Lucky GUESS
What is the name of this song?
TIEN QUAN CA – National anthem of Viet Nam
Who wrote it?
Van Cao
What kind of music is it?
RAGTIME
Who is the
King of Ragtime?
Scott Joplin
Unit 12: Music
D. Writing
Write a profile
Instructor: Ms. Nguyễn Thanh Bình
Trainee: Vũ Thị Thu
Exercise 1 :Fill in each blank with a suitable word

1-Scott _________in Taxas in 1886 , into a poor but musical black family.
3-Scott ________to play the works of composers like Bach , Beethoven , and Mozart as well as to compose music.
4 -He quickly __________famous.
5-His tunes____________ wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime.
6-All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags ,___________ was called the King of Ragtime.
7-Scott Joplin died ________1917.
2-He learned to play music when he________ very young.
learned - became – was born – was – in – and - were
was born
was
learned
became
were
and
in
Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family. He learned to play music when he was very young. Scott learned to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart as well as to compose music. He quickly became famous. His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime. All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the King of Ragtime. Scott Joplin died in 1917.
SCOTT JOPLIN`S PROFILE
OUTLINE OF A PROFILE
S + was born + in + place +
on/in + date/year + into + family.
- S + learned + to V
S + started +Ving
- S + quickly became famous.
S + be known as….
S + died in/on+ date/year.
* Use the verbs in the past simple tense.



* Use prepositions , conjunctions when necessary .
In + year ( in 2001)
On + day/month/year (on March 20th 2015)

NOTE
S + V2/ed...
Task 2 : Write about the life story of Van Cao , using the prompts below

Name : Van Cao
Born : 15 – 11 – 1923
Place of birth : Nam Dinh
Family : Poor workers
be born
Start composing music : when very young
Start / be
First song : 1939 , quickly famous
write/become/Write
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem ) : 1944
Artistic works : songs , poems , paintings
write /draw
Died :10-7 –1995
Known as a very talented musician & Highly appriciated by the Vietnamese people
Die/ be
Sample
Van Cao was born in Nam Dinh on November 15, 1923, into a poor workers’ family. He started composing music when he was very young. He wrote the first song in 1939 and then quickly became famous. Tien Quan Ca, the National Anthem of Vietnam was written by Van Cao in 1944. Van Cao not only wrote songs and poems but also drew paintings. He died on July 10, 1995. Van Cao is known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.
OUTLINE OF A PROFILE
S + was born + in + place +
on/in + date/year + into + family.
- S + learned + to V
S + started +Ving
- S + quickly became famous.
S + be known as….
S + died in/on+ date/year.
* Use the verbs in the past simple tense.



* Use prepositions , conjunctions when necessary .
In + year ( in 2001)
On + day/month/year (on March 20th 2015)

NOTE
S + V2/ed...
HOMEWORK:
Write a short paragraph (about 50 words) about a famous person you like.