Unit 12. Music

MUSIC
READING UNIT 12
There are many musical instruments, such as…
16-chord zither
Đàn tranh
Đàn bầu (monochord)
Reading
Before you read
Work in pairs. Discuss and match each of the descriptions
to a type of music.
a
b
d
c
e
While you read
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
There are two things that make humans different from all other animals. They are language and music. Music is clearly different from language. However, people can use it to communicate - especially their emotions. Like reading, writing and speaking, music can express ideas, thoughts and feelings. It can express one`s anger, love, hate or friendship; it can also convey one’s hopes and dreams.
Music is very much an integral part of our life. It is played during almost all important events and on special occasions and sets the tone for them. It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful. Music lulls babies to sleep at night and wakes students up in the morning.
Above all, music entertains. It makes people happy and excited. It delights the sense. In fact, music as entertainment has always been a big business. It is a billion-dollar industry. It is difficult to imagine what our lives would be like without music.
Vocabulary:

Musician (n)
thought (n)
[θɔ:t]
nhạc sĩ – nhà soạn nhạc
suy nghĩ
human (n)
[`hju:mən]
con người
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 _____ the 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.
Task 1.
The words/phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.
emotion communicate integral part solemn
lull delights mournful
emotion
communicate
integral part
solemn
lull
delights
mournful
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 tone for events and special occasions?
4. How can music entertain?
5. Why has music always been a big business?
Language and music.
It can express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a fulneral more solemn and mournful.
It makes people happy and excited. It delights the senses.
It is a billion-dollar industry.
After you read
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions below.
1. How many roles of music are mentioned in the text?
2. In your opinion, which of the roles of music is the most important?
5 (roles)
Homework
Learn by heart the vocabulary
Prepare the next lessons: Speaking and Listening.
Good bye and see you again!!!
Thank you for your sisit
Thành viên:
Thúy Quyên
Ngọc Thúy
Quỳnh Trang
Bích Trâm
Tây Thi
Hồ Điệp
Lan Chi
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