Unit 12. Music

Welcome to our class, 10 A3 !
Warm-up
Look at the picture and answer the question:
Who is he?
Van Cao
Name some songs of Van Cao.
Tien Quan Ca, Suoi Mo, Truong Ca Song Lo, Lang Toi, Ngay Mua, Mua Xuan Dau Tien, Truong Chi...
-> Today we are going to write a profile about him
Unit 12 : Music
D - Writing
WRITING A PROFILE
MUSIC
I. Pre-writing
1. Vocabulary
+ Compose /kəm`pouz/ (v):
Sáng tác
+ Tune / tju:n/ (n):
Giai điệu
+ Ragtime / `rægtaim/ (n):
Nhạc ractim
 Composer (n)
 Rag (n)
+ Artist / `ɑ:tist/
Nghệ sĩ
 Artistic (adj)
+ Profile / `proufail/ (n)
Tiểu sử
Scott Joplin (1886- 1917)
Task 1 :Fill in each blank with a suitable word

1.Scott ________ in Texas in 1886 , into a poor but musical black family.
3.Scott _____ to play the works of composers like Bach , Beethoven , and Mozart as well as to compose music.
4 .He quickly _______ famous.
5.His tunes _____ wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime.
6.All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags , _____ was called the King of Ragtime.
7.Scott Joplin died ____ 1917.
2.He learned to play music when he ____ very young.
learnt - became – was born – was – in – and - were
was born
was
learnt
became
were
in
and
Prediction
Outline of a profile
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death (if have)
What are some components of writing a profile?
Famous achievements
*Use the verbs in the simple past tense.
S + V ( past tense)
*Use prepositions , conjunctions when necessary .
In + year : in 1939
On + month + date, year:
on November 15th, 1923

NOTE
VAN CAO (1923 - 1995)
II. While - Writing
Task 2: Read the profile of Van Cao and answer the questions.
When was Van Cao born?
Where was Van Cao born?
How was his family?
When did he started composing music?
When was his first song written?
When did he compose Vietnamese national anthem?
What did his artistic works include?
When did he die?

When was Van Cao born?
Van Cao was born on November 15th , 1923
2. Where was Van Cao born?
He was born in Nam Dinh
3.How was his family?
4. When did he started composing music?
His family was a poor workers’ family.
He started composing music when he was very young.
5.When was his first song written?
6. When did he compose Vietnamese National Anthem?
His first song was written in 1939
He composed National Anthem (Tien Quan Ca) in 1944
7. What did his artistic works include?
His artistic works included songs, poems and paintings
8. When did he die?
He died on July 10th , 1995
III. After writing
Write a profile about Van Cao

His first song was written in 1939 and he quickly became famous. He composed Tien Quan ca (National Anthem) in 1944. His artistic works included songs, poems and paintings. He died on July 10th , 1995. He was known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.
Van Cao was born in Nam Dinh on November 15th , 1923, into a poor workers’ family.
He started composing music when he was very young.
Homework
Complete the writing at home.
Prepare Unit 12- Language focus.
Name : Trinh Cong Son
 Born : 28 –02 - 1939
 Place of birth : Dac Lac
 Start composing music : 1958
First song : UOT MY
Died : 2001
Known as very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people


Write a profile about Trinh Cong Son
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