reading unit 12 english 10

Pop musicJazz Folk music Classical Rock ‘n’ roll 1 5... modern music that is popular with young 5... Music is clearly different from language.. Like reading, writing and speaking, musi

Pop music

Jazz

Folk music

Classical

Rock ‘n’ roll

1

5

READING UNIT 12

A.Reading

Before you read

Work in pairs Discuss and match each of the descriptions

to a type of music.

1 folk music a serious and traditional Western European

2 rock 'n' roll b traditional music of a country 2 -

3 pop music c a combination of African and Western

4 classical music d modern music that is popular with young

5 jazz e a style of music with a strong and loud beat 5 -

a

b

d e

c

While you read

Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.

There are two things that make humans different from all other animals They are language and music Music is clearly different from language However, people can use it to communicate - especially their emotions Like reading, writing and speaking, music 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

Music is very much an integral part of our life It is played during almost all important events and on special occasions and sets the tone for them It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful Music lulls babies to sleep at night and wakes students up in the morning

Above all, music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the sense In fact, music as entertainment has always been a big business It is a billion-dollar industry It is difficult to imagine what our lives would be like without music

Vocabulary:

2.Communicate (v): Giao tiếp

Communication (n):

3.Integral (a):

Cảm xúc

Strong human being such as love, hate, or anger:

1.Emotion (n):

Very essential, very important

4.Solemn (a): Very serious

5.Mournful (a): Very sad

6.Funeral (n): Đám tang

To make s.o feel calm or as if they want to sleep

7 Lull (v):

Lullaby (n): A slow, quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep

Sự giao tiếp

Nghiêm trang, trang trọng

Ru, dỗ dành

8 delight (v): Làm dễ chịu

Thiết yếu

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

uncle's death

Task 1 The words/phrases in the box below all appear in the

reading passage Use them to complete the

sentences

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 tone for events and special occasions?

4 How can music entertain?

5 Why has music always been a big business?

Language and music

It can express ideas, thoughts and feelings

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

It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses

It is a billion-dollar industry

After you read

Work in pairs Tell your partner about his/her favorite music band or singer following the suggestion:

-What is your favourite music band?

My favourite music band is Westlife.

-Why do you like their music?

Their music is easy to listen to.

- Do you often listen to them?

Yes, I do.

- What kind of music do they perform?

They perform pop music.

- Name some pieces of music played by them.

My love, soledad, up town girl,…

- What are the roles/effects of music in your life?

Music makes me relaxed/ It keeps me happy.

-Learn the new words.

-Write a paragraph about the roles of music in our life (80-90 words).

Good bye and see you again!!!

Thank you for your attention!