8/9/2019 Revisin 3 Polimodal Humanidades
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Reading Comprehension
Rock and roll will never die
When you turn on the radio or walk into a hotel anywhere in the
world, youll probably listen to the same songs.
Many of these songs by artists such as Elvis resley, the !eatles
or "bba, are not new, but belong to the #$%&s, the '&s
and
the (&s. !ack in the %&s people thought that this type
of music was going to be a brief fashion but in fact, pop music
has
become an international form of language, and its stars are
famous.Modern pop music started when two very old musical
traditions got together in the south of the )*". White music
came from the old songs taken to "merica by people from *cotland
and +reland. he music has a clear melody and the songsnormally tell
a story. !lack music came to "merica with the clack "frican slaves.
heir music has a strong rhythm. he two
traditions came together in the early -&thcentury.
owever, like most other things in "merican at the time, music
was segregated. !lack people listened to black
musicians and white people listened to white bands. !y the
#$%&s people started changing and looked for a new sound to
combine white and black music. he new sound came together with a
simple but revolutionary invention/ the electric guitar.
he electric guitar had three advantages. 0irst, it was easy to
play. *econd. 1ou could sing and play at the same time.
!ut most important of all, it was 23)4.
+n #$%5 a young man called Elvis "aron resley appeared on the
scene of the world. e combined the rhythms of
"frica and the melodies of Europe with the volume and energy of
the electric guitar and the new sound was there.
hey called it rock and roll.
rue or 0alse6
#. Many of the pop songs we listen to these days appeared a long
time ago.
-. op music was born in the )*".
7. "t the beginning of the -& thcentury both black and white
people listened to the same music bands.5. he electric guitar was
very important in the creation of rock 8n roll music.
Multiple choice
#. Rock and roll
a. went 9uickly out of fashion
b. has been popular for nearly %& years
c. is white peoples favourite-. Elvis resley
a. invented the electric guitar
b. combined rock 8n roll with "frican music
c. created rock 8n roll
Write 9uestions
a. +t has become an international form of language
b. +t came with the black slaves from "frica
c. +t was the electric guitard. e combined the rhythms of "frica
and the melodies of Europe
e. +t was called rock and roll
Choose the correct answer/ a, b or c
+ts *pikes birthday today so her friends are giving her a party
at the hostel. *tella and :atie made a chocolate cake
for her yesterday while *pike ;;;.
