Unit

3

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FAMILY LIFE
1
MUSIC

LESSON 3

READING

Warm up:

Video watching:

Act 1: Watch the video and tell me the name of music show.

Act 1: Watch the video and tell me the name of music show.

American
Idol is an
American
singing
competition
on
television
in America

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY

reality (n)
/riˈæləti/

thực tế

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY

judge (n)

/dʒʌdʒ/

: Giám khảo, thẩm phán

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY

stage (n)
/steɪdʒ/

= period (n)
giai đoạn, thời kì

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY

semi-final (n)
/ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/

bán kết

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY

play a role in (idiom)
/pleɪ ə rəʊl ɪn /
đóng vai trò
Ex: Deciding to travel instead of going straight to college after
high school played a major role in my life.

PRE- READING : VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

reality (n)

/riˈæləti/

thực tế

stage (n)

/steɪdʒ/

giai đoạn, thời kì

judge (n)

/dʒʌdʒ/

giám khảo, thẩm phán

semi-final (n) /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/

bán kết

play a role in
(idiom)

đóng vai trò

/pleɪ ə rəʊl ɪn /

CHECKING VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

reality (n)

/riˈæləti/

thực tế

stage (n)

/steɪdʒ/

giai đoạn, thời kì

judge (n)

/dʒʌdʒ/

giám khảo, thẩm phán

semi-final (n) /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/ bán kết
play a role in /pleɪ ə rəʊl ɪn / đóng vai trò

WHILE-READING

2

Read a text about a famous music show. Match the highlighted
words and phrases in the text to the meanings.

1. feel that they are similar to and can understand them
2. a set of TV or radio programmes on the same subject
3. removed from the competition
4. looking for

WHILE-READING
2 mins

2

Read a text about a famous music show. Match the highlighted words
and phrases in the text to the meanings.

American Idol was shown for the first time on television in January 2002. At that
time, there were many series
movies and TV series, but no reality competitions on TV.
The participants in this programme are ordinary people
whowith
the audience can
identify
really identify with.
in search of
First, judges travel all round America in search of the best singers and bring them
to Hollywood. Twenty-four to thirty-six participants are then chosen to go on to the
next stages where they perform live on TV, and receive the judges' opinions. From
the semi-final onwards, people over 13 and living in the US, Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands
can vote for their preferred singers online or through text messaging.
eliminated
The singer with the lowest number of votes is eliminated. On the final night, the
most popular singer becomes the winner of that American Idol season.
People watch American Idol not only to see the participants sing, but also to hear
the comments of the judges, who play an important role in the competition. Their
different opinions and interesting arguments make the show very exciting.
The first season of Vietnam Idol was shown in 2007. It included three stages: short
performances to choose participants, semi-finals and finals. The winners of the

WHILE-READING

2

Read a text about a famous music show. Match the highlighted
words and phrases in the text to the meanings.

1. feel that they are similar to and can understand them
identify with đồng cảm với
2. a set of TV or radio programmes on the same subject
series
loạt, dãy, chuỗi
3. removed from the competition
eliminated
bị loại bỏ
4. looking for
in search of

tìm kiếm

WHILE-READING

3 Read the text again and choose the best answers.
1. What is American Idol?
4. Which of the following statements
A. A game show on TV
3 mins
about the judges is NOT mentioned?
B. A TV singing contest
C. A live dancing competition
2. Which if the following statements is correct?
A. From the semi-final, singers who can go to the next
stage are decided by the audience vote.
B. The judges choose as many singers as they can.
C. People around the world can vote for the songs they
like.
3. Who wins American Idol?
A. The singer with the highest number of the votes on the
final night.
B. The singer with the highest number of votes and highest
scores from the judges.
C. The singer with the highest scores from the judges.

A. They give comments after each live
performance.
B. They have different views about the
singers' performances.
C. They are not in favour of choosing
ordinary people.
5. What can be inferred about the
competition in Viet Nam?
A. The audience decides who makes it to
the final stage.
B. All the singers will be famous.
C. It can help develop participants' singing
careers.

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again and choose the best answers.
1. What is American Idol?
A. A game show on TV
B. A TV singing contest
C. A live dancing competition

GIVE
OR
TAKE

-5

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again and choose the best answers.

2. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. From the semi-final, singers who can go to the
next stage are decided by the audience vote.
B. The judges choose as many singers as they can.
C. People around the world can vote for the songs
they like.

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+7

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again and choose the best answers.
3. Who wins American Idol?
A. The singer with the highest number of the
votes on the final night.
B. The singer with the highest number of votes
and highest scores from the judges.
C. The singer with the highest scores from the
judges.

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+2

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again and choose the best answers.
4. Which of the following statements about the judges is
NOT mentioned?
A. They give comments after each live
performance.
B. They have different views about the singers'
performances.
C. They are not in favour of choosing ordinary
people.

GIVE
OR
TAKE

-2

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again and choose the best answers.
5. What can be inferred about the competition in Viet
Nam?
A. The audience decides who makes it to the final
stage.
B. All the singers will be famous.
C. It can help develop participants' singing careers.
C. It can help develop participants' singing careers.

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+5

POSTREADING

Video watching

Act 4: Watch the video and write down the names of the music shows.

POSTVideo watching
READING
Act
4: the names of the music shows.
• America's Got Talent
• Pop Idol
• Vietnam's Got Talent
• Perfect Edition (Cover
Star)
• X Factor
What music shows do you
like best? Why?
speaking +2

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Search for more music shows on the
Internet, take note the regulations and
the prizes and post them on the
Facebook/ Zalo group of your class.
• Prepare for the Speaking lesson

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