Unit 12. Music

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UNIT 12:MUSIC
READING
BEFORE YOU READ
Discuss and match each of the descriptions to a type of music
Type of music
Description
1. Folk music
2. Rock ‘n’ roll
3. Pop music

4. Classical music
5. Jazz
a. serious and traditional Western music.
b. traditional music of a country.
c. a combination of African and Western music.
d. modern music that is popular with young people.
e. a style of music with a strong and loud beat.
Emotion:
love:
anger:
happiness:
sadness:
Emotion (n):
/ɪ`məʊʃən/
-To convey (v) /kən’veɪ/ : to express sth.
-Funeral (n) /`fju:nərəl/ :
Ex: The atmosphere in the funeral is mournful and solemn.
=>Mournful(adj) /`mɔ:nful/: sad.
=>Solemn (adj) /`sɔləm/ : serious.
-Integral(adj) /`intigrəl/: essential, necessary.
-To set the tone for sth(exp):
She is lulling her child to sleep.
To lull (v) /lʌl/
-To delight (v) /di`lait/: to make
sb happy.
=> To delight the senses (exp):
-Emotion(n):
-To convey(v):
-Funeral(n):
-Mournful(adj):
-Solemn(adj):
-Integral(adj):
-To set the tone for sth(exp):
-To lull sb(v):
-To delight(v):
-To delight the senses(exp):

WHILE YOU READ
Task 1. The words/ phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.
1. If you know English, you can__ ____________ with people from the English-speaking world easily.
2. Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to __________ her to sleep.
3. Nam’s success at school ____________ his parents.
4. He is an _____________of the team, we can’t do without him.
5. The teacher criticised him with a __________ expression on his face.
6. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his________ .
7. With a __________look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s death.
lull
emotion
integral part
solemn
communicate
mournful
delights
Task 2: Answer the questions
1.What are the two things that make humans different from other animals?
2.Why is music a powerful means of communication?
3.How can music set the tone for events and special occasions?
4.How can music entertain?
5.Why has music always been a big business?

1.What are two things that make humans different from
other animals?
=>They are language and music.
2. Why is music a powerful means of communication?
=>Music is a powerful means of communication
because it can express ideas, thoughts and
feelings.

3. How can music set the tone for events and special occasions?
=>It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.
4. How can music entertain?
=>It makes people happy, and excited. It delights the senses.
5. Why has music always been a big business?
=>It is a billion-dollar industry.

AFTER YOU READ
Complete the blank
Roles of music
Music entertains.
Music is a powerful
means of communication.
Music sets the tone for events
and special occasions.
Music is a big
business.
Music makes humans different
from other animals.
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart the words.
Prepare speaking lesson.
2.Nguoi sang lap
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