The benefits of music

"Les bienfaits de la musique"
French C1 writing exercise

Mathieu tells us about the benefits of music.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "jazz/rock", "variety (music)", "undeniable", "to soothe the savage beast (expression)", "to hum (song)", "a lullaby", "to drift off (sleep)", "a driver of [something]", "to reach hidden recesses".

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Whether [it be] jazz, rock or variety, it's undeniable that music is an integral part of our lives. But what does it bring [to us] that is so indispensable [to us]? It's well known: music soothes the savage beast. So my mother told me that when, as a baby, I was struggling to fall asleep, she would take me in her arms and (would) always hum the same lullaby until I drifted off. Music also represents a driver of creativity. In fact, many painters have stated that listening to music while practising their art had allowed them to reach hidden recesses of their imagination.

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