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Study Music

Date: May 25 2009

Themes: School, Work

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs

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When you have a big exam to study for, it’s good to have all the help you can get. But not everyone agrees about what’s most helpful when it comes to study music.

Some people find all types of music distracting when they’re trying to study. Others like to have some background noise to help them focus. They might choose classical music to calm them, dance music to keep them energized, or punk to help them get their aggression out. Listen to the dialog to find out what kind of study music Ella and Mason like.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Ella

Mason

Ella: Do you listen to music when you study or read?

Mason: I like to listen to music while I’m working. But nothing too distracting. I get really easily distracted.

Ella: Yeah, for me, I can’t listen to anything with words, you know? So I always stick to classical or things that are just like…just sounds.

Mason: Classical’s definitely good. I remember back in high school my parents would always say that Mozart would be great for…It was scientifically proven to make you smarter, or do better on tests. And that always kind of stuck with me. So I listen to a lot of Mozart when I’m working.

Ella: Yeah. That sounds good. You know what you shouldn’t listen to? Lil Wayne. Supposedly it lowers your IQ if you listen to him while studying.

Mason: I believe that. But is that proven?

Ella: There was a study that came out. Just letting you know.

Mason: So knowing that you can’t listen to stuff that distracts you, do you generally like to have something going on?

Ella: It depends where I am. If I’m at a coffee shop then I’ll put on some headphones and drown out the noise. But if I’m in my room I prefer it to be quiet. But if you want to do it, do it, right?

Mason: Absolutely.

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Discussion

Mason likes to listen to music while he works, as long as it isn’t too distracting. Both he and Ella think that classical music is the best study music. Mason even thinks that listening to Mozart while he studies might make him smarter. Unlike Lil Wayne, which supposedly makes you dumber.

When she’s at home, Ella thinks it’s better not to have any music on at all while she’s studying. But sometimes when she studies at a coffee shop she listens to music on her headphones so she won’t have to hear any of the other distracting noises around her.

Do you listen to music while you study? What makes the best study music?

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blue_bear

Taiwan

can’t study without music!

alice197

China

i like to listen to the music when i have something to do,like washing,do some cleaning,or do the chores….but i can't listen to it when i am writing==for the dissertation,articles or something like that,for that will make me distracted and can't focused.

rfialho

Brazil

I like to listen music when i working or when i'm studing something that need to do calculus…but when i'm reading a book or anything else the music distract me,and i have to focus just on the text.

tiagon85

Brazil

I like to listen to music when i´m doing something easy for me, or something about my routine, but when it´s a busy-work I have to focus on it without any song, just quiet.

superstars

Turkey

distribute music unless my attention I love to listen to music while studying.I especially prefer slow music. this style of music I listen to normal life

Ca_Brazil

Brazil

Id rather like to study in place completely quiet, i get distract easily, I like to study and read enough to understand and do that as long as necessary. However this is not always possible at home, then some calm or intrumentals music is better than other to listen to while im studying.

Naneee

Germany

yes =) when i am at shool..teacher is talking..talking..talking..blaaaa..when that happpens..i usually go to take my ipod to listen to music! hidden of course:D haha yeahhahaha very very very intelligent ..addmit

Naneee

Germany

omar?

ciberd7

Brazil

I agree with them. Classical music is an amazing type of "IQ raisers", I listen to piano songs when I´m getting crazy trying to solve mathematic problems and other assignments alike.

When you have a background noise bothering you everything gets outta control, but listening to a good song just gets you smarter and you get comfortable about it.

THEBABY

Dominican Republic

I USED TO LISTEN ROMANTIC MUSIC. I AGREE WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC, DEFINITELY THE BEST ONE FOR IT.

elmejor

Colombia

well, absolutely for me listening to music is one of the best ways to get ready for lessons or understanding all the topics u wanna be ready for… i prefer dance music or classical while i'm studying … it's so cool the sensation that comes to u at that moment greetings!!!

noobhaohui

Malaysia

I'll listen music,when I'm surfing the internet=)

Taja

Russian Federation

I'm seeting at work and my chief is listening heavy rock now. It's terribly. I'm going off one's head. I can't work

songlin043@gmail.com

China

i never listen music especially louder music when i am working. i thinks that is a kind of noise distracting me. may be some soft music such as classical music is good and helpful for calm me to focus my attention when i am studing and working, so i will try.

nina chan

Indonesia

music is my friend.. :) i always start my day in the morning with listen music..

Futuristic

Philippines

When I need to beat the deadline. I ake some time to have an overtime so I need easy listening music and a black coffee

Futuristic

Philippines

As for me, I love listening music when I'm working or fixing something because it is really help me finish it on time but if there's no distractors. You know, I give more time doing those task but when I'm reading or studying I prefer to have a silent atmosphere.