WELCOME TO CLASS 7EG
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Monday, November 22nd, 2021
Unit 4: Music and Arts
Period 28: Skills 1 - READING
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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I. Vocabulary
- water puppetry (n):
- puppeteer (n):
- performance (n):
- support (v):
- string (n):
- theme (n):
- rural (adj):
nghệ thuật múa rối nước
người điều khiển con rối / nghệ sĩ múa rối
buổi biểu diễn
giúp đỡ, chống đỡ
sợi dây
chủ đề
thuộc nông thôn
water puppetry
puppeteer
string
performance
theme
support
rural
buổi 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.
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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Learn vocabulary by heart.
Practice reading again.
Prepare: Skills 2.
HOMEWORK:
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