Unit 12. Music

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010
Reading
Unit 12
Teacher: Do Thi Thu Nga
From: Ham Long High School
Music
Pop music
Rock ‘n’ roll
Folk music
Jazz
Classical music
Listen to 5 pieces of music and then match them
with these types of music
Folk music
Rock ’n’ roll
Pop music
Classical music
Jazz
Discuss and match each of the descriptions to a type of music
1. Folk music
2. Rock ‘n’ roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5. Jazz
Type of music
Description
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
Vocabulary
1.express(v)
2. convey (v)
3. funeral (n)
4. solemn (adj)
5. sense (n)
I say “Yes” to ______ my agreement.
express
What is Vietnamese word for “convey”?
Vocabulary
1.Express(v)
2. convey (v)
3. funeral (n)
4. solemn (adj)
5. sense (n)
diễn đạt
biểu lộ
đám ma
trang nghiêm
giác quan
Now read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Task 1: The words/phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.
emotion
lull
communicate
delights
integral part
mournful
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. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his _________.
6. With a __________ look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s death.
V
V
V
N
N
adj
Task 2: Work in groups, ask and answer the following questions
1. What are 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?
Game : Lucky box
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5
1
4
3
1. What are two things that make humans different from other animals?
Questions and Answer
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.
Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words
Music
makes people ______ from animals.
can help people to _________ - especially their emotions.
sets the ____ for events and special occasions.
_______ . It makes people happy and excited. It delights
the senses.
has always been a big ______ . It is a billion-dollar
industry.
different
communicate
tone
entertains
business
Homework
- Write a paragraph( about 60 words) about the roles of music.
- Prepare for part B (Speaking)
Secret
chamber