new name. B. general name. C. name that is hard to forget. The executives rejected Ethnic Music because it sounded too academic and boring. The term Roots Music was thought to exclude nontraditional music, while the term International Pop excluded more traditional music. World Music was chosen, in the words of Ian Anderson, a participant at the meeting, "because it seemed to include the most and exclude the least". 5. Find an antonym for rejected. Some World Music artists have gotten a boost from Western musicians. 6. If artists have gotten a boost from Western musicians, they have … A. been strongly influenced by those musicians. B. received support from those musicians. C. worked closely with those musicians. In 1970, Paul Simon introduced millions of people worldwide to the haunting music of the Andes in his song "El Condor Pasa". Simon was backed up on this song by the Peruvian group "Los Incas." In 1986, he recorded the album Graceland. Accompanied by the South African band "Ladysmith Black Mumbazo", Simon introduced his listeners to the exciting sounds of South African music. 7. Haunting music is … A. frightening. B. unforgettable. C. complicated. 8. Find another word that has about the same meaning as the term backed up. This type combines traditional music with another form. Often it combines traditional music with Western music, like the Juju Music of Nigeria, which marries ethnic West African music and Western pop. 9. Find a synonym for combines. There are even more unusual combinations. For instance, the group "Celtic Salsa" blends the music of Scotland with the rhythms of Latin American dance music. 10. Find another synonym for combines. IV. Here are five points that appear in the text. Put the points in order from 1 to 5. A. ___ The help Western musicians have given World Music artists B. ___ The origin of the World Music category C. ___ World Music's journey into outer space D. ___ The range and diversity of World Music E. ___

The contrast between two types of World Music Crossword Puzzle. Complete the puzzle with words from the reading

PART II. WRITING WRITING SKILL: Summarizing Being able to summarize is a useful skill. In academic situations or in business, you may be asked to read articles and prepare a written or oral report that sums up the longer readings. Remember these key points when you summarize: 1. Read the texts thoroughly. 2. Write out clearly the main points, eliminate minor points. 3. Paraphrase. Use the words instead of word combinations and word combinations instead of sentences. Put the information you are summing up in your own words. If there is an important term or an idea that you cannot paraphrase, state it exactly as it is in the text and enclose it in quotation marks. 4. Include only the most important ideas. A summary does not include much supporting information or details. It does not bring in any information that is not in the original reading. 5. Be accurate. None of the information in a summary should contradict the information in the text.

Exercises I. Following is a summary of the first four paragraphs of "The World of World Music." One important point is missing from the summary. There is also one sentence in each paragraph that does not belong. A. First, add the sentence to each paragraph that express an important idea which has been left out. B. Then, write out the sentence in each paragraph that does not belong. Summary of "The World of World Music" World Music is a general category of music from around the world. It includes old and new music as well as different forms. It may be sung, or it may be played on many types of instruments. Artists from all over the globe perform this type of music, which may be heard at festivals around the world. Youssou N'Dour is a World Music artist from Senegal. World Music has been used as a name for this kind of music for some time, but the musical category was created in 1987. British record executives met at that time and considered names for the category. They chose World Music because it is an inclusive name. They thought the name Ethnic Music was boring. After this meeting, it would be easy for retailers to classify this international music and for customers to find it in stores. This classification system was soon adopted in other countries Western musicians have helped world musicians in a number of ways. For example, Paul Simon has introduced listeners to music from Peru and from South Africa. Paul Simon used to belong to a musical duo called Simon and Garfunkel. The musicians Ian Anderson and Peter Gabriel have also supported World Music. There are two main types of World Music. The second type, which has a number of names, combines one form of traditional music with Western music or with another form of traditional music. Bob Marley performed at a concert in Harare in 1980 to celebrate Zimbabwean independence.

