English 10 nc - Unit 12 Lesson 1

Do you often listen to music in your free time2. What kind of music do you prefer.. European music Western music with young people and loud beat.?. _Classical music __: serious and tradi

Performed by: Pham T Quynh Anh

Unit 12:

Lesson 1: Reading

Warm-up: Answer the following questions

1 What is your hobbies?

2 Who does like music?

3 Do you often listen to music in your free time?

4 What kind of music do you prefer?

5 What singer or musician do you like the most?

Give reasons.

Activity 1 : Work in pairs Discuss and match each of

the descriptions to a type of music.

European music

Western music

with young people

and loud beat

CORRECT ANSWERS

1 _Classical music : serious and traditional Western European music.

2 Folk music : traditional music of a country.

3 _Rock ’n’ roll : a style of music with a strong and loud beat.

4 Jazz : a combination of African and

Western music.

5. Pop music : modern music that is popular with

young people.

* Indispensable (adj): không thể thiếu được

* Instrument (n): nhạc cụ

* Audience (n): khán giả

* Romantic (adj): lãng mạn

* Appeal (n): sự hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn

* Emotional (adj): xúc cảm, cảm xúc

* Stimulation (n): sự kích thích

* Symphony (n): bản giao hưởng

* Emerge (v): xuất hiện, xảy ra

* Tune (n): giai điệu

* Root (n): nguồn gốc

* Folk music (n): nhạc dân gian

* Rural (adj): thuộc miền quê

* Beat (n): nhịp, phách

* Solo (n): đơn ca, độc tấu

* Transmit (v): truyền, phát

* Version (n): bản phóng tác

Activity 2: Answer the following questions (page 149 )

1 Who are the listeners of classical music?

2 What is the key difference between classical

music and romantic music?

3 Why is pop music so popular with many people?

4 Why does a folk song usually have several

versions?

5 When was rock-’n’-roll born?

6 How successful was Elvis Presley with rock-’n’-roll ?

7 Where does rock come from?

8 What is the key musical instrument that rock is played on?

CORRECT ANSWERS

1 A learned and serious audience

2 Classical music depends on formal appeal, but

romantic music depends on emotional stimulation.

3 Because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes, which are easy to remember.

4 Because it is transmitted orally Some words may be omitted or added while the song is transmitted by

words of mouth.

5 In the 1950s.

6 He was known as the “King of Rock-‘n’-Roll”

7 It comes from rock-‘n’-roll.

8 Electric guitars.

Activity 3: Fill in the gaps with the missing information (page 150)

Music Type Description Example

Classical for a (1) audience; dependent more

on formal appeal Symphony No 40 Folk transmitted orally, (2) composers,

has several versions (3) Pop nonclassical type of music, emerging in

(4) _; short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes (5)

Papa by Paul Alka

Rock-’n’-roll developed from (6) _ music in

the (7) (8) _ by the “King of

Rock-’n’-roll”

Rock developed in the 1960s from

(9) _, strong beat, based on a Satisfaction by (10) _

CORRECT ANSWERS

1 learned and serious audience

2 unknown

3 Auld Lang Syne

4 the early 1900s

5 easy to remember

6 jazz and country

7 1950s

8 Heartbreak Hotel

9 rock-‘n’-roll

10 The Rolling Stones

Activity 4: Discussion

“Music plays an indispensable part

in human life."

• Do you agree?

• How important to our lives do you think music is?

• Discuss with your friends to find out the roles of music in society.

Roles of music

It’s

used to

relax

….

It’s used to

communicate

….

It can express ideas, thoughts

……

It can covey one’s hopes and dreams

…

It’s a billion-dollar industry

….