Friday, November 11, 2022

WARM-UP:

• Do you know who this man is?
Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso) was born in Spain in
1881 (died in 1973), and grew up there before going on to
spend most of his adult life working as an artist in France.
Throughout the long course of his career, he created more
than 50,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and
other items (many of them are masterpieces). He is
universally renowned as one of the most influential and
celebrated artists of the twentieth century.

NEW LESSON

Unit 4:

MUSIC AND ARTS
Skills 2
Picasso sculpture in
Halmstad, Sweden

LISTENING

Vocabulary.
- artist
- training
- portrait of Aunt
Pepa (n)
- enormous (a)
- painting (n)
- admit (v)
- rank (v)

nghệ sĩ, họa
sĩ
đào tạo
chân dung dì
Pepa
rất nhều, to lớn
bức họa
nhận, thú nhận
xếp hạng

Checking vocabulary.
- artist
- training
- portrait of Aunt
Pepa (n)
- enormous (a)
- painting (n)
- admit (v)
- rank (v)

nghệ sĩ, họa
sĩ
đào tạo
chân dung dì
Pepa
rất nhều, to lớn
bức họa
nhận, thú nhận
xếp hạng

1. Listen to the passage about Picasso and

circle the words you hear.

1. artists

2. training

4. portrait 5. music

3. picture
6. paintings

Look at the words you've circled. Do you know
what all of these words mean?

2. Listen to the passage again and choose the
correct answers.
1. When was Picasso born?
A. In 1881

B. In 1896

C. In 1973

2. Picasso received artistic training from his
father at _________.
A. thirteen

B. seven

C. thirty

3. How many works of art did Picasso produce?
A. 50,000

B. 1,885

C. 1,973

4. Where did Picasso die?
A. In Malaga

B. In Barcelona C. In

3. Listen to the passage one more time. As a
class, discuss how the listening is organised
(according to a timeline, the order of
important events, or another way).

The passage is organized according to timeline.

Audio script:

Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso) is one of the greatest
artists of the 20th century. He was born on
25th October 1881 in Malaga, Spain. He showed a
great love and skill for drawing from an early age,
and at the age of seven, Picasso received formal
artistic training from his father. At 13, he was
admitted to a School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. In
1896, he completed 'Portrait of Aunt Pepa', which is
considered one of the greatest works of Spain.
During his life, he produced an enormous number of
works of art: about 50,000 in total, including 1,885
paintings. Several paintings by Picasso rank among
the most expensive paintings in the world. Picasso
died on 8 April, 1973 in Mougins, France.

WRITING

Informal letter of invitation

4. Read the following letter and choose the
correct answer.
82 Tran Quoc Hoan Rd. Ha Noi
Nov 12, 20…
Dear David,
I‛m happy to hear you are in Ha Noi again. This time,
how about watching a water puppet show? I‛m sure
you‛ll like it. Is Saturday evening OK for you? It‛s at
57B Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hoan Kiem Dist. The show
begins at 8 p.m, so let‛s meet at 7.45 outside the
theatre. I hope we‛ll have a happy time together.
Looking forward to seeing you there. Have a nice day!
Cheers,
Duong

1. This letter is from Duong to ______.
A. a friend

B. a teacher

C. an old man

2. Duong writes this letter to ______.
A. give an order
B. make an invitation
C. complain about something

5. Now write a letter to invite a friend to an art
exhibition, using the following cues:
- Event: Exhibition of Modern Art
- Time: 9 o'clock, Saturday morning
- Place: Arts Centre
- Time to meet: 8.15

Writing model 1

25, Tran Hung Dao Street, Long Xuyen city
October 3rd, 2017
Hi Nam,
How are you? Are you busy this Saturday?
Well, there is an Exhibition of Modem Art in Arts
Centre now. It is the great exhibition of this year.
How about going there this Saturday morning? The
exhibition opens at 9:00, so let's meet at the gate of
the Exhibition at 8:15 and we will go to the KFC
store nearby to have breakfast before we visit the
exhibition.
Write to me soon. I'm sure that it will be fun.
Cheers,
Nguyen Thi No

Writing model 2:
25, Tran Hung Dao Street, Long Xuyen city
October 3rd, 2017
Dear Nga,
How are you? Are you busy on Saturday? I have just
bought two tickets for the exhibition of Modem Art
and and I'd like you to go with me. I know you like art
and I think it will be very interesting to go to this
exhibition. Could we meet at the Arts Centre at 8.15
on Saturday morning? The exhibition will be opened
at 9 o'clock, so I think we will have some time to
have a drink together. What do you think?
Write to me soon!
Love,
Le Quang Teo

- Practice listening to the passage about
+
Picasso again.
- Write a letter to invite a friend to an
art exhibition.
- Prepare for Unit 4: LOOKING BACK

Goodbye!
See you again!