Unit 04. Music and Arts. Lesson 1. Getting started

Friday, October 27, 2017
- Do you often listen to music? When? How often?
- What kind of music do you like? Why?
- What is art / are arts? Give examples.
MAKING PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND
- art: the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture.
- the arts (in general): art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group.
Who are they?
What are they going to do?
Nick
Duong
LISTEN AND READ
- gallery (n)
- paintings (n)
- excellent (a )
- concert (n ) 
- live (a) 
- atmosphere (n) 
- fantastic (a)
: phòng trưng bày
: xuất sắc, tuyệt hảo
: tranh vẽ
: trực tiếp
: buổi hòa nhạc
: bầu không khí
: wonderful
I. Vocabulary: 
* Checking vocabulary: 
: phòng trưng bày
: tranh vẽ
: trực tiếp
: buổi hòa nhạc
: wonderful
: xuất sắc, tuyệt hảo
: bầu không khí
- gallery (n)
- paintings (n)
- excellent (a )
- concert (n ) 
- live (a) 
- atmosphere (n) 
- fantastic (a)
N: Hi Duong. How are things?
D: Good. Oh, have you visited the Crazy Paint art gallery recently?
N: No, I haven’t. I heard that it’s not as good as it was before.
D: Oh no! It’s great! I went there last weekend. The paintings are excellent! So what shall we do this weekend?
N: Let me see. The La La Las are playing at the Young Club, let’s go!
D: But we can watch the concert live on TV.
N: Oh, come on! It’s quite different to be there in person - the musicians, the crowd, the colourful lights, the atmosphere … it will be fantastic!
D: I don’t like so much noise, Nick. Loud pop music really isn’t my thing.
N: Come on, Duong. It will be exciting!
D: How about going to the cinema? I like films.
N: Me too. OK, we can go to the cinema if I get to choose the film!
a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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b. Finish the following sentences by writing
one word/phrase from the conversation.
1. Crazy Paint art gallery is __________ before.
2. Duong says it is very _______ at pop concerts.
3. Nick thinks pop concerts are _________.
4. Nick says it’s more exciting to be at pop
concerts _________.
5. Duong and Nick have decided to go to the
_________.
as good as
loud
fantastic
in person
cinema
c. Find these expressions in the conversation.
Check what they mean.
1. Let me see.

2. Come on.

3. It isn’t my thing.
used to show that you don’t like something
used when you are thinking what to say or reply
used to show that you don’t agree with what sb has said
N: Hi Duong. How are things?
D: Good. Oh, have you visited the Crazy Paint art gallery recently?
N: No, I haven’t. I heard that it’s not as good as it was before.
D: Oh no! It’s great! I went there last weekend. The paintings are excellent! So what shall we do this weekend?
N: Let me see. The La La Las are playing at the Young Club, let’s go!
D: But we can watch the concert live on TV.
N: Oh, come on! It’s quite different to be there in person - the musicians, the crowd, the colourful lights, the atmosphere … it will be fantastic!
D: I don’t like so much noise, Nick. Loud pop music really isn’t my thing.
N: Come on, Duong. It will be exciting!
D: How about going to the cinema? I like films.
N: Me too. OK, we can go to the cinema if I get to choose the film!
Conversation
D. Work in pairs. Make short role-plays with the expressions above. Then practise them.
A: We’ll go to the theatre next Saturday. Can you go, too?
B: Let me see. I’ll have to ask my parents first.
Example:
A: Let’s go to the ballet tonight?
B: Ballet seems boring to me. It isn’t my thing. I prefer something more interesting.
A: I am going to stay home tonight. I feel so bored. I don’t want to do anything.
B: Oh, no. Come on! There’s a good film on at Sao Mai theater. Let’s go and enjoy it.
2. Write the correct word/phrase under each of the pictures. Then listen and repeat.


camera
portrait
paintbrush
microphone
museum
painting
crayons
art gallery
opera
musical instruments
1. ………….…. 2. ……………. 3. ……………. 4. ………………………… 5. …………
6. ………..… 7. ………………. 8. …………….... 9. ……………. 10. …………...
A portrait: a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders.
A painting: a picture that has been made using paint.
A museum: a building in which objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific interest are kept and
shown to the public. Artwork at art galleries is often for sale while at museums there is nothing for sale.
An art gallery: a building where paintings and other works of art are shown to the public for sale.
Explain
3. Complete these sentences with words from 2.
1. The painter’s exhibition, ‘Hidden Flower’, begins today at the city ___________.
2. Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist. I love his ____________ of the old Ha Noi streets.
3. In Barcelona, Spain, you can visit a ___________ dedicated to the life of Picasso.
4. I think photography is an interesting art form. Of course, having a good __________ is important.
5. I rarely listen to ____________ at home. I can’t understand the words they sing, and I prefer modern music.
art gallery
paintings
museum
camera
opera
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Homework
- Learn new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1, B2 (page 29/ workbook).
- Prepare for Unit 4: Closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!