English 7 unit 4 music and arts lesson 5 skills 1

English 7
Unit 4: Music and arts


SKILLS 1

Reading

- What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance do you know about?

-

Do you know about water puppetry?

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Have you been to a water puppet show? If yet, did you like it? Why / Why not?


What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance do you
know about?

Cải lương


Chèo

4

4

Hát ca trù
(Hát ả đào)


Tuồng


Quan họ
Bắc Ninh


Water puppetry


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GUESSING
Where is water puppetry performance from? ( Southern/Northern or Central of Viet Nam )

Where does the show perform? ( on the field/ in the sea/ in a pool)

Can the puppets move themselves?

Are the puppets made of stones/wood/rubber?

Are the shows normally about country life or city life?

English 7
Unit 4: Music and arts
Skills 1


Ex1. Find the words in the text
which mean:
1. special or different
=

unique

2. started
=

began

3. showed or presented
=

performed

4. from the countryside
=

rural

5. events or celebrations

WATER PUPPETRY

Have you ever seen a water puppet show ? It is so special
and fantastic. It’s a unique Vietnamese tradition. Children
love the performance, and tourists who come to Viet Nam
greatly enjoy this kinds of art.
Water puppetry is a traditional art form. It began in the
11

th

century. It originated in the villages of the Red River

Delta of North Viet Nam. The show is performed in a pool.
The puppets are supported by strings under the water and
controlled by the puppeteers behind a screen, so they
appear to be moving on the water. The puppets are made of
wood and then painted.
The themes of the puppet shows are rural: the
performances shows everyday life in the
countryside and folk tales. There are stories

=

festivals

about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese


Reading
* Vocabulary
water puppetry (n): nghệ thuật múa rối nước

puppeteer (n):

người điều khiển con rối

perform (n):

biểu diễn

support (v):

giúp đỡ, chống đỡ

string (n):

sợi dây

theme (n):

chủ đề

rural (adj):

thuộc nông thôn


Ex2. Answer the following questions
1. When did water puppetry begin?
 It began in the 11

th

century

2. Where does a water puppet show take place?
 It takes place in a pool
3. Who are the puppets controlled by?
 They are controlled by puppeteers
4. What are the puppets made of?
 They are made of wood
5. What are water puppet shows normally about?

 They are about everyday life in the countryside and
about folk tales


SKILLS 1

Reading
Speaking


Ex3. Match the types of music in A with the adjectives to describe
them in B
A

B

1.

pop music

a.a. old, emotional

2.

folk music

b.b. lively, exciting

3.

rock and roll

c.c. quick

4.

hip – hop / rap

d.d. sad, melodic

5.

blues

e.e. popular, pleasant

1 - _____

2 - _____

3 - _____

4 - _____

5 - _____


HOