WELCOME TO CLASS 7A
CẢI LƯƠNG
- What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance do you know about ?
Warm up
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- Cheo Opera
- Ca Tru Singing
TUỒNG
- Quan Ho Singing
Water Puppetry
- Do you know about water puppetry?
- Have you been to a water puppet show?
- If yes, did you like it? Why/ Why not?

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Choose the best answer:
1. A water puppet show often take place in _________.
A. pool B. swimming pool C. well
2. The puppeteers stand _______ a screen
A. next to B. behind C. in front of
3. The puppeteers control the puppets by strings ________.
A. above the water B. on the water C. under the water
4. The puppets are made of ________.
A. plastic B. wood C. iron
5. The performances show everyday life ___________ and folk tales.
A. in the rural area B. in the city C. in the world
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Friday, 19th November 2021
Unit 4: Music and Arts
Lesson 5 : Skills 1 - READING
* Vocabulary
- water puppetry (n): nghệ thuật múa rối nước
- puppeteer (n): người điều khiển con rối
- perform (n): biểu diễn
- support (v): giúp đỡ, chống đỡ
- string (n): sợi dây
- theme (n): chủ đề
- rural (adj): thuộc nông thôn
water puppetry
puppeteer
string
perform
theme
support
rural
biểu diễn
nghệ sĩ múa rối
chủ đề
nâng đỡ
ở vùng nông thôn
nghệ thuật múa rối nước
sợi dây
Match
WATER PUPPETRY
Have you ever seen a water puppet show ? It is so special and fantastic. It’s a unique Vietnamese tradition. Children love the performance, and tourists who come to Viet Nam greatly enjoy this kinds of art.
Water puppetry is a traditional art form. It began in the 11th century. It originated in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam. The show is performed in a pool. The puppets are supported by strings under the water and controlled by the puppeteers behind a screen, so they appear to be moving on the water. The puppets are made of wood and then painted.
The themes of the puppet shows are rural: the performances shows everyday life in the countryside and
folk tales. There are storiesabout rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese village festivals.
Ex1. Find the words in
the text which mean:
1. special or different

2. started

3. showed or presented

4. from the countryside

5. events or celebrations
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unique
began
performed
rural
festivals
Ex2. Answer the following questions
1. When did water puppetry begin?

2. Where does a water puppet show take place?

3. Who are the puppets controlled by?

4. What are the puppets made of ?

5. What are water puppet shows normally about?
They are about everyday life in the countryside and about folk tales.
 They are made of wood.
 They are controlled by puppeteers.
 It takes place in a pool.
 It began in the 11th century.
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Learn the new words.
Practice reading again.
Do all the exercises again.
Prepare: Skill 2.
HOMEWORK:
Thank you!
Have a nice day!