Music and Behavior

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

• Can music affect how quickly someone eats?
• According to the audio, what do some restaurants use music to do?

According to the audio, some restaurants use music _____.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Music and Behaviour

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? There is a good 3.1 that you did. Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. 

Scientists believe that music 3.2 the way people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western 3.3 music (Mozart and Bach) makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. With no 3.4 music, people spend even less. 

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. People actually chew their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money this way. 

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more alert. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you 3.5. 

The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you 3.6. 

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Music and Behaviour

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? There is a good chance that you did. Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. 

Scientists believe that music affects the way people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music (Mozart and Bach) makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. With no background music, people spend even less. 

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. People actually chew their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money this way. 

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more alert. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax. 

The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you behave. 

Source: Facts and Figures

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you 7.1.
2. Scientists believe that music 7.2 the way people behave.
3. With no 7.3 music, people spend even less.
4. According to some scientists, the sound of western 7.4 music (Mozart and Bach) makes people feel richer.
5. And listening to music can help you 7.5.
6.  Did you hear music at any of those places? There is a good 7.6 that you did.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

1. The children can't go to the movies this week because they didn't 8.1 well at school. 
2. We couldn't study because there was too much 8.2 noise.
3. ‘Swan Lake’ is one of the great 8.3 ballets.
4. Laughter can 8.4 your feelings. Usually, it makes you feel better. 
5. There's a good 8.5 that I'll have this essay finished by tomorrow.
6. After a long day in the office, I love 8.6 on the sofa.