2015-2016高中英语 Module4 Vocaabulary and reading课件 外研版选修6.pptVIP

* Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea. 1 But others happily throw in a few coins, grateful for this brief interval of music as they go about their shopping. 2 Down there on the pavement, few passersby stop. 3 In Harlem, New York, some locals place a sound system by an open window, plug it into the electrical socket, and all of a sudden, there’s dancing in the streets. 4 The street musician is keeping alive a culture which has almost disappeared in our busy, organised, and regulated lives: the sound of music when you least expect it. 1 How does the writer feel about the music playing in the street? He likes it. 2 How much do people have to pay for the music in Barcelona? The music is free, but people can give the musicians money if they want. 3 What is everyone else doing as the music man plays his organ in Paris? A few people stop and listen, some smile and some walk past with their heads down and gangs of boys form and disappear, someone even puts a coin in the cup on the organ. 4 Why is there suddenly dancing in the streets in Harlem? A sound system has been placed by an open window. 5 Why does music echo in the London Underground? Because it is played in the tunnels. 6 What is the disadvantage of recorded music? Music loses some of its liveliness. 7 What is the advantage of live music? Street music gives life to everyone who listens and offers relief from the cares of the day. *