1. What is he doing?
He is listening to music.
2. Do you like listening to music?
3. What band or singer do you like best?
4. What sort of music do you often listen to?

Music
Can you name some sorts of music?
music
Pop
Folk
Jazz
Rock
Classical music
UNIT 12
1. What band is it?
It is The Beatles.
2. What kind of music do they play?
Rock ’n’ roll.
3. Who is she?
She is Britney Spears.
4. What sort of music does she sing?
Pop.
5. Do you know this woman?
She is Ha Thi Cau
6. Is she a folk singer?
Yes, she is.
7. What sort of music are they playing?
Classical music.
8. Is he a jazz singer?
Yes, he is
Complete these sentences using the sorts of music given.
1. ……………..is traditional songs of a country.
2. ……………..is a style of music with a strong and
loud beat.
3. ……………is a modern music that is popular
with young people.
4. …….is a combination of African and Western music.
5. …………………is serious and traditional Western
European music.
Folk music
Rock ‘n ‘ roll
Pop music
Jazz
Classical music
Reading
New words:
- emotion (n): t×nh c¶m
- convey (v): truyÒn (©m thanh, tin tøc..)
- integral part: phÇn thiÕt yÕu
- funeral (n): ®¸m tang
- solemn (adj): trang nghiªm
- mournful (adj): buån th¶m
- lull (v): ru ngñ
- delight (v): lµm cho vui vÎ
Task 1: Complete the sentences using the words
or phrases in the box below.
1.If you know English, you can…………………..with people from
the English speaking world easily.
2. Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to……….
her to sleep.
3. Nam’s success at school…………his parents.
4. He is an…………………of the team, we can’t do without him.
5. The teacher criticised him with a ……..…expression on his face.
6. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his …………….
7. With a ……………..look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s
death.
communicate
lull
delights
Integral part
emotion
solemn
mournful
Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. What are the two things that make humans different from other animals?
They are language and music.
2. Why is music a powerful means of communication?
Because it can express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
3. How can music set the tone for events and special occasions?
It adds joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.

4. How can music entertain?
It makes people happy and excited. It delights the senses.
5. Why has music always been a big business?
It is a billion – dollar industry.
1. How many roles of music are mentioned in the text?
Ask and answer the quetions
There are five roles.
2. In your opinion, which of the following roles of music is the most important? Why?
a. Music plays an important part in our lifes.
b. Music makes humans different from all other animals.
c. Music is a big business.
Homework:
Study again the text.
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