Unit 12. Music

Sở Giáo dục & Đào tạo Tỉnh BR-VT
Trường THPT Trần Nguyên Hãn


Năm học: 2006 - 2007

Giáo viên: Nguyễn Thị Tường Vân
Unit 12.

Period 1
Tuesday, March 6th 2007


I/ Pre-reading
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

1.Folk music
2. Rock`n`roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5.Jazz
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

1. FOLK MUSIC
1.Folk music
2. Rock`n`roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5.Jazz
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

2. POP MUSIC
1.Folk music
2. Rock`n`roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5. Jazz
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

3. JAZZ
“ The old black magic” –Miles Davis
1.Folk music
2. Rock`n`roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5.Jazz
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

4. ROCK’ N ’ROLL
“It’s now or never” - Elvis Presley
1.Folk music
2. Rock`n`roll
3. Pop music
4. Classical music
5. Jazz
Listen to the following pieces of music and tell what types of music they are.

5. CLASSICAL MUSIC
“Symphony No.9”
Beethoven
I/ PRE-READING
Pair work
Discuss and match each of the descriptions to a type of music.
1. folk music a.
2. rock ’n’ roll b.
3. pop music c.
4. classical music d.
5. jazz e.
VOCABULARY:
convey /kәn’vei/ (v.): express sth.
2.emotion /i’mәuʃn/ (n.) : strong feeling of any kind

VOCABULARY:
3. integral /’intigrәl/(adj.)
E.g. The arms and legs are integral parts of the human body .
4. tone /tәun/(n.) : sound of music or voice
- set the tone for sth.
5. solemn /’sƆlәm/ (adj.): looking very serious, formal
VOCABULARY:
6. mournful /’mƆ:nfl / (adj.) : sad, sorrowful
7. lull /lΛl/ (v.): sing to make a baby go to sleep
▪ lullaby (n.)




II/ While reading
Task 1. True / False statements
1/ People can use music to communicate like reading, writing and speaking.

2/ Music is the same as language.

3/ Music may bring benefits to the musicians and singers.





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Task 2. Fill in the blanks
The words/phrases below all appear in the reading passage. Use them to complete the sentences.( Task 1 on page 125)

emotion communicate
integral part solemn
lull delights mournful
emotion communicate
integral part solemn
lull delights mournful
Fill in the blanks
If you know English, you can ____________ with people from the English-speaking world easily.
communicate
2.Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to_____ her to sleep.
lull
Fill in the blanks
emotion integral part
solemn delights mournful
3. Nam’s success at school ________ his parents.
delights
4. He is an ____________ of the team, we can’t do without him.
integral part
Fill in the blanks.
emotion solemn mournful
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.
5.The teacher criticised him with a ______ expression on his face.
solemn
emotion
mournful
Task 3. Answer the questions.
1/ What are the two things that make humans different from other animals?
(They are) language and music.
2/ Why is music a powerful means of communication ?
It can express ideas, thoughts and feelings.


3/ How can music set the tone for events and special occasions?

It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.

4/ How can music entertain ?

- It makes people happy and excited. It delights the senses.

5/ Why has music always been a big business ?

- It is a billion-dollar industry.


III. Post-reading
“ Music plays an important part in human life.”
- Do you agree or disagree ?
- How important do you think music is to our life?
Homework
Write down the answers of Task 2 in the notebook.
- Find out the roles of music in our daily life.
- Prepare for Speaking lesson


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1. The person who composes music
2. A musical instrument Tran Tien usually plays.
3. Serious and traditional Western European music
4. The name of the “King of Rock’n’Roll”
5. A kind of music with very strong beat