Задание 3 Закрепление материала 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 6 класс
Read the text and answer the questions:
- What are the meanings of the word ‘blues’?
- What is the origin of blues music?
- What is blues?
Answering this question musicians usually say, ‘Blues is when a good man feels sad and lonely,’ or ‘Blues is a feeling of a good man when his girl leaves him.’ In dictionaries, blues is defined not only as a style of music but also as a feeling of deep unhappiness. It was an emotion long before it became a kind of music. Blues was born in North America at the beginning of the last century among Afro-Americans. African roots, influence of ‘white’ folk music and jazz as a basis gave birth to this new style. The romantic image of a bluesman is a poor lonely man with his guitar and the blues as his only friend. The blues to a singer may be like person, whom he is talking to, an old friend ready to listen and help. One of the most famous blues begins like this:
Good morning, blues,
Blues, how do you do?
Good morning, blues,
Blues, how do you do?
Well, I’m doing all right,
Good morning, how are you?
- The word blues means a style of music and a feeling of deep unhappiness.
- Blues music originated in North America at the beginning of the last century among Afro-Americans.
- Blues is both a kind of music and an emotion — a feeling of sadness and loneliness.
