Country Western Music

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

• What did the cowboy do to stay awake when he was alone with the cattle?
• What was not mentioned as an instrument from the homes of people in the American South?

What did the cowboy do to stay awake when he was alone with the cattle?

What was not mentioned as an instrument from the homes of people in the American South?

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

Country-Western Music

Country-western music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Country-western music is a mixture of music from all of these places. 

In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy's life was 3.1 and dangerous. When he was alone with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to 3.2 them. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful, 3.3 music.

The cowboys also sang music when they traveled to town to relax and have a good time. Sometimes they played 3.4 guitars 3.5 harmonicas. Later they used 3.6 and other instruments.

In the American South, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from French, Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins, and harmonicas, too. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles, 3.7, and spoons. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving, they usually sang and played country music.

Country-western music describes life. It talks about love, jobs, home, and money. People in many parts of the world like country-western music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many fans of this music wear western clothes and dance together to country-western music. Many bands all over the world now perform country-western music.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Country-Western Music

Country-western music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Country-western music is a mixture of music from all of these places. 

In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to calm them. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful, peaceful music.

The cowboys also sang music when they traveled to town to relax and have a good time. Sometimes they played either guitars or harmonicas. Later they used violins and other instruments.

In the American South, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from French, Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins, and harmonicas, too. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles, cans, and spoons. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving, they usually sang and played country music.

Country-western music describes life. It talks about love, jobs, home, and money. People in many parts of the world like country-western music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many fans of this music wear western clothes and dance together to country-western music. Many bands all over the world now perform country-western music. 

Source: Facts and Figures

How many countries did country-western music come from?

Why was a cowboys' life lonely and dangerous?

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

1. A cowboy's life was 7.1 and dangerous.
2. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles, 7.2, and spoons. 
3. Sometimes they played 7.3 guitars 7.4 harmonicas. Later they used 7.5 and other instruments.
4. He also sang music to the cattle to 7.6 them. 
5. They did not run away if he sang beautiful, 7.7 music. 

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

1. You can buy vegetables and soup in 8.1. 
2. When a war ends, the countries are 8.2. 
3. Mario wants to study 8.3 the guitar 8.4 the 8.5. 
4. Sometimes classical music 8.6 animals and people. 
5. Her parents regularly go on business trips and she often feels 8.7.