Anh11 tuan23 u11 reading

Type of music Descriptiona.. serious and traditional Western European music.. traditional music of a country.. modern music that is popular with young people.. a style of music with a

Welcome to our class !

Unit 11

READING

Warm-up

R_ _ _’n’

R_ _ _

P_ _

F_ _ _ J_ _ _

C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ l

Warm-up

roll

Pop

Folk Jazz

Classical

Warm-up

Rock’n’ roll

The Beatles Michael Jackson

Classical Music

Beethoven

Jazz

Match each of the descriptions to a type of music Type of music Description

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.

Before you read

1 emotion /i'məu∫n/ (n) = feeling

Ex: People can use music to communicate their emotions

2 express /iks'pres/ (v): say or show how you think or feel.

3 integral / 'intigrəl/ (a): necessary

Ex : Music is very much an integral part

of our life.

6 convey/ kən'vei /: to make ideas,

thoughts, feelings, etc known to sb

4 solemn / 'sɔləm/ (a): very serious; not

happy or smiling

5 mournful / 'mɔ:nful/ (a): very sad

Ex: Her solemn face told them that the news was bad.

Before you read

7 lull /lʌl/ (v)

Ex: The mother is lulling her baby to sleep.

8 delight / di'lait/(v): to give sb great pleasure

Ex: Mary delighted her parents by singing a song

9 tone / təun /: how something sounds

 set the tone for (IDM)

Ex: Music sets the tone for special occasions.

Before you read

Task 1 The words/ phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage Use them to complete the sentences.

emotion communicate integral part solemn

lull delights 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 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

lull

emotion

integral part

solemn communicate

mournful

delights

While you

read

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 played during almost all important events and on 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 lull 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 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

While you read

Read the passage again

(4 minutes)

and do the activity

Read the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

While you read

1.Music is clearly different from

language.

2.Music as entertainment hasn’t

always been a big business.

3.Music isn’t an integral part of our

lives.

T F F

1 What are the two things that make humans different

from other animals?

music.

While you read

2 Why is music a powerful means of communication?

ideas, thoughts and feelings.

While you read

3 How can music set tone for events and special occasions?

It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and

makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.

While you read

4

4 How can music entertain?

It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses.

While you read

5 Why has music always been a big business?

Because it is a billion-dollar industry.

While you read

“Music plays an important

part in our lives.”

After you read

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

( List down as many roles of music

as possible)

( 5 minutes)

 Learn by heart the new words.

Homework

 Prepare listening for the next period.