Unit 12. Music

THE GUESSING GAME:
LAM TRUONG
TRAN TIEN
TRINH CONG SON


Rain Bi
Scott Joplin
Van Cao
Van Cao
Scott Joplin
WRITING A PROFILE
Scott Joplin
- A famous American musician -
Task 1 :Fill in each blank with a suitable word

1-Scott ----------- in Taxas in 1886 , into a poor but musical black family.

3-Scott -------- to play the works of composers like Bach , Beethoven , and Mozart as well as to compose music.
4 -He quickly ------------ famous.
5-His tunes -------------- wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime.

6-All in all,he wrote 50 piano rags , --------- was called the King of Ragtime.

7-Scott Joplin -------- in 1917.

2-He learned to play music when he------ very young.
learned
became
was born
was
died
and
were
A profile usually includes:
Name
Place of birth
Family
Famous achievements
Date of death (if have)
* What does a profile usually include?
Date of birth
* Notes: We use the simple past tense when the musician died.
Task 2:Match the questions in A with the answers in B about Van Cao:
1b
5d
6h
3c
4e
2g
7a
8f
Task 3: Use the prompts below to write the life story about Van Cao.
-Van Cao / born / November 15th , 1923 / Nam Dinh / a poor worker’s family.
-He / start / compose / music / when / very young.
-He /write / first song / 1939 / quickly become / famous.
-1944 / he / write / Tien Quan Ca / our National Anthem .
-Artistic works / songs / poems/ paintings.
-He / die / July 10th,1995 .
- He/ known as a very talented musician/ highly appreciated/ the Vietnamese people.

Van Cao was born on November 15th ,1923 in Nam Dinh into a poor worker’s family. He started composing music when he was very young. He wrote the first song in 1939 and quickly became famous . In 1944 he wrote Tien Quan Ca - our National Anthem . His artistic works were songs, poems and paintings. He died on July 10th,1995 . He was known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.


THE LIFE STORY OF VAN CAO
Name : Trinh Cong Son
 Born : 28 –02 - 1939
 Place of birth : Dac Lac
 Start composing music : 1958
 First song : UOT MY
Died : 1-4-2001 in HCM City