unit 12 reading ( thao giang GVG )

Like reading , writing and speaking , music can express ideas , thoughts and feelings.. It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful..

Pop music

Rock ‘n’ roll

Folk music Jazz

Classical music

Discuss and match each of the descriptions to

a serious and traditional Western music.

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

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February, 16/ 2011

1 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

2 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

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses 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

Pre- teach vocabulary

1 Express (v ) /iks'pres /

= Convey (v) / kən'vei /

3 Funeral (n) / 'fju:nərəl /

4 Sense (n) / sens /

: biểu lộ, bày tỏ

: biểu lộ, bày tỏ

: đám tang

: giác quan

To express the happiness people often smile

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

appear in the reading passage Use them to complete

the sentences.

emotion lull

communicate delights

integral part 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 Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his _.

6 With a look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s

death.

V

V

V N

N adj

Task 2: Work in groups, ask and

answer the following questions

1 What are 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?

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1 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

Unit 12 : Music

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It

delights the senses 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

5 Why has music always been a big business?

It is a billion-dollar industry.

2 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

1 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

2 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

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses 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

Unit 12 : Music

4 How can music entertain?

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

Unit 12 : Music

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.

1 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

2 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

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the

senses 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

1 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

2 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

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses 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

Unit 12 : Music

2 Why is music a powerful means of communication?

Music is a powerful means of communication because it can express ideas, thoughts and feelings

1 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

2 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 hopes and

dreams

3 Above all , music entertains It makes people happy and excited It delights the

senses 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

Unit 12 : Music

1 What are two things that make humans different from other animals?

They are language and music

Congratulations!

After you read

Roles of Music

- to communicate

- express ideas , thoughts and feelings

- adds joyfulness to the

atmosphere of a festival and

makes a funeral more solemn

and mournful

-express one’s anger , love, hate or friendship ;

hopes and dreams

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

- lulls babies to sleep

- Write a paragraph( about 60 words) about the roles of music.

- Prepare for part B (Speaking)