unit 12 music reading very interesting

List some types of music that you know!Types of music Group work 1’... Some types of music:Types of music 1... traditional music of a countryc.. modern music that is popular with young

1 Who is the man in this picture?

He is Trinh Cong Son.

I Before you read

1 List some kinds of music

2 Matching

2 Vocabulary : Fill in gaps

II While you read

List some types of music that you know!

Types of music

Group work 1’

Some types of music:

Types of music

1 Pop music 2 Rock

3 Classical music

5 Folk

b traditional music of a country

c a combination of African and

Western music

d modern music that is popular

with young people

e a style of music with a strong

and loud beat

Key: 1b; 2e; 3d; 4a; 5c

Pair work 2’

10 integral (a) /'intigrəl/= very important

11 set the tone /toun/ for (v)

12 joyfulness (n) /'dʒɔifulnis/ =happiness (n)

13 funeral (n) /'fju:nərəl/ = death ceremony

14 solemn (a) /'sɔləm/

15 mournful (a) /'mɔ:nful/= very sad

16 lull (v) /lʌl/= make someone feel sleep

Use the words in the box to complete these

sentences:

emotion communicate integral part solemn lull delights mournful

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

her 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

mournful

delights

Pair work 3’

While you read: Listen to the tape

1 Music plays an important role in

our life.

2 Man is different from animals

due to language only.

3 You can express your love by a

song.

4 Music is considered not only a

means of communication but also a

big business.

T F T T

Task 1: Decide whether the statements

are True(T) or False (F)

Pair work 2’

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 tune for events and special occasions?

4 How can music entertain?

5 Why has music always been a big business?

Pair work 4’

1 What are the two things that

make humans different from other animals?

While you read

2 Why is music a powerful means

of communication?

thoughts and feelings.

While you read

3 How can music set tone for

events and special occasions?

It adds joyfulness to the

atmosphere of a festival and makes

a funeral more solemn and

mournful.

While you read

4

4 How can music entertain?

It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses.

While you read

5 Why has music always been a big business?

Because it is a billion-dollar industry.

While you read

“Music plays an important part

in our lives.”

After you read

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

( List down as many roles of music

as possible)

Group work 3’

1 _ make people different from all other

animals.

language and money

language and music

language and fame

money and fame

I’M SORRY It is not correct.

I’M SORRY It is not correct.

I’M SORRY It is not correct.

Consolidation: Choose the correct answer:

big business an art

I’M SORRY It is not correct.

I’M SORRY It is not correct.

I’M SORRY It

is not correct.

2 Music as entertainment has always been _

It’s correct

3 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Music entertains us.

B Music plays an important part in our life.

C Music is a big business.

D Music makes humans different from all other

animals.

 Learn by heart the new words.

Homework

 Write a short paragraph ( about 60 words)

“How would the life and you be if there weren’t music?”

 Complete the sentences in handouts.