Unit 12. Music

Ngoc Tao High School
An English Lesson Plan
Can you find this word?
Has 5 letters
Is one kind of entertainment
Relating to songs
MUSIC


UNIT 12: MUSIC
Lesson 1: Reading

Please answer these questions:
Do you like music?
How often do you listen to music?
When do you often listen to music?
What singer do you like best?
What band do you like best?
MUSIC
MUSIC
POP
ROCK
JAZZ
CLASSICAL
FOLK
AUDITION
HIP-HOP
Listen to some songs and tell me what kinds of music do they belong to
1.
2.
3.
4.
Key:
1. folk
2. pop
3. audition
4. classical


Before you read: Match each of the descriptions to a type of music
Type of music
Folk music
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Pop music
Classical music
Jazz
Description
a. Serious and traditional Western European music
b. Traditional music of a country
c. A combination of African and Western music
d. A modern music that is popular with young people
e. A style of music with a strong and loud beat

Key:
b
e
d
a
c
While you read:
Convey (v):
Joy (v-n)
Joyful (adj)
Joyfulness (n)
3. Funeral (n)
Task 1: The words/ phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.
a. Emotion
b. Lull
c. Communicate
d. Delights
e. Integral part
f. Mournful
g. solemn
If you know English, you can…with people form the English-speaking world easily
Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to …her to sleep
Nam’s success at school…his parents
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.
Key:
If you know English, you can communicate with people from the English-speaking world easily.
Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to lull her to sleep.
Nam’s success at school delights his parents
He is an integral part of the team, we can’t do without him
5. The teacher criticised him with a solemn expression on his face
6. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotion
7. With a mournful look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s death
Task 2: Answer the questions:
What are the two things that make humans different from other animals?
Why is music a powerful means of communication?
How can music set the tone for events and special occasions?
How can music entertain?
Why has music always been a big business?
Key:
They are language and music.
Because it can express ideas, thought and feelings, one’s anger, love, hate, friendship. It can convey one’s hopes and dreams
It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.

4. It makes people more happy and excited.
5. Because it is a billion-dollar industry.
After you read: Choose the main idea for the passage.
A: Music plays an important part in our life.
B: Music makes people different from all other animals.
C: Music is a big business.
Key
The answer is A: Music plays an important part in our life.
Homework
Do the task in “After you read” in the textbook at home
Thanks for your attention
Enjoy yourselves with a song