2- Key words
1. d 2. g 3. e 4. f 5. b 6. c 7. a
3- Before you read
1. False: while about two-thirds are pleasant, some can become quite annoying
2. True
3. True
4. False: White Christmas by Irving Berlin is the best-selling song of all time.
5. True: According to some theories, when we first hear a new piece of music we tend not to like it very much.
4- Checking understanding
1. They have fairly conventional melodic patterns together with something unusual: a key change, or unexpected repetitions.
2. They use a mysterious "Christmas chord".
3. Because of the dominance of Christmas music in public places such as shops and bars, we all get
a lot more exposure to the same songs than we do at other times of year.
4. They are repeated so often.
5. We can get fed up with the songs.
5- Find the words
1. the run-up to
2. stuck in our heads
3. bring together
4. sparks
5. curve
6. fed up with
7. taking down
8. dust off
1. d 2. g 3. e 4. f 5. b 6. c 7. a 3- Before you read
1. False: while about two-thirds are pleasant, some can become quite annoying
2. True
3. True
4. False: White Christmas by Irving Berlin is the best-selling song of all time.
5. True: According to some theories, when we first hear a new piece of music we tend not to like it very much.
4- Checking understanding
1. They have fairly conventional melodic patterns together with something unusual: a key change, or unexpected repetitions.
2. They use a mysterious "Christmas chord".
3. Because of the dominance of Christmas music in public places such as shops and bars, we all get
a lot more exposure to the same songs than we do at other times of year. 4. They are repeated so often.
5. We can get fed up with the songs.
5- Find the words
1. the run-up to
2. stuck in our heads
3. bring together
4. sparks
5. curve
6. fed up with
7. taking down
8. dust off
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