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10 Sept 2026
The Rise of AI-Generated Music: Threat or Masterpiece?
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Computers are making new music.
b) Dogs are singing on television.
c) Robots are buying plastic guitars.
Ask:
(1) Do you like listening to songs on the radio?
(2) Can a computer make happy sound?
VOCABULARY
computer (/kəmˈpjuː.tər/, noun)
Meaning: An electronic machine that stores and uses data.
Example: I use a computer to play fun games.
music (/ˈmjuː.zɪk/, noun)
Meaning: Pleasant sounds made by instruments or voices.
Example: We listen to happy music in the car.
song (/sɒŋ/, noun)
Meaning: Music with words that people sing.
Example: She sings a sweet song to her baby.
artist (/ˈɑː.tɪst/, noun)
Meaning: A person who creates art or music.
Example: The artist plays the piano very well.
fast (/fɑːst/, adjective)
Meaning: Moving or happening with great speed.
Example: The fast train moves across the green field.
hear (/hɪər/, verb)
Meaning: To receive sound with your ears.
Example: I hear the birds sing every morning.
Computers are changing our world today. Smart machines make new music now. A computer listens to many old songs. Then it writes a new song very fast. Many young people hear these songs online every day.
Some people love this smart system. It is fun and easy to make music. You press one button on the screen. The machine plays a nice track for you. Anyone can be a creator with this quick tool.
However, real human musicians are worried. An artist works very hard for many years. They play real instruments with their hands. They write special words from the heart. Can a cold machine feel real feelings? Many singers say no. They want people to listen to real human art.
Egor Komarov from Pexels
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) Do you listen to music every day?
(2) Can a computer feel happy or sad?
(3) Would you like to make a song with a computer?
(4) Who is your favourite singer?
(5) Is human music better than machine music?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: artist, computer, fast, music
Computers are changing our world today. Smart machines make new _______(1) now. A _______(2) listens to many old songs. Then it writes a new song very _______(3). Many young people hear these songs online every day.
Some people love this smart system. It is fun and easy to make music. You press one button on the screen. The machine plays a nice track for you. Anyone can be a creator with this quick tool.
However, real human musicians are worried. An _______(4) works very hard for many years. They play real instruments with their hands. They write special words from the heart. Can a cold machine feel real feelings? Many singers say no. They want people to listen to real human art.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this story?
a) Computers are making music, but some real singers are worried.
b) Nobody wants to listen to music on the internet anymore.
c) Robots are buying expensive instruments from local shops.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) Smart machines write new songs very fast. T/F
(2) You must play guitar for ten years to use a computer program. T/F
(3) Real musicians play instruments with their hands. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order (1-3):
( ) A computer writes a brand new song.
( ) A machine listens to many old songs.
( ) Young people hear the song online.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) Computer
(2) Song
(3) Artist
(4) Fast
(5) Hear
Section 5: Vocab Match
a) Music with words that people sing
b) Moving or happening with great speed
c) An electronic machine that uses data
d) To receive sound with your ears
e) A person who creates art or music
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) The young boy _______ to music on his phone every morning.
a) listens
b) drives
(2) This new computer makes songs very _______ for the children.
a) fast
b) hungry
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble the sentence:
A) makes / B) music / C) computer / D) the / E) new
(2) Unscramble the sentence:
A) hear / B) online / C) we / D) songs / E) happy
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a
Section 1: (1) music, (2) computer, (3) fast, (4) artist
Section 2: a
Section 3: (1) T, (2) F, (3) T
Section 4: 2, 1, 3
Section 5: (1) c, (2) a, (3) e, (4) b, (5) d
Section 6: (1) a, (2) a
Section 7: (1) D-C-A-E-B (The computer makes new music.), (2) C-A-E-D-B (We hear happy songs online.)
Section 8: Open-ended student answers.
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