Write if the following statements are "true" or "false". 1 Rock music began in Europe. 12. The electric guitar is the most important instrument in rock music
3. Rock musicians also use the violin 4. Rock music is usually very loud
5. Jazz musicians very the first to use new studio recording techniques 6. From the text we can say what multi-tracking and digital sampling
mean. II. Choose the right option to complete the sentences.
1. Rock music appeared in
a) 1960s b)in the middle of the last century c)1930s
2. Rock was influenced by...
a) disco music b) a lot of musical traditions c) Charlie Christian
3. Charlie Christian was... a)the first rock musician b)a jazz musician c) the inventor of the electric guitar.
4. Drum set came to rock music from...
a) rap b) blues c) jazz. 5 is also used in rock music.
a) The acoustic guitar b)The saxophone c) The piano. 6. Rock music has been tied to... a) the developments
technology b) the use of computers c) the Internet.
III. Answer the questions.
1. Where does rock music come from?
2. What influenced the shaping of it?
3. What are the most important instruments in rock music?
4. Who first played the amplified guitar as a solo instrument?
5. How is rock music performed? 6. What new recording techniques were invented by rock musicians?
V. Write the plan to the text.
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1) He swims erery sunday – Общий
Does he swim every day?
2) She translated the text last week - Специальный
When did she translate the text? – She translated the text last week
What did she do last week? – She translated the text.
What did she translate last week? – She translated the text
3) They are reading (the? an?) article now - Альтернативный
Are they reading an article or a book now?
4) He has broken his car - С хвостиком
He has broken the car, hasn’t he?
5) You have been studying English for 2 years - К подлежащему
Who has been studying English for 2 years?
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