雅思口语话题词汇积累之 “Music”

雅思口语中遇到“音乐”这一话题你会怎么说？先来学习这一主题中的常用话题词及习语，扩充这一板块中的词汇量。

Vocabulary:

• music genre: a distinct type of music. Famous music genres include:
• classical music: music that is thought to be a part of a long, formal tradition.

My dad is fond of classical music. He listens to Mozart and Beethoven every day.

• pop music: a genre of popular music.

One of the most famous pop-singers in the history are Michael Jackson and Madonna.

• rock music: music that is based around amplified instruments, especially the electric guitar and electric bass, and is characterized by driving rhythms.

My favourite music genre is rock. I adore such rock bands as Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Beatles.

• catchy tune: a tune or a song that's easy to remember and that you enjoy singing.

I heard a catchy song the other day and now it's stuck in my head.

• elevator music: music that is played in places like supermarket or family restaurant. Almost always is very repetitive and annoying.

Yesterday I heard a very annoying elevator music in the local supermarket.

• live music: music performance in front of an audience.

I prefer listening to a live music than to a recording. It's much more emotional and energetic.

• music to one's ears: something (often information) very pleasant and enjoyable to someone.

When my teacher told me that I got the highest mark in the class for the assignment, it was like music to my ears.

• opera: a kind of performance in which actors sing during their play with music performed by an orchestra.

I often listen to classical music and go to opera.

• ringtone: sound that a cell phone makes when someone is calling.

I set my favourite song as a ringtone on my cell phone.

• rock band: musicians that play rock music.

Last week I was on my favourite rock band's concert.

• tone deaf: not able to discern the notes properly.

Alhough I'm tone deaf, I'd like to learn to sing properly in the future.

• tuneful: pleasant and melodious music or sound.

I heard a tuneful choir of birds yesterday morning.

Useful idioms:

• to face the music: to have to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions.

If you commit a crime, eventually, you'll have to face the music.

• to ring a bell: to sound familiar.

I think I heard this song somewhere. It definitely rings a bell.

• to sound like a broken record: to repeat yourself again and again.

Little children often sound like a broken record and it annoys most people.

• to strike (hit) a false note: to do something wrong.

I realised that I hit a false note on the exam when I received a 0 mark afterwards.