Unit 12: Music. Reading

What are two things that make humans different from other animals?. Two things that make humans different from other animals are language and music Because it can express ideas, thought

Activity 2: (Pair work) 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“n” roll ” roll

3 Pop music

4.Classical music

5 Jazz

3/ Vocabulary:

+ communicate (v) [kə'mju:nikeit]

eg: We use languages to communicate with each other

giao tiếp ( với ai)

+ emotion (n) [i'mou∫n] = feeling ( tình cảm, cảm xúc) + thought (n) [θɔ:t]ɔ:t] : sự suy nghĩ

+ integral (adj) ['intigrəl] ; essential (thiết yếu, cần thiết)

eg: Music is an integral part in his life

+ funeral (n) ['fju:nərəl] đám tang, lễ tang

+ solemn (adj) ['sɔləm] long trọng, nghiêm trang

+ mournful (adj) ['mɔ:nful] tang tóc, thê l ơng

+ lull (v) [lʌl]

eg: She is lulling the baby to sleep

ru ( ngủ) + delight (v) [di'lait] làm vui t ơi

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 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

emotion communicate integral part solemn

lull delights mournful

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?

Two things that make humans different from other animals

are language and music Because it can express ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of the festival and

makes a funeral more solemn and mournful

It makes people happy, excited, delighted.

Because music is considered as the most popular means

of entertainment

A GAME: LUCKY NUMBER

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A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER

_ make people different from all other animals.

A language and money B language and fame

C language and music D money and fame

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

Music is used to _

A add joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival.

B make a funeral more solemn and mournful.

C lull babies to sleep at night.

D all are correct

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER

CONGRATULATION !

You have chosen a LUCKY NUMBER

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

Music can be used to _ one’s anger, love, hate,

or friendship.

A tell B talk C inform D express

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

Listening to music, people can get

A happiness B excitement

C fame D A and B are correct

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER

CONGRATULATION !

You have chosen a LUCKY NUMBER

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

Music as entertainment has always been _

A a big business B an art

A GAME : LUCKY

NUMBER Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

What is the main idea of the passage?

A Music entertains us.

B Music plays an important part in our life.

C Music is a big business.

D Music makes humans different from all other

animals.

Write a short paragraph (about 60 words) to tell about the following topic:

“n” rollWhat type of music do you like best? Say the reason why” roll