Unit 12. Music

UNIT 12: MUSIC
PART C: LISTENING
Place of birth: Nam Dinh
Family: poor workers
Start composing music: very young
Song: Tien Quan Ca
(National Anthem)
Van Cao
(1923 – 1995)
New words

sweet and gentle (a):ngọt ngào và êm dịu
rousing (a): hào hứng, sôi nổi
lyrical (a): trữ tình
guest (n): khách, khách mời
rural (a): thuộc nông thôn
Task 1: True or False
2. Except for Van Cao, Quang Hung doesn’t like any other Vietnamese musicians
1. The guest of the show is Lan Huong
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 1: True or False
2. Except for Van Cao, Quang Hung likes any other Vietnamese musicians
1. The guest of the show is Quang Hung
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 1944
5. Quang Hung always feels proud of his country, Vietnam, when he hears the song
1. What is the name of the radio programme?
A. My favorite musician
B. My famous musician
C. My favorite singer
D. My famous singer
Task 2: Multiple choice
2. Which song by Van Cao does Quang like most?
A. Lang toi
B. Tien Quan Ca
C. Suoi mo
D. Truong ca song Lo
Task 2: Multiple choice
Task 2: Multiple choice
3. Why does Quang Hung like it?
-> Because it’s …………
A. gentle
B. mournful
C. solemn
D. sweet
Task 2: Multiple choice
4. Does Quang Hung like other song?
A. No, just Tien Quan Ca
B. Yes, some of them
C. No, he doesn’t
D. Yes, lots of them
In the “ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________ (1)” programme, Lan Huong interviewed Quang Hung, a well-known actor, about his favorite songs and musicians of Vietnam. Quang Hung thought that there have been quite a few good musicians recently but he just loved ­­­­___________(2)’s songs, and ________________(3)was one of his favorite songs, wrote in 1944, and it was hard and ________ (4). And the songs of rural life in Van Cao’s music are sweet and gentle, and very _________ (5).
My Favorite Musican
Van Cao
Tien Quan Ca
solemn
lyrical
Thanks for your attention
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