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hool - Krong No - Dak Nong


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Game rules :The class is divided into two groups, each
group respectively chooses a number and find the word basing
on the suggestions. Which group that can find out the down
word (the number 8) wins the game.
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What is a profile ?
It is a short biography of somebody.
Tiểu sử vắn tắt.

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UNIT 12:

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I. Before you write:

Activity 1.

What does a profile usually include?
Name
Place of birth

Date of birth
Family

A profile
of a musician

Date of death

Famous songs/
Major achievements
musicals
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MUSIC
I. Pre-writing

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MUSIC
I. Pre-writing
1. Vocabulary

+ Profile / 'proufail/ (n)

Tiểu sử

+ Compose /kəm'pouz/ (v): Sáng tác
 Composer (n)

+ Tune / tju:n/ (n):
Giai điệu
+ Ragtime / 'rægtaim/ (n):

Nhạc ractim

 Rag (n)
+ Artist / 'ɑ:tist/

Nghệ sĩ

 Artistic (adj)

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Trinh Cong Son
composed a lot of
songs
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Tune = Melody
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The song “Dua Be”
was sung by more
than 60 Vietnamese
artists

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MUSIC
I. Pre-writing
1. Vocabulary
2. Checking
3. Prediction
II. While-writing

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



Use the verbs in the simple past tense.

Use prepositions , conjunctions when necessary .
For example: on, in, at, and, but,…

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I. Before
you write:
Activity
2 – Task1.
Scott

Joplin,
a famous
American

musician

Use the prompts to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin

E.g. Scott/ be/ born/ Texas/1886/,/ poor/ but/ musical black family.

=> Scott was born in Texas in 1886, in to a 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.
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Scott Joplin’s Profile
0. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, in to 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
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Writing a profile
I. Pre-writing

Task 3: Work in groups of four in
10 minutes, write a profile about
2. Checking
3. Prediction Van Cao. Using the information of
II. While-writing task 2 and the cues in the textbook.
1. Vocabulary

1. Task 1
2. Task 2
3. Task 3

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II. While you write – Task 2.


Write about the life story of Van Cao.
Name: Van Cao

Born: 15 – 11 –

1923
Place
of birth: Nam
Dinh
Poor
Start
composing
music:
whenFamily:
very
workers
young
First
song: 1939 , quickly famous
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem ):
1944
Artistic works: songs , poems ,
paintings
Died: 10 -7 - 1995

Known as a very talented musician and
highly appreciated by Vietnamese people
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II. While you write – Task 2.
Work
Work
group
group

You may begin with:

Use the prompts bellow, write about
the life story of Van Cao.

“Van Cao who was known as a very

talented musician and highly appreciated by
Vietnamese people is one of the greatest musicians in
Vietnam...
- He / be born / November 15th , 1923 / Nam Dinh / a poor
worker’s family.
- He / start / composing music / when he/ be/ very young.
- He /compose / first song / 1939 / and / quickly become/
famous.
- 1944 / he / write /Tien Quan Ca / our National Anthem
- Van Cao / not only / write / songs / poems / but also/
draw / paintings.
- He / die / July 10th,1995 .
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III. After you write.
You may begin with:


“Van Cao who was known as a very

talented musician and highly appreciated by
Vietnamese people is one of the greatest musicians in
-Vietnam...
Van Cao / be born / November 15th , 1923 / Nam Dinh / a

poor worker’s family.
- He / start / composing music / when he/ be/ very young.
- He /compose / first song / 1939 / and / quickly become/
famous.
- 1944 / he / write /Tien Quan Ca / our National Anthem
- Van Cao / not only / write / songs / poems / but
also/ draw / paintings.
- He / die / July 10th,1995 .
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Writing a profile
I. Pre-writing
1. Vocabulary
2. Checking
3. Prediction

II. While-writing
1. Task 1
2. Task 2
3. Task 3
II. Post-writing

Correction

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Van Cao’s Profile.

“Van Cao who was known as a very talented

-

musician and highly appreciated by Vietnamese
people is one of the greatest musicians in Vietnam.
He was born on November 15th , 1923 in Nam Dinh,
into a poor worker’s family.
He started composing music when he was very young.
He composed the (his) first song in 1939 and quickly
became famous.
In 1944, he wrote Tien Quan Ca, our National Anthem.
Van Cao not only wrote many famous songs, poems
but also he drew paintings.
He died on July 10th,1995, but his musical career
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What have we written?
We have written a profile of
some famous musicians.

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Write a profile of a famous
person you know well.
Prepare Unit 12: Music
Lesson 5: Language focus.
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What kind of music is it? It is popular with young
people.

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