unit 12 - E10 - speaking

Beethoven is famous forMichael Jackson ……… Elvis Presley ……… Taylor Swift ……… Thu Hien ……… Microwave ……… Tung Duong ……… Lady GaGa ……… classical music pop music rock’n roll music country

SPEAKING

Beethoven Michael Jackson

Elvis Presley Taylor Swift

Thu Hien Microwave

Beethoven is famous for

Michael Jackson ………

Elvis Presley ………

Taylor Swift ………

Thu Hien ………

Microwave ………

Tung Duong ………

Lady GaGa ………

classical music pop music rock’n roll music country music folk music rock music jazz music dance music

Task 1: Read what Ha Anh says about music.

“Yes, I love pop music It keeps me happy I really

like the Backstreet Boys – they are easy to listen to Their songs cheer me up whenever I feel bad I listen to them all the time I’ve got a Walkman so I can listen to music when I’m

out At home I always have the radio on and I watch

pop programmes on TV.”

 Some structures:

-keep someone happy: make sb happy (làm cho ai vui)

Eg: Music keeps me happy.

-cheer someone up: make sb fell les sad/

make sb excited (làm cho ai đ bu n/ làm ỡ ồ

ph n ch n) ấ ấ

Eg: The songs cheer me up whenever I feel bad.

-to be easy to do something: do sth easily Eg: It’s easy to learn English

 Answer the questions:

1 What kind of music does Ha Anh likes?

→ She likes pop music.

2 Why does she listen to it?

→ Because it keeps her happy.

3 What is her favorite band?

→ The Backstreet Boys

4 When does she listen to music?

→ She listens to music all the time

Task 2: Ask and answer about music taste

Partner 1 Partner 2

Kind of music Classical

music

Reasons for listening to

music

Favorite band/musician

Favorite song/piece of

music

When listen to music

▪ Some suggested questions:

- What kind of music do you like?

- Why do you like it?

- Who is your favorite singer/musician?

- What is your favorite song/piece of music?

- When do you listen to music?

▪ Some adjectives and expressions to talk about music:

+ peaceful

+ lyrical

+ help sb forget troubles and worries.

+ exciting

+ make sb excited

+ relaxing

+ make sb feel relaxed

+ cheer sb up

+ make sb happy

+ gentle

Ask your partners questions based on the suggested

dialogue to get information to complete the table

A: What kind of music do you like?

B: I like ……(classical music/ Pop music/ Jazz/ Folk

music/ Rock)

A: Why do you like it ?

B: Because it is ( relaxing/ pleasant/ lyrical/ peaceful/ rousing)

it (helps me forget troubles/ keeps me happy)

it (makes me excited/ cheers me up )

A: What is your favourite band/ musician ?

B: I like Thuy Chi/ Backstreet boys/ West life/ Van Cao/ Beethoven

A: Which song / piece of music do you like?

B: I like “My love”/ “Tien quan ca”/ “Con Co”.

A: When do you listen to music?

B: All the time/ Whenever I have free time

 Task 3: Now report what you have found out about your partners.

 Both A and B like…

 A likes …., and so does B

 A likes …., and B does, too.

 A likes …., but B prefers…

 Homework:

- Write a short paragraph about your favorite kind of music.

- Review the lesson today.

- Prepare the listening of unit 11.