Unit 12. Music

Unit 12: music
Teacher: Nguyen Van Nghia
Luong Tai High School No. 2
WRITING
Who are they?
What are they famous for?
Unit 12: Writing
Writing a profile
New words and structures
to compose (v)
composer (n)
talented (a)
to be appreciated (v)
Work in pairs. Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin, a famous American musician.
Task 1.
SCOTT JOPLIN (1886-1917)
Example:
Scott/ born/ Texas/ 1886/, /poor/ but musical black family
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family.
Scott Joplin
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.
The profile of scott jobplin
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into 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.
Writing a profile
1. Contents:
Name
Date of birth (Born)
Place of birth
Family
Starting the career
Career
Major achievements/ contributions
Death
2. Past tense
3. Statements



Practice
Van cao (1923-1995)
Task 2. Write about the life story of Van Cao, using the prompts below
Name: Van Cao
Born: 15 -11-1923
Place of birth: Nam Dinh
Family: poor workers
Start composing music: when very young
First song: 1939, quickly become famous
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem): 1944
Artistic works: Songs, poems, paintings
Died: 10 – 7 – 1995
Known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.
Homework
After you have got the comments from your friends, write a complete profile of Van Cao at home.
Thank you for your attention !