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Lesson 27. Topic: Music and love.

Task 1. Read and translate the text.
Music and love.
Julian was a well-read, highly educated and accomplished pianist and
composer. He had spent many years of practicing music to become a true

master. He seemed to have everything one can dream of - talent, intellect,
and wealth. The only thing he wished for was to meet his true love.
The new season had just started and members of the orchestra gathered
for the first time after the summer break. It was during the rehearsal that
Julian met Sia, a young musician who was invited to join the orchestra as a
violinist. As their eyes met directly for the first time, they immediately fell

in love with each other. They started dating and would spend a lot of time
together, playing the piano, talking about music, literature, and the infinite
cultural events, which their city was famous for. They lived in Vienna and
both loved it a lot, inspired by its numerous historic places, museums and
sights. They enjoyed short round trips of the old city in the traditional
horse-drawn carriage.
Their relationship was a bed of roses and Julian decided to propose to

Sia. He bought a beautiful engagement ring and was planning to ask her to
marry him. He also composed a love song without words for Sia. On that
day Sia looked gorgeous, he couldn’t take his eyes off her. He started
playing the song he had composed for her. Hardly had he touched the piano
keyboards, when she took her violin and produced the finest melody. Never
had Julian heard such beautiful music before. T o his surprise, Sia had

composed a special love song for him too. Their romance was as delightful
as their music. When Julian proposed to Sia, she didn’t hesitate to answer:
‘I couldn’t wish for a better husband’.
T ask 2. Write down and learn the new words.
A pianist, a composer, a violinist, a musician, a master, an orchestra,
talent, intellect, wealth, a rehearsal, a break, a member, accomplished, well-
read, to practice, to wish for, directly / indirectly, for the first time, to fall in

love with, literature, infinite, numerous, historic, dating / a date, to marry
/to get married, an engagement ring, a horse-drawn carriage, to compose, a
piano, a keyboard, to touch, relationship, ’a bed of roses’, gorgeous, a