Unit 03. Music. Lesson 6. Writing

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Warm up:


Lưu Hữu Phước
Văn Cao
Trịnh Công Sơn

Unit 3: Music
Lesson 7: Writing
Writing a biography


Task 1: Read the following paragraphs. Match each of them with the corresponding heading.
Task 1: Read the following paragraphs. Match each of them with the corresponding heading.
1. Van Cao wrote many songs. Some of his most well-known are: Go Dong Da (1942); Tien Quan Ca (1944); Bai Ca Chien Si Hai Quan (1945); Khong Quan Viet Nam (1945); Ngay Mua (1948).
2. Van Cao`s song Tien Quan Ca written in 1944 became the national anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
3. Van Cao is remembered as one of the most important composers of modern Vietnamese music and one of the most popular composers in the world. He died on July 10, 1995 in Ha Noi. After his death, he received the Ho Chi Minh Prize.
4. Van Cao`s real name is Nguyen Van Cao. He was a composer who was born on 15 November 1923 in Hai Phong, but his hometown was Nam Dinh.
Task 1: Read the following paragraphs. Match each of them with the corresponding heading.

A: Early years


B: Typical works


C: Important
achievements


D: Conclusion
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1. Van Cao wrote many songs. Some of his most well-known are: Go Dong Da (1942); Tien Quan Ca (1944); Bai Ca Chien Si Hai Quan (1945); Khong Quan Viet Nam (1945); Ngay Mua (1948).
2. Van Cao`s song Tien Quan Ca written in 1944 became the national anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
3. Van Cao is remembered as one of the most important composers of modern Vietnamese music and one of the most popular composers in the world. He died on July 10, 1995 in Ha Noi. After his death, he received the Ho Chi Minh Prize.
4. Van Cao`s real name is Nguyen Van Cao. He was a composer who was born on 15 November 1923 in Hai Phong, but his hometown was Nam Dinh.

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Task 2. Work with a partner to ask and answer the following questions in your own words.

1. When was Van Cao born?
He was born in 1923.
2. Where was he born?
. He was born in Hai Phong
3. Which of his works was the most important?
. It was "Tien Quan Ca".
4. When did he die? Where?
He died in 1995 in Ha Noi.
5. What do you think about Van Cao?
Van Cao is a great contributor to Vietnamese music
Task 3. Write a biography, using one of the Fact Files on this page.
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