Unit 4
MUSIC AND ARTS

What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance are ?
Cải lương

1

Muá rối nước

Hát chèo

2

3

MUSIC AND ARTS
I. Reading

SKILLS 1

Discussion
Do you know about water puppetry?
Have you been to a water puppet show?
Do you like water puppet show? Why?

MUSIC AND ARTS
SKILLS 1

* Vocabulary:
- water puppetry (n): múa rối nước
- puppeteer (n) người điều khiển con rối
- unique (a): độc đáo
- originate(v): bắt nguồn, có nguồn gốc
- perform ; performance (n): = show
- string (n): sợi dây
- control (v): điều khiển

Unit 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

Period 29 : Skills 1

* Prediction: True or False? Then correct the false sentences

Guess

After
reading

1. This kind of art is not very special.

F

2. Foreigner and children enjoy it

T

3. The show is performed in the stage.

F

4.The themes of puppet shows from the

T

village.

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SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Find the words in the text which mean:
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 kind 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 show
everyday life in the countryside and folk tales. There are stories
about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamses village festivals.

1. special or different
= unique
2. started = began
3. showed or presented
= performed
4. from the countryside
= rural
5. Events or celebrations
= festivals

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SKILLS 1

Reading
2. Answer the following questions:
1. When did the water puppetry begin?

It began in the 11th century.
2. Where does a water puppet show take place?

It takes place in a pool.

3. Who are the puppets controlled by?

They are controlled by puppeteers.

4. What are the puppets made of?

They are made of wood.

5. What are water puppet shows normally about?

They are about everyday life in the countryside and about
folk tales.

4. Game: TIC TAC TOE (noughts & crosses)
With a partner, draw a tic tac toe board, like the one
below. Then, write numbers 1 to 9 in the boxes. You can
put the numbers anywhere you like!

1
4

2
5

3
6

7

8

9

4. Game: TIC TAC TOE (noughts & crosses)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Give the names of two Vietnamese musical instruments.
Sing a song in English.
Who is your favourite singer? Why?
Talk for 30 seconds about what you see when you visit
an art gallery.
5. How often do you go to a concert? Tell your partner
about the last concert you went to.
6. Who is your favourite Vietnamese musician? Why?
7. Talk for 30 seconds about your favourite instrument.
8. Name one of your favourite painters.
9. Who can draw the best in your class? What does he/she
often draw?

4. Game: TIC TAC TOE (noughts &
crosses)

Decide which partner is 'X', which is 'O' and who will go
first.
The first player chooses a box and calls out a number.
Example:
Player 1: I want number 2.
Player 2: OK, sing a song in English!
Then he/she has to sing a song in English to get that
box.
If the first player answers the question for that box
correctly he/she

1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
7x
8x
9x

1o
1. Give the
Cello ,piano,
names
of
..
instruments

X
O

4. Talk for 30
seconds about
what you see
when you visit
an art gallery .

X
O

7. Talk about 30
seconds about
Myyour
favorite
instrument
is ….
favorite
instrument.

X
O

X
O

2. Sing a song
in English

Name:

X
O

3. Who is your
Because
favorite
she/he sings
singer?
beautifully

5. Sometimes;
How often do
you watch a
music often
show? Tell
about the singer
you like best

6. Who
is your
6. My
favorite
favorite
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
musician
musician
is……. ?
Why?

name
8. Name
one of

9. Who
can:draw
Name
the best in your
He/She often
class? What
draws ………
does he/she
often draw?

X
O

X
O

your
favorite
painter.

X
O
X
O

2o
3o
4o
5o
6o
7o
8o
9o

Homework
- Read the passage and answer the questions again.
- Learn the vocabulary by heart.
- Prepare “skills 2”