6 Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.
I’m going to talk about the importance of spending more money on music in schools. I’ll begin 1___ a discussion about the role of music in schools. 2___, I’m going to discuss how playing a musical instrument is good for your brain development. 3___ I’m going to talk about how playing a musical instrument helps you to do better at school and why schools should therefore pay for all students to learn an instrument. Then I’ll 4___ up the main points before taking questions.
I’d like to start by 5___ that people generally don’t think music is an important subject. I’ll tell you why I 6___ that. Music is not a main subject in most schools in the UK. Most children who sing or play a musical instrument do this in extra-curricular clubs at the end of the school day. Parents pay for these classes and they are expensive. First 7___ all, we need to ask ourselves, is music a subject that should just be a choice for students with rich parents? Or should it be compulsory in every school, as I believe it should, with schools paying for instruments for students to practise on? The 8___ I say that is because many studies show us that musical children get better scores in subjects like maths. Now I’d like to move 9___ to my next point about music and the brain. If you play an instrument, it helps your brain development. There are a number of 10___ why I believe this. First,
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