Unit 12. Music

Listen and repeat
Tune (n) [tju:n]: Giai điệu
Beat (n) [bi:t]: Nhịp
All in all (adv) [ɔ:l in ɔ:l] : Nói chung
Artistic works (n) [ɑ:`tistik wə:ks]: Tác phẩm nghệ thuật
Talented (adj) [`tæləntid]: Có tài, có khiếu
Appreciated (adj) [ə`pri:∫ieitid]: Thưởng thức, đánh giá đúng
A. The English mathematician and physicist. He discovered the law of gravity.

B. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

C. The English chemist and physicist. He invented the dynamo.
D. The husband of Marie Curie.
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Task 1.
Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin, a famous American
Example:
Scott / born / Texas / 1886 /, / poor / but musical black family.
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family.
1. He / learn / play / music / when / very young.
2. Scott / learn / play / works / composers / Bach, Beethoven,
and Mozart / as well as / compose / music.
3. He / quickly / become / famous.
4. His tunes / be / wonderful mixture / classical European and
African beats / which / be / known as Ragtime.
5. All in all / he / wrote / 50 piano rags /, / and be / called / King
of Ragtime.
6. Scott Joplin / die /1917.


Complete the sentences
1. He learnt to play music when he was very young.
2. Scott learnt to play the works by composers
Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart as well as to compose music.
3. He quickly became famous.
4. His tunes was a wonderful mixture of classical
European and African beats, which were known as Ragtime.
5. All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the King of Ragtime.
6. Scott Joplin died in 1917.
WHO IS THIS?
This is Van Cao.
Task 2
Write about the life story of Van Cao, using the prompts below
Name: Van Cao
Born: 15 – 11 – 1923
Place of birth: Nam Dinh
Family: Poor workers
Start composing music: when very young
First song: 1939, quickly become famous
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem): 1944
Artistic works: Songs, poems, paintings
Died: 10 – 7 – 1995
Known as a very talented musician and highly
apreciated by the Vietnamese people
1.When was he born?
2.Where was he born?
3.How was his family?
4.When did he compose music?
5.When did he compose his first song?
6.When did he compose Vietnamese national anthem Tien Quan Ca?
7.What were his artistic works?
8.When did he die?
9.By whom was he known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated?
a.By the Vietnamese people
b.songs, poems, paintings
c.very poor
d.1923
e.1939
f.When he was very young
g.1995
h.Nam Dinh
i.1944
Answer the questions with complete answers:
1.When was he born? (1923)
2.Where was he born? (Nam Dinh)
3.How was his family? (very poor)
4.When did he compose music? (When he was very young)
5.When did he compose his first song? (1939)
6.When did he compose Vietnamese national anthem Tien Quan Ca? (1944)
7.What were his artistic works? (songs, poems, paintings)
8.When did he die? (1995)
9.By whom was he known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated? (By the Vietnamese people)


Van Cao’s profile

Van Cao was born on the 15th November, 1923 in Nam Dinh province. His parents were poor workers. He started composing music when he was very young. In 1939 he wrote his first song. In 1944, he wrote Tien Quan Ca which is considered the Vietnamese National Anthem. Besides songs, he also composed poems and paintings. He died on the 10th July, 1995. He is known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.
HOMEWORK:
Write a short paragraph (about 50 words) about a famous person you admire.