Listening and Speaking 1Music, Rock the Hearts!
oncewrote,“IfmusicbethefoodofWilliamlove,Shakespeareplayon.” The 1)beautof music is food for the ears, loaded with mental
nutrition,providingrelieffromthefastpaceddailylife,andinspiring unimaginable2)creativit.Musicisafaithfulfriendofours,attimes of3)happines,sadness,loneliness,andmanyother4)emotionthat
we experience in life; it will cheer us up or 5)comforus wherever we are. Good music crosses all boundaries of 6)cultur, and language, andtouchestheheartandsoulofeveryone.Thereisawayinwhichmusic can make a 7)differencto your IQ. Learning to play a musical instrument can have a 8)beneficiaeffect on your brain. Music
definitely helps bring out the real genius in some great scientists 2. For reference
● He was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist.
● He proposed the Theory of Relativity and also made major contributions to the development of quantum mechanics.
● He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics. ● He loved music.
● He became a US citizen in 1940. ● He was offered, but turned down, the Presidency of the State of Israel.
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