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Listening and Speaking

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Music, Rock the Hearts! William Shakespeare once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.” The 1) beauty of music is food for the ears, loaded with mental nutrition, providing relief from the fast paced daily life, and inspiring unimaginable 2) creativity. Music is a faithful friend of ours, at times of 3) happiness, sadness, loneliness, and many other 4) emotions that we experience in life; it will cheer us up or 5) comfort us wherever we are. Good music crosses all boundaries of 6) culture, and language, and touches the heart and soul of everyone. There is a way in which music can make a 7) difference to your IQ. Learning to play a musical instrument can have a 8) beneficial effect on your brain. Music definitely helps bring out the real genius in some great scientists. 2. For reference

● He was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist.

● He proposed the Theory of Relativity and also made major contributions to the development of quantum mechanics.

● He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics. ● He loved music.

● He became a US citizen in 1940.

● He was offered, but turned down, the Presidency of the State of Israel.

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A. Einstein’s academic popularity: 1) There is no other personality in the academic world that has even half Einstein’s popularity. 2) There is no genius in the world as respected and as loved as Albert Einstein. 3) Nowhere in the world could we find another academic that rivals the popularity of rock superstars. 4) His opus “E=mc2” would rival any Beatles’ platinum record. 5) His “Theory of Relativity” even shook Newton’s gravitational theory off the charts. B. Einstein’s love of and gift for music: 1) Had he lived later, he could easily pass as the only male member of the Bond electric Quartet. 2) Had he not been a scientist, he would have been a musician. 3) Einstein, with unclipped moustache and unkempt hair, did actually perform in solo concerts! 4) Einstein shone in a deeply felt performance of an adagio from one of the Beethoven sonatas before his 17th birthday. 5) In addition to his prowess on the violin, he also played the piano and, in particular, loved to improvise.

C. Einstein’s gift brought out by music:

1) Albert Einstein believed that he got most joy in life out of music. 2) Albert Einstein himself admitted that the reason he was so smart was because he played the violin.

3) One friend, G. J. Withrow, confided that the way Einstein dealt with problems and equations was by improvising on the violin.

4) Einstein’s second wife, Elsa said that music helped him when he was thinking about his theories.

5) His son Hans said that Albert Einstein took refuge in music, which would usually resolve all his difficulties.

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1) Albert Einstein himself admitted that the reason he was so smart was because he played the violin. One friend, G. J. Withrow, confided that the way Einstein dealt with problems and equations was by improvising on the violin. His second wife, Elsa, said music helped him when he was thinking about his theories. His son Hans Albert Einstein too recalled his father using music as a tool to help his work.

2) Music is important to most people, including me. Music can help me concentrate on my homework. Music is a way of life. It can be interpreted in many ways and life without it would be like life without color. It gives me a chance to express myself in ways that nothing else can.

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