Applied English for
American Society and Culture through Music
Fall 2005 Seibert
Chapter 2: Class exercise
Name _____________________ Mailbox _____
I. Speaking: Listen and repeat. Underline, accent or dot the syllable (word part) that is most strongly stressed (higher, louder, longer): ethnic. Some words have just one syllable; if so, just underline the whole word (for example: that).
Examples: songs ( - ); music ( - - )
folk mu-sic ( - - -)
in-stru-men-tal ( - - - - )
tra-di-tio-nal ( - - - - )
li-sten-ers ( - - - ) [silent t]
mu-si-cians (- - - )
sound ( - )
sounds ( - ) [silent d; often in English when there are three consonants sounds together, we don't say the middle one because it's too difficult!)
II. Reading comprehension
What are at least four characteristics of most folk music? Do not use words you don't understand.
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III. What two continents provided ethnic sources for American folk music?
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IV. Vocabulary: Match the word with the meaning. Do not use your dictionaries.
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Word |
Meaning | |
| ___ 1. | unpretentious | a. there are many |
| ___ 2. | folk repertory | b. countries and cultures where customs, music, etc. come from |
| ___ 3. | sophisticated musicians | c. all folk songs |
| ___ 4. | ethnic sources | d. gotten the best or the most |
| ___ 5. | abound | e. a large collection from many cultures and counties |
| ___ 6. | immeasurable wealth | f. has a long history |
| ___ 7. | multiethnic trove | g. so much or so many that we cannot measure or count them |
| ___ 8. | reaped the greatest treasure | h. not trying to be more important; simple |
| ___ 9. | is deeply rooted | i. people who know a lot about music |