Unit 12. Music

Warmly welcome to our class
Unit 12: Music
lesson: listening
Teacher: Vuong Kim Chi
Feb. 22nd 2011
Warm-up
Watch the video clips and tell the name of the songs
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Warm-up
What is the name of the song?
Mua xuan dau tien
Tinh Ca
What is the name of the song?
Suoi Mo
What is the name of the song?
Ha Noi Mua Thu
What is the name of the song?
What song do all students always sing on every Monday morning?
Tien Quan ca
Pre-listening

Do you know who the composer was?
Van Cao
Pre-listening

- He was born in Nam Dinh in 1923
Where and when was he born?
Pre-listening

Van Cao
a well- known musician
- He died in 1995
Is he still alive?
Pre-listening

Van Cao
a well- known musician
When did he die?
Suoi mo, Truong ca song Lo,
Lang toi, ngay mua, truong chi,
mua xuan dau tien …
Name some of his songs?
Pre-listening

Van Cao
a well- known musician
Listen and repeat
[swi:t] [`dZentl]
[`raUziN]
[`lirikl]
ngọt ngào và đằm thắm
cuồng nhiệt, hùng tráng
trang nghiêm
diễn viên nổi tiếng
trữ tình
/`sɔləm/
sweet and gentle:
rousing (adj.):
lyrical (adj.):
solemn (adj.):
well-known actor





Listen and repeat
Người nhạc sĩ tôi thích
Tôi thích hầu hết
Người nhạc sĩ Việt nam tuyệt
vời nhất của mọi thời đại
My favourite musician
I do like most of them
The best Vietnamese
musician of all time
Today we are going to listen to a conversation about Van Cao and his music
Go to Task 1/ P.128
Task 1: Listen and decide whether the
statements are true or false:

1. The guest of the show is Lan Huong.

2. Except for Van Cao, Quang Hung doesn’t like any
other Vietnamese musicians.

3. Quang Hung thinks some of Van Cao’s music is
very sweet and gentle.

4. “ Tien Quan Ca”, the Vietnam National Anthem,
was written in 1954.

5. Quang Hung sometimes feels proud of his country,
Vietnam, when he hears the song.
T
F
Quang Hung
1944
always
Quang Hung does like some Vietnamese musician
x
x
x
x
x
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What is the name of the radio programme?
2. Which song by Van Cao does Quang Hung
like most?
3. Why does Quang Hung like it?
- It’s “My favourite musician”
- It’s “Tien Quan Ca”
Because It’s hard and solemn, it makes
him feel great and proud of his country.
After you listen
Pair work: Discuss these questions
1. What does Quang Hung think about Van Cao?
a. He thinks Van Cao is the best Vietnamese
musician of all times
b. He thinks Van Cao’s music is very sweet
and gentle

After you listen
Pair work: Discuss these questions
2. What does Quang Hung do
when he listens to Tien Quan Ca?
a. He stands up and sings beautifully
b. He stands up and sings out
as loud as possible

After you listen: Fill in the blanks with given words
1. Quang Hung is a ……………………… actor.
2. Van Cao is Quang Hung’s …………… musician.
3. Tien Quan Ca is hard and ……………...
4. We feel …………... of our country
when we hear the song
6. These songs are sweet, gentle and …………..
5. Van Cao wrote many songs about …………..
life in Viet Nam.
well- known
favourite
solemn
proud
rural
lyrical
HOMEWORK:
Write a short paragraph to tell your ideas about music of Van Cao.
Thank You
Thank You
22-02-2011
Vương Kim Chi