Unit 12: Music - Reading

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Wednesday, February 23 rd , 2011

Unit 12:

Types of music

1 Pop music 2.Rock and roll

3 Classical

music

4 Folk

Before you read: Discuss and match each of the

descriptions to a type of music

_ a serious and traditional Western European 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

1 Folk music

2 Rock “n“ roll

3 Pop music

4.Classical music

5 Jazz

communicate (v)

giao tiếp

= feeling (n)

cảm xúc

integral (adj) : essential

cần thiết, thiết yếu

funeral (n) đám tang

mournful (adj)

tang tãc, tang th ươ ng

solemn (adj):

She is lulling her baby

to sleep.

Lull (v) ru ngủ

+ communicate (v) giao tiếp ( với ai)

+ emotion (n) = feeling : cảm xúc

+ integral (adj) essential : cần thiết, thiết yếu + funeral (n) : đám tang

+ solemn (adj) : nghiêm trang

+ mournful (adj) tang tóc, tang thương

1 Lull

2 Communicate

3 Integral / essential

4 Mournful

5 Emotion / feeling

6 Funeral

7 solemn

a Cảm xúc

b Giao tiếp

c Đám tang

d Nghiêm trang

e Ru ngủ

f Tang thương, tang tóc

g Cần thiết, thiết yếu

Task 1: Complete the sentences with the words given below

1 If you know English, you can with people from the English speaking world easily

2 Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairly 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 criticized him with a expression on his face

emotion communicate integral part solemn

Task 2: Read the text silently then work in pairs to answer questions in textbook.

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?

1 They are language and music.

2 Because it can express ideas, thoughts and feelings.

3 It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival

and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.

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

5 Because it is a billion-dollar industry

- Music makes humans different from all other animals

- It can express ideas, thoughts and feelings

- It sets the tone for important events and special

occasions

- It entertains

- It is a billion-dollar industry

1 How many roles of music are mentioned in the text? What are they?

After you read

2 Sing a song in front of the class and tell your fiends what kind of music the song is.

 Learn by heart the new words.

Homework

 Prepare speaking lesson