Unit 12 : music
Lesson d: writing – class 10a01
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1. She is an American singer-songwriter
2. She was born on December 13, 1989
3. Her famous songs include: “You belong with me”, “Safe and sound”, “Blank space”…
Taylor Swift
1. He is a Vietnamese pop star born in 1994
2. In 2012, he came first in the entrance exam of  Conservatory of HCMC with 25,5 points in total.
3. In 2015, he was awarded “The potential young actor” at the Golden Kite Prize Ceremony for his first movie “The Long Gone Boy”
Son Tung MTP
1. He was a Vietnamese composer, musician, songwriter, painter and poet born in 1939.
2. He died on April 1, 2001
3. He wrote such famous song as “Bien Nho”, “Diem Xua”, “Mot Coi Di Ve”
Trinh Cong Son
1. He is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer born in 1985
2. In October 2012, he premiered the first single, "Locked Out of Heaven,"
3. He has best known for such hit songs as "Nothin` on You," "Just the Way You Are" and "The Lazy Song."
Bruno Mars
d. writing
Write a profile
vocabulary
+ artist / ˈɑːrtɪst / (n)
nghệ sĩ, hoạ sĩ
→ artistic / ɑːrˈtɪstɪk / (adj)
→ artistic work / ɑːrˈtɪstɪk wɜːrk / (n)
tác phẩm nghệ thuật
Ex: A painting, a sheet of music and a statue are the artistic works.
vocabulary
+ talent / `tælənt / (n):
tài năng, năng lực
→ talented / `tæləntid / (adj):
Ex: Văn Cao is a very talented person.
có tài.
+ Ragtime / ˈræɡtaɪm / (n):
nhạc Ragtime
→ rag / ræɡ / (n) bản nhạc Ragtime
vocabulary
+ artist / ˈɑːrtɪst / (n) nghệ sĩ, hoạ sĩ
→ artistic / ɑːrˈtɪstɪk / (adj)
→ artistic work / ɑːrˈtɪstɪk wɜːrk / (n) tác phẩm nghệ thuật
+ talent / `tælənt / (n) tài năng, năng lực
→ talented / `tæləntid / (adj) có tài
+ Ragtime / ˈræɡtaɪm / (n) nhạc Ragtime
→ rag / ræɡ / (n) bản nhạc Ragtime
Task 1: complete the sentences
“Scott Joplin was born in 1886 and he was a famous American musician. He died in 1917”
Use the prompts to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin
E.g. Scott/ be/ born/ Texas/1886/,/ poor/ but/ musical black family.
1. He / learn/ play/ music/ when/ he/ be/very/ young.
2. Scott/ learn/ play/ works/ composers/ Bach, Beethoven and Mozart/ as well as/ compose/ music
3. He/ quickly/ become/ famous.
4. His tunes/ be/ wonderful mixture/ classical European and African beats/ which/ be known as Ragtime.
5. All in all/ he/ write/ 50 piano rags/,/ and be / King of Ragtime.
6. Scott Joplin/ die/ 1917.
=> Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family.
1. He learnt to play music when he was very young.
2. Scott learnt to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven and Mozart as well as to compose music.
3. He quickly became famous
4. His tunes were wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats which were known as Ragtime.
5. All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags and was called the King of Ragtime.
6. Scott died in 1917
Scott Joplin’s Profile
0. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, in to a poor but musical black family.
Scott Joplin’s Profile
Scott Joplin
1886
Texas
poor but musical black family
when he was very young.
50 piano rags
1917
Name
Date of death
A PROFILE OF A MUSICIAN
Date of birth
Famous songs/ musicals
Major achievements
Family
Place of birth
Notes:
The past simple tense : S + Ved/ V2… (Be => was/ were)
be born into a (an) + adj + family
Ex: She was born into a very rich family.
start to do / doing sth
in + place / year / month
Ex: in Ha Noi, in 2001, in July
on + day-month-year
Ex: on November 15, 1923
Conjunctions: all in all, after that, and, not only-but also, etc.
Task 2: Write about the life story of Trinh Cong Son, using the prompts below
→be born in/ on
→start/be
→write/become
→ win
→ include
→die
Sample writing
Thank you for your attention !!!