Now let's read the passage again, underline new words in the text and decide whether the following statements are right or not.

1. The three composers were all born in Austria.

2. Mozart had a beautiful singing voice.

3. Mozart died before his fortieth birthday.

4. Beethoven once worked at the court of a prince, who began to go deaf when he grew older.

5. Beethoven had ever met Haydn, but he didn't think he taught him a lot.

6. Both Haydn and Mozart had fathers who were musicians.

Key:

1. F Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany.

2. F. Haydn had a good singing voice.

3. T

4. F. Haydn once worked at the court of a prince, but he didn't go deaf.

5. T

6. F. Haydn was the son of a peasant

( The teacher may begin with the T/F questions orally and this is a good time to test their listening abilities as well as their comprehension of the text. )

Step 3 Read and listen to the passage. Meanwhile, some more questions are waiting for you.

1. How did Haydn change the form of symphonies?

2. How long did he work in eastern Austria?

3. How many pieces of music did Mozart compose?

4. How old was he when he played for the Empress of Austria?

5. How long were Mozart and Haydn friends?

6. Who taught Beethoven how to play the piano?

7. Did he stop composing when he became deaf?

Keys:

1 He changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra.

2. 30 years.

3. More than 600 pieces of music.

4. When he was 6 , he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress of Austria.