UNIT 12 : MUSIC

A. READING Before you read Work in pairs. Discuss and match each of the descriptions to a type of music.  Type of music   Description  1. folk music  2. rock 'n' roll  3. pop music  4. classical  5. jazz  a. serious and traditional Western European music  b. traditional music of a country  c. a combination of African and Western music  d. modern music that is poplar with young people  e. a style of music with a strong and loud beat    While you read Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow. Two things make humans different from all other animals: that language and music. Music is clearly different from the language. However, one can use it to communicate - especially their feelings. Like reading, writing and speaking. Music can express ideas, thoughts and feelings. It can express anger, love. hatred or friendship: it can also transmit the hope and dreams. Music is an essential part of our lives. It is used (played) in almost all important events and special occasions, and a tone to them. It adds to the fun atmosphere of a festival and more dignified funeral and grief. Music lull the baby to sleep at night and wake in the morning students. First of all, the music entertainment people. It makes people happy and excited. It causes a pleasure for the senses. Indeed, as the pastime of music has always been a great business. It is the industry billions of dollars. It is hard to imagine our lives would be like without music. Task 1. The words /phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.  communicate                 lull                 delight                 integral part                 solemn                 emotion    mournful 1. If you know English, you can .......................... with people from the English-speaking world easily. 2. Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to ........................ her to sleep. 3. Nam's success at school ............... his parents. 4. He is an ............ of the team, we can't do without him  5. The teacher criticised him with a ............. expression on his face  6. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his .................... .  7. With a ....................... look on his face, he told us about his uncle's death. Task 2. Answer the questions. 1.What are the two things that make humans diffirent from other animals? 2.Why is music a powerful means of communication?  3.How can music set the tone for a events and special occasions? 4.How can music emtertain? 5.why has music always been a big business? After you read  Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. 1.How many roles of music are mentioned in the text? 2.In your opinion,which of the roles of music is the most important? B. SPEAKING  Task 1. Read what Ha Anh says about music. "Yes. I love pop music. It makes me happy. I really like the original Backstreet Boys - they are easy to hear. Their songs make me excited any time I feel sad. I always listen to them. I have a Walkman, so I can listen to music when I go out, at home I always open up the radio and I watch television programs on the pop music. " Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 1.What kind of music does Ha Anh like? 2.Why does she listen to it? 3.What is her favourite band? 4.When does she listen to music? Task 2.  Work in groups. Ask your partner questions to get information to complete the lable below. Example: kind of music  A : What kind of music do you like? B : I like classical music. A : Why do you like it? B : Because it relaxing    Partner 1   Partner 2    kind of music  classical     reasons for listening to music      favourite band / musician       favourite song / piece of busic      when listen to music     Task 3. Now report what you have found out about your partners. Example: Both B and C like classical music. They like it because... Or: B likes classical music, but C prefers jazz. C.LISTENING  Before you listen Work in pairs. Look at the picture of Van Cao. Tell each other what you know about.  Which of these songs were written by Van Cao? 1. ... Suoi Mo                                                    4. ... Truong Ca Song Lo 2. ... Ha Noi Mua Thu                                       5. ... Lang Toi 3. ... Tien Quan Ca                                           6. ... Tinh Ca  While you listen Task 1. Listen and then decide whether the statments are true (T) or False (F). 1. The guest of the show is Lan Huong.           .....  2. Except for Van Cao, Quang Huong doesn't like any ofther Vietnamese musicians.                 ....  3. Quang Hung thinks some of Van Cao's music is very sweet and gentle.                    ..... 4. "Tien Quan Ca', the Vietnam national Anthem, was written in 1954.                  ...  5. Quang Hung sometimes feels proud of his country, Vietnam, when he hears the song.                   .....    Task 2. Listen again and answer the questions.  1.What is the name of the radio programme? 2.Which song by Van Cao does  Quang Hung like most?  3.Why does Quang Hung like it? After you listen Work in groups. Discuss Quang Hung's ideas about Van Cao’s music. Do you agree or disagree with him?  D. WRITTING  Task 1. Work in pairs. Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin, a famous American musician.  Example: Scott / born / Texas / 1886 / , / but musical black family. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family. 1.He learned to play music when he was very young. 2.Scott learned to play the works of composers like Bach. Beethoven, and Mozart as well as to compose music. 3.He quickly became famous. 4.His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats, which were known as Ragtime. 5.All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the “King of Ragtime . 6.Scott Joplin died in 1917. (em làm luôn em có lên google dịch) :)) Task 2. Write about the life of Van Cao.using the prompts below.   Name: Quang minh  Born: 25/8/1923  Place of birth: Hung Yen  Family: poor workers  Start composing music: when very young  First song: 1939, quickly cecome famous  Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem): 1944  Artistic works: Song, poems, paintings  Died: 10/7/1995  Known as very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people