Unit 12. Music

Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
UNIT 12:
Lesson 4: Writing
Music
Write a profile.
What is a profile ?
It is a short biography of somebody.
Tiểu sử vắn tắt.
PROFILE
Vocabulary
1. Learn to do sth : h?c l�m gì
2. compose (v): soạn nhạc
3. Tune (n): giai di?u
4. All in all : nói chung, nhìn chung
5. rag (n): một bản nhạc Ragtime
6. Ragtime (n): một thể nhạc dành cho piano
Lương Đức Hạnh - Tran Phu High School - Krong No - Dak Nong
A profile
of a musician
Date of birth
Major achievements
Name
Place of birth
Family

Famous songs/
musicals
What does a profile usually include?
Date of death
*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


For example: on, in, at, and, but,…
Task 1 :Fill in each blank with a suitable word

1-Scott ----------- in Taxas 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 mixure 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.
learned - became – was born – was – in – and - were
Task 1 :Fill in each blank with a suitable word
learned
became
was born
was
in
and
were
1-Scott ------------------- in Taxas in 1886 , into a poor but musical black family
2-He learned to play music when he---------- very young
3-Scott ------------------- to play the works of composers like Bach , Beethoven , and Mozart as well as to compose music .

4 -He quickly ------------ famous
-
in
were
and
5-His tunes -------------- wonderful mixure 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.
Task 2: Read the profile of Van Cao and answer the questions.
Writing a profile
Task 2: Read the profile of Van Cao and answer the questions.
Writing a profile
After you writing: Use the prompt to make up the complete sentences about Van Cao
-Van Cao / born / November 15th , 1923 / Nam Dinh / a poor worker’s family.
-He / start / compose / music / when / very young.
-He /write / first song / 1939 / and / quickly become / famous.
-1944 / he / write / Tien Quan Ca / our National Anthem .
-Van cao / not only / write / songs / poems / but also / draw / paintings.
-He / die / July 10th,1995 .

-Van Cao / born / November 15th , 1923 / Nam Dinh / a poor worker’s family.
 Van Cao was born on November 15th ,1923 in Nam Dinh into a poor worker’s family.
-He / start / compose / music / when / very young.
He started composing music when he was very young.
-He /write / first song / 1939 / and / quickly become / famous.
He wrote the first song in 1939 and quickly became famous .
Correction
-1944 / he / write / Tien Quan Ca / our National Anthem .
 In 1944 he wrote Tien Quan Ca - our National Anthem .
-Van cao / not only / write / songs / poems / but also / draw / paintings.
 Van cao not only wrote songs and poems but also drew paintings.
-He / die / July 10th,1995 .
 He died on July 10th,1995 .

Name : Scott Joplin
 Born : 1886
 Place of birth : Texas
Start composing music :
When very young
 His works: 50 piano rag
Died : 1917

 Prepare Language focus lesson
Homework
 Write a profile about Scott Joplin in the Task 1 on the page 129.
Thank you for
your attention
Good bye