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A. Answer the questions about The Feel of Music.
1. Detail Glennie is a special musician because she _____.
a. can't hear
b. never studied music
c. can play many instruments
2. Detail Glennie_____ music when she lost her hearing.
a. stopped playing
b. didn't give up
c. decided to learn
3. Inference Glennie doesn't wear shoes in her performances to _____.
a. move quickly b. feel relaxed c. "hear" the music
4. Vocabulary In line 14, "she is a keen collector" means that she _____ musical instruments.
a. loves to collect b. likes to play c. is good at collecting
5. Inference Which one of these is not a percussion instrument?
a. bell b. violin c. drum
B. Complete the timeline. Write the letters of the events below.
a. studies at the Royal Academy of Music
b. wins her first Grammy
c. starts to have hearing problems
d. performs with famous musicians
e. starts to take drum lessons
f. discovers she can "hear" notes in her body
Born
starts learning the piano
Age 8: __________
Age 12: __________
Age 16: __________
Age 23: __________
Now
C. CRITICAL THINKING Talk with a partner. Evelyn Glennie says listening to music with only your ears is like trying to understand a person with only your eyes. What do you think this means?
PROJECT Work with a partner. Write a summary of an English song.
