Unit 12- ­­ ­­Writing

Welcome to Phù Yên high school!
Phù Yên Town, Sơn La city
Teacher : Nguyen Thi Thu Thao


Welcome to our class, 10 A3 !
Welcome to our class, 10 A3 !




Warm-up
Warm-up
•
Look at the picture and answer the
question:
Who is he?


Van Cao
Van Cao


•
Name some songs of Van Cao.
•
Tien Quan Ca, Suoi Mo, Truong
Ca Song Lo, Lang Toi, Ngay Mua,
Mua Xuan Dau Tien, Truong Chi

-> Today we are going to write a
profile about him


Unit 12 : Music
Unit 12 : Music
D - Writing
WRITING A PROFILE


I. Before writing
I. Before writing
Task 1: Work in pairs. Use the prompts
below to make up complete
sentences about Scott Joplin, a
famous American musician.


Scott Joplin (1886- 1917)


Vocabulary
1. Learn to do sth : h c ọ làm gì
2. compose (v): /kəm’p z / soạn nhạc
3. Tune (n): /tju:n / giai điệu
4. All in all (idm): nói chung, nhìn chung
5. rag (n): /r„g/ một bản nhạc Ragtime
6. Ragtime (n) : / ‘r„g taim/ một thể nhạc dành
cho piano, chòu ảnh hưởng của
nhạc Jazz, rất phổ biến ở Hoa

Kỳ vào đầu thế kỷ 20


*Use the verbs in the simple past tense.
S + V ( past tense)
*Use prepositions , conjunctions when
necessary .
In + year : in 1939
On + month + date, year:
on November 15
th
, 1923


0. Scott was born in Texas in
1886, into a poor but
musical black family
1. He learned to play music
when he was young.
2. Scott learned 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 Joplin died in 1917

(1886 - 1917)


II. While writing
II. While writing
Task 2
Task 2
: Write about the life story of Van
: Write about the life story of Van
Cao, using the prompts below.
Cao, using the prompts below.


VAN
CAO
(1923
-
1995)


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
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem ) : 1944
write
Artistic works : songs , poems , paintings
include
Died :10-7 –1995
die


III. After writing
III. After writing


His first song was written in 1939 and he
quickly became famous. He composed Tien
Quan ca (National Anthem) in 1944. His
artistic works included songs, poems and
paintings. He died on July 10
th
, 1995. He
was known as a very talented musician and
highly appreciated by the Vietnamese
people.
Van Cao was born in Nam
Dinh on November 15
th
,
1923, into a poor workers’
family.
He started composing music

when he was very young.


Homework
Homework
•
Complete the writing at home.
•
Prepare Unit 12- Language focus.


Name : Trinh Cong Son
 Born : 28 –02 - 1939
 Place of birth : Dac Lac
 Start composing music : 1958

First song : UOT MY

Died : 2001
Known as very talented musician and
highly appreciated by the Vietnamese
people
Write a profile about Trinh Cong Son


THANK
YOU
SO
MUCH
HAVE

A
GOOD
DAY !