Unit12 reading

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Performed by: PHAN THI TUYET
*Warm-up: Listen to some pieces of music with the bands on screen and write down the types of music you hear in the right order.
1. pop music
2. jazz
3. folk music
4. classical music
5. rock `n` roll
Activity 1: Fill in each blank with a suitable type of music.
1. : serious and traditional Western European music.

2. : traditional music of a country.
3. : a style of music with a strong and loud beat.
4. : a combination of African and Western music.
5. : modern music that is popular with young people.
Classical music
Folk music
Rock `n` roll
Jazz
Pop music
Activity 2 : Match the words in A with their definitions in B:
Activity 3: Practise the pronunciation
of the following words.

1. solemn /’so lәm/ (adj.)
2. funeral /’fju:nәrәl/ (n)
3. communicate /kә’mju:nikeit/ (v)
4. mournful /’mס:nfl/ (adj.)
5. delight /di ‘lait/ (v)
6. emotion /i’mәu∫n/ (n)
7. integral /’intigrәl/ (adj.)
8. lull /l۸l/ (v)
Activity 4: Complete each sentence with a suitable word above.
1. Nam`s success at school his parents.
2. If you know English, you can with people from the English-speaking world easily.
3. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his .
4. The teacher criticized him with a expression on his face.
5. With a look on his face, he told us about his uncle`s death.
6. Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to her to sleep. `
7. He is an part of the team, we can`t do without him.
delights
communicate
emotion
solemn
mournful
lull
integral
Activity 5: Choose the best option A, B or C to complete the sentences.


1. The main idea of the passage is that ........
A. music makes humans different from all other animals.
B. music plays an important part in the spiritual life of humans.
C. music is a big business.
2.The two things that make humans different from all other animals are ........
A. thoughts and feelings.
B. both an art and an industry.
C. language and music.
B
C
3. People can use music to communicate because it can express.........
A. ideas, thoughts and feelings.
B. one`s anger, love, hate or friendship.
C. A and B are correct.
4. Music entertains by ...........
A. making people happy and excited.
B. delighting the senses.
C. Both are correct.
5. Music is not only a popular form of entertainment, but a .............
A. business
B. industry
C. integral part
C
C
A
Lucky
numbers
1. Why is music a powerful
means of communication?
1. Because it 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.
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2. LUCKY NUMBER
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3. Why has music always been
a big business?

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3. Because it is a billion-dollar industry.

4. What are the two things that
make humans different
from other animals?
4. They are language and music.
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5. How can music entertain?
5. It makes people happy and
excited. It delights the senses.
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6. How can music set the tone for
events and special occasions?
6. It adds joyfulness to the
atmosphere of a festival and
makes a funeral more solemn
and mournful.
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Roles of music
making humans different from all other animals
a powerful means of communication
an integral part of our life
a form of entertainment
a big business
Activity 7: Complete the chart.
Activity 8: Talk about the role of music you think is the most important. And say the reason why.
Example:
I think a form of entertainment is the most important role of music because it makes us happy and excited and it delights the senses.

Homework:
- Learn the vocabulary by heart.
- Write a short paragraph about the importance of music.
- Prepare the Speaking section of Unit 12.
Good bye and See you again