Unit 12. Music

Who is the man in this picture?

He is Trinh Cong Son.
I. Before you read
1. List some kinds of music
2. Matching
2. Vocabulary : Fill in gaps
II. While you read
1. Task 1: Decide T/ F
2. Task 2 : Answering the questions
III. After you read: Discuss the music’s roles
IV. Consolidation: Multiple Choice
V. Homework


List some types of music that you know!
Types of music
Group work 1’
Some types of music:
Types of music
1. Pop music
2. Rock
3. Classical music
5. Folk music
4. Jazz
Matching
Discuss and match each of the descriptions to a type of music.
Key: 1b; 2e; 3d; 4a; 5c
Pair work 2’
Vocabulary
1. classical /`klæsikəl/ music (n)
2. folk /fouk/music (n)
3. serious (a) /`siəriəs/
4. traditional (a)/trə`di∫ənl/
5. make someone/ something different from someone/ something:
6. combine (v)/ kɔm`bain:
-> combination (n) /kɔmbi`nei∫n/
7. communicate (v):
8. emotion (n): (such as anger, happiness, love, hate…)
9. convey (v) /kən`vei/
10. integral (a) /`intigrəl/= very important
11. set the tone /toun/ for (v)
12. joyfulness (n) /`dʒɔifulnis/ =happiness (n)
13. funeral (n) /`fju:nərəl/ = death ceremony
14. solemn (a) /`sɔləm/
15. mournful (a) /`mɔ:nful/= very sad
16. lull (v) /lʌl/= make someone feel sleep
Use the words in the box to complete these 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
Pair work 3’
While you read: Listen to the tape
T
F
T
T
Task 1: Decide whether the statements are True(T) or False (F)
Pair work 2’


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 tune for events and special occasions?
4. How can music entertain?
5. Why has music always been a big business?
Pair work 4’
1. What are the two things that make humans different from other animals?
They are language and music.
While you read

2. Why is music a powerful means of communication?

Because it can express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
While you read

3. How can music set tone for events and special occasions?
It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.
While you read


4. How can music entertain?

It makes people happy and excited. It delights the senses.
While you read

5. Why has music always been a big business?

Because it is a billion-dollar industry.
While you read
“Music plays an important part in our lives.”
After you read
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
( List down as many roles of music
as possible)
Group work 3’
1. _______ make people different from all other animals.
language and money
language and music
language and fame
money and fame
A
B
C
D
I’M SORRY It is not correct.
I’M SORRY It is not correct.
I’M SORRY. It is not correct.
Consolidation: Choose the correct answer:
big business
an art
a success
an advantage
A
B
C
D
I’M SORRY It is not correct.
I’M SORRY It is not correct.
I’M SORRY It is not correct.
2. Music as entertainment has always been _______
It’s correct
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Music entertains us.
B. Music plays an important part in our life.
C. Music is a big business.
D. Music makes humans different from all other animals.
 Learn by heart the new words.

Homework
 Prepare: B. Speaking.
Write a short paragraph ( about 60 words) “How would the life and you be if there weren’t music?”
 Complete the sentences in handouts.