Unit 03. Music. Lesson 3. Reading

Unit 3: Music
Part 3: Reading
IDOL : A global smash hit
Activity 1:
Are you familiar with these logos
What is the name of TV show?
How many other reality TV shows can you think of? Make a list?
Idol is one of the most successful entertainment formats ever launched. The first Idol, Pop Idol, began in 2001, and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon with local versions in many countries and territories. Hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide have watched The Idol programme since it was first launched in the UK. The show has been on the top ten rating lists of most countries. Year after year, Idol remains a global smash hit.
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Some fact
American Idol began in 2002 and quickly became the most popular entertainment series in America with viewers in the hundreds of millions.
Vietnam Idol is part of the Idol franchise created in the UK by Simon Fuller. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired on May 23, 2007, and the fourth season aired on August 17, 2012. The Vietnam Idol process includes: auditions, semi-first, and finals . The final contestants perform live on stage to a television audience. The contestants receiving the fewest viewers’ votes are eliminated from the competition.
I.Vocabulary:
1.Global smash hit [`gloubəl smæ∫ hit] :
Cơn sốt toàn cầu
2.Launch (v) [lɔ:nt∫] :
phát động, bắt đầu
3.Version (n) [`və:∫n]
: phiênbản
Version
4.Territory (n) [`terətri] :
Vocabulary:
lãnh thổ
5.Franchise (n) [`frænt∫aiz] :
phiên bản được cấp phép
Franchise
Vocabulary:
6.Contestant (n) [kən`testənt]
Candidate(n)
thí sinh
7.Audition (n)[ɔ:`di∫n] :
vòng thử giọng
Vocabulary:
global smash hit : thành công lớn trên thế giới
launch (v) : phát động, bắt đầu
version (n) : phiên bản
territory (n) : lãnh thổ
franchise (n) : phiên bản được cấp phép
Contestant (n) : thí sinh
Audition (n) : vòng thử giọng
Activity 2:
Read the text and discuss the significance of these years
Read the text and discuss the significance of these years
(TASK 2_page 29)
the year that Pop Idol was first launched in the UK


the beginning of American Idol
the first season of Vietnam Idol
the fourth season of Vietnam Idol
Activity 3:
Circle the appropriate meaning for each word from the text
Circle the appropriate meaning for each word from the rest
Idol is one of the most successful entertainment formats ever launched. The first Idol, Pop Idol, began in 2001, and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon with local versions in many countries and territories.
Phenomenon

An event which people talk about
A person in action
Circle the appropriate meaning for each word from the rest
2. season
A TV show’s episode b. a TV contest
Vietnam Idol is part of the Idol franchise created in the UK by Simon Fuller. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired on May 23, 2007, and the fourth season aired on August 17, 2012. The Vietnam Idol process includes: auditions, semi-finals and finals . The final contestants perform live on stage to a television audience.
3. To air
a. To breathe in b. to be broadcast
Circle the appropriate meaning for each word from the rest
4. process
a. way of doing things b. a series of action
The Vietnam Idol process includes: auditions, semi- finals and finals. The final contestants perform live on stage to a television audience. The contestants receiving the fewest viewers’ votes are eliminated from the competition.
5. audience
a. People at a performance
b. public speaker
Activity 4:
Ask and answer the following questions
(TASK 4_page 29)
(HOMEWORK)