1. Read the text and mark the statements with True or False. What is blues? Answering this question musicians usually say: "Blues is when a good man feels sad and lonely" or "Blues is a feeling of a good man when his girl leaves him". In dictionaries blues is defined not only as a style of music but also as a feeling of deep unhappiness. It was an emotion long before it became a kind of music. Blues was born in North America at the beginning of the last century among Afro-Americans. African roots, influence of "white" folk music and jazz as a basis gave birth to this new style. The romantic image of a bluesman is a poor lonely man with his guitar and the blues as his only friend. The blues to a singer may be like person, whom he is talking to, an old friend ready to listen and help. 1. In dictionaries blues is defined as a feeling of deep unhappiness. 2. Blues was born in France at the beginning of the last century. 3. African roots, influence of "white" folk music and jazz as a basis gave birth to this new style. 4. The romantic image of a bluesman is a rich lonely man with his guitar.