Unit 12. Music

UNIT 12: MUSIC
Lesson: Writing
Scott Joplin
Task1: Work in groups. Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin, a famous American musician.
Example:

Scott / bear / Texas / 1886 /, /poor but musical black family.
a poor but musical black family.
in 1886
Scott was born
in Texas
,
in
He learned to play music when he was very young.
Scott learned to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart as well as to compose music.
He quickly became famous.
His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime.
All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the King of Ragtime.
Scott Joplin died in 1917.


Answer Keys:
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, in a poor but musical black
family. He learned to play music when he was very young. Scott
learned to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven,
and Mozart as well as to compose music. He quickly became
famous. His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European
and African beats which were known as Ragtime. All in all, he
wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the King of Ragtime. Scott
Joplin died in 1917.
Task 2: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Questions:

What’s his name?
Where and when was he born?
How was his family?
When did he learn to play music?
What’s his achievement?

6. When did he die?




His name is Scott Joplin.
 He was born in Texas in 1886
 His family was poor.
 When he was very young
 He wrote 50 piano rags and was called the King of Ragtime.
 He died in 1917.
Scott Joplin’s profile
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, in a poor but musical black
family. He learned to play music when he was very young. Scott
learned to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven,
and Mozart as well as to compose music. He quickly became
famous. His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European
and African beats which were known as Ragtime. All in all, he
wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the King of Ragtime. Scott
Joplin died in 1917.
Task 2: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Task 3: Write a profile of Van Cao in a paragraph, using the prompts in the table below:
Name : Van Cao
Born : 15 - 11 - 1923
Place of birth : Nam Dinh
Family : poor workers
Start composing music : when very young
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem ) : 1944
Artistic works : songs , poems , paintings
Died :10 - 7 - 1995
First song : 1939 , quickly famous
Known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people
Correction:

Is the writing in the paragraph?
Does the writing have enough information given? (If not,
Is the tense (present and past) used correctly? (If not, underline and write T)
Is the preposition used correctly? (If not, underline and write Prep.)
Is there any spelling mistake? (If yes, underline and write sp.)
HOMEWORK
Review the lesson
Rewrite the writing and hand-in next week
Prepare the next lesson: Language Focus