II. Summarize the last paragraph of the reading. Review the keys to summarizing before you begin.

PART III. LISTENING LISTENING SKILL: Critical listening and listening for detailed comprehension Exercises I. Listening to the viewpoints. a. You are going to listen to five people talking about films. Match each speaker with the way they prefer to see a film. You will only use five of the ways. 1. Speaker 1 2. Speaker 2 3. Speaker 3 4. Speaker 4 5. Speaker 5 F. TV G. video H. DVD I. outdoor cinema J. local (indoor) cinema K. multi-screen cinema Now listen again. For each speaker, find the sentence which best describes what they are saying. 0. Speaker 1 a. The price must be cheap. b. The place must be right. c. The film must be good. 1. Speaker 2 a. We have to consider the time it takes. b. We have to consider how much choice we have. c. We have to consider the financial aspect. 2. Speaker 3 a. I don't mind what I watch. b. I don't mind where I watch it. c. I don't mind how I watch it. 3. Speaker 4 a. Technology makes things quicker. b. Technology gives you more choice. c. Technology is becoming cheaper. 4. Speaker 5 a. The film must be good b. Comfort is very important c. I like the atmosphere. Listening to the descriptions. Listen to the descriptions. As you listen, find the type of film each speaker is describing. 0. Speaker 1 a. comedy b. science fiction 1. Speaker 2 a. cartoon b. western 2. Speaker 3 a. crime film b. romance 3. Speaker 4 a. action film b. comedy 4. Speaker 5 a. horror film b. thriller Now listen again. This time, decide if the statements are true or false. Write T for True or F for False. 0. Speaker 1 thought the script was weak. T / F 1. Speaker 2 was impressed with the effects. T / F 2. Speaker 3 really enjoyed the film. T / F 3. Speaker 4 had expected it to be better. T / F 4. Speaker 5 thought the ending was predictable. T / F Tapescripts to the exercises: I. Speaker 1 Well, if you're a film buff like I am, there's really no alternative. I mean, of course watching films at home is more convenient sometimes, but you lose so much of the atmosphere on the small screen. And little local cinemas do have a certain charm, and they may well be cheaper, in fact, but, you know, the sound quality and picture quality usually just aren't good enough. No, you've got to have a choice of movie, a comfortable environment, a big screen and top quality projection if you're really going to get the best out of the whole viewing experience. Speaker 2 When you're quite a large family, like we are, you really have to think about the expense. And taking the kids to the pictures is just too costly these days. So we generally just pop down to Darcy's on Saturday morning and let the kids choose a couple of tapes. They actually have a lot more choice that way, and, as I said, it's a lot cheaper. And they're quite happy just sitting in front of the TV for a couple of hours, anyway. Speaker 3 The thing is, for me, I'll watch anything, see. You know, classic Oscar-winning movie or complete rubbish. I just don't care. So it's easy just to turn on the box and watch whatever's on. I'm actually not very good at making decisions, so I let the programme schedulers do it for me. If I had to choose a video, or see what's on at the local cinema, well, then I'd have to make a decision, wouldn't I?! Speaker 4 If it's a choice between watching a movie on video or at the cinema then there's no contest – the cinema wins every time. But, to tell you the truth, Barry and I don't really go to the movies anymore. The telly's digital, and Barry's connected it up to the PC, so we've got a kind of home entertainment system. It's fab! The quality's great, as you'd expect, but what I really like is the control you have. You know, 'cos it's all on disk, it's all interactive. And some of the most recent releases even let you choose the ending! No, I could never go back to video now. Speaker 5 Well, a film's a film if you ask me, and, if it's any good, it doesn't really matter where you see it. But I have to admit, there's something special about watching a film under the stars on a summer's evening. Reminds me of that movie Cinema Paradise And you've got a table, so you can have something to eat and drink if you get peckish during the film. Lovely! II. Speaker 1 Yes, it's actually not the kind of film I usually like, but I have to say it was done rather well. I guess because it wasn't all special effects -there was actually some plot and characterisation too. And the robots were really very funny and sweet. And they did provide some comic relief from the big planetary battle scenes. No, could have been a lot worse. Speaker 2 Oh, it was adorable. I think we enjoyed it more than the kids did! It was about this little toy cowboy who feels threatened when his owner, you know, a little boy, gets a new robot-thing for Christmas. The animation was fantastic! It really did look real. Still, I don't think they draw them by hand these days, do they? It's all done by computer. Speaker 3 Yeah, it was some kind of sentimental rubbish about a policeman who falls in love with a bank clerk who he meets after a robbery. Typical stuff - they move in together, split up, get back together. Bit boring, really, to tell you the truth. Speaker 4 Well, it was Barry's choice, and I thought, 'Oh no, what's he gone and got this time?', but it was actually really rather fun. Loads of car chases and people doing impossible things like jumping from one building to the next. And the scene in the cable car at the end was ... well, I was literally on the edge of my seat. No, very good. Speaker 5 Return of the Vampire it was called, or something like that. Made in 1964, but still quite scary. About an aristocrat, who's actually the grandson of Count Dracula, living in London. Loads of blood, and of course they get him in the end, but not bad at all really