Improve children’s (4) ___________ and health.

Listen to a talk about music and complete the note. Write ONE WORD in each blank. You will listen TWICE.

SOME BENEFITS OF MUSIC

(1) ___________ anxiety and cheer people up.

Help to (3) ___________ better on study or work.

Read the text and do the tasks

NO BORING JOBS

A good job is not always easy. Many people are happy with a job that is difficult but interesting. Read about three people like this.

Lara Setrakian is a journalist. She is from the United States, but travels to different parts of the world for her job. Sometimes, she is in places that are dangerous. Her job is difficult because she travels a lot. Her job is interesting because she meets many people from around the world. She talks with them about their lives, sometimes in their own language. She speaks five languages! They are English, Arabic, Armenian, French, and Spanish.

Misty Copeland is a dancer from the United States. She is a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. Principal dancers are the best dancers--male or female--in the company. Principal dancers earn a good salary. It is a difficult job. Misty practices for long hours and performs in many shows. She also travels to perform in other cities in the US and other countries.

José Andrés is a chef. He is from Spain, but lives in the United States. He cooks Spanish food in good restaurants. He is also a volunteer. His organization is World Central Kitchen. He works with other chefs to give food to people in need all around the world. Sometimes, they help when there is a natural disaster, like in Puerto Rico and Haiti. In other countries, like Nicaragua and Cambodia, World Central Kitchen trains people to be chefs.

Shorten the boring time when people are doing (2) ___________ chores.

Unscramble the words to make sentences.

1. at / eat / you / o'clock / do / one / lunch

2. You … walk there alone at night. It's dangerous.

2. Is Lara's job safe or dangerous?

Match the questions and answers. Use each answer once only

3. Lara, Misty, and Jose are all from the US.

3. Where does Misty Copeland work?

Note: Some may find music a (5) ___________ when they are trying to study.

6. I … bring sunblock because it will be very hot.

4. break / don't / I / in the afternoon / a / take

Answer the questions

1. What is Lara Setrakian's job?

6. Oscar watches TV on Sunday evening, and neither / so does his son.