مکالمه انگلیسی درباره سبک موسیقی

Two people discuss music they like.

Adriana: Julian, tell me, do you have any type of favorite music?

Julian: I think my favorite music of my favorite genre would be rock and roll. Especially the rock and roll of the eighties, nineties, and some of the seventies. And you, how about you, do you have a favorite genre?

Adriana: Well, that sounds really fun. I think I like rock too, but newer like from the nineties, 2000, that was awesome. I think my favorite band would be Coldplay. I know it’s pretty popular, but they have some really good songs and they’ve been around for a long time. What would you say is your favorite band?

Julian: Well, Coldplay is really good, I really like them. But I prefer Guns N Roses, Boston, Chicago. Well, I know that those are state and cities, but they actually are rock band names. So those are my favorites.

Adriana: That’s awesome. Yeah, I think the music before was pretty cool, too. And today, with all the technology we have and everything, you can listen to music pretty much everywhere. Do you have any streaming platform that’s your favorite? Like Spotify, Apple, what do you use?

Julian: Well actually, there’s a platform that I really like, I’ve been using Spotify, but lately I discovered one that it’s called TIDAL and that platform, what it does, it’s that you get your music without losing quality. And that’s something really cool when you have a good pair of headphones. And talking about technology, well that’s something cool to get your hands on.

Adriana: Well, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that. I prefer Spotify. I think you can just download the app, use it on your phone, your computer, it’s pretty cool. And tell me, with all this technology and everything that has been going on in the last years, do you think that has helped music, like the musicians to make their music and producers, or was music better in the seventies and eighties? What do you think about that?

Julian: Well, it’s a really complicated, question because I think all music deserves credit, but I really enjoy the old days music. Musicians were really challenged by its gear, it was analog gear, so it was really difficult to make good and high quality recordings. So I really think that it’s more the appreciation that I have for all the effort they did back then. And I would say that I prefer the old ones.

Adriana: Yeah, I see your point, definitely. It was harder to record back then. Today with all the technology and everything that computers can do today, I think it’s easier, right? Pretty much anyone can record their own music in their home, and that’s amazing don’t you think?

Julian: Well, yeah you’re right. We have to give credit to them too, because nowadays you can have your own home studio and you can do everything by yourself. From recording, mixing, mastering. But also you have to study a lot because now you’re doing the work of a lot of people.

Adriana: Yeah. That still sounds like a lot of work, right?

Julian: Yes it is, but I think it’s worth it.

Adriana: That’s awesome. So tell me, I think you actually did record your own music a couple of months ago, right? By yourself?

Julian: Yes. And it was awesome. I recorded a whole album, it was an instrumental album. It was an orchestra and choir.

Adriana: That’s amazing. I can’t believe what technology has done today. And if you think about also, all the good things about the streaming platforms that there are, is that your music can be heard everywhere in the world. There can be somebody in China or France, just listening to your album right now, without you doing anything else. So platforms and technology has definitely helped, right?

Julian: Yeah, definitely.

Answer these questions about the conversation.

1) He likes music from ______ .

1. a) 1 decade
2. b) 2 decades
3. c) 3 decades

2) She likes music that is ____ than his.

1. a) older than
2. b) newer than
3. c) the same time as

3) Who likes Cold Play?

1. a) Just her
2. b) Just him
3. c) Both of them

4) Some of his favorite bands have the same name as ______ .

1. a) plants
2. b) places
3. c) animals

5) His new app lets him listen to music _____ .

1. a) without paying
2. b) in high quality
3. c) without headphones

Answers

• 1=c
• 2=b
• 3=c
• 4=b
• 5=b

been around

They’ve been around for a long time

Here, the phrase ‘been around’ means something has been known for a long time. Notice the following:

1. Cowboy hats have been around for a long time.
2. The Internet has not been around that long really.

Get your hand on

that’s something cool to get your hands on

Here, ‘to get your hands on’ means to obtain something. Notice the following:

1. I would love to get my hands on a smart watch.
2. Online, I was able to get my hands on a really, nice old watch.

Be going on

everything that has been going on

The phrase ‘to be going on’ refers to things that are happening in life. Notice the following:

1. A lot is going on in the news these days.
2. So, what has been going in with your life?

Deserve credit

I think all music deserves credit

The phrase ‘ to deserve credit’ means that something should get praise or recognition. Notice the following:

1. He deserves a lot of credit for what he did.
2. I don’t deserve any credit. Mary did all the work.

Back then

all the effort they did back then

‘Back then’ means previously, or at a time in the past. Notice the following:

1. I was poor in college, but I was happier back then.
2. I went to college in the 80s. There was no Internet back then.

• been around
• hands
• going
• deserve
• back then

1. Now life is easy, but………..  it was hard.
2. That style of music has……….  forever .
3. If you get your……….  on one, let me know.
4. They……….  a lot of credit.
5. A lot has been……….  on over there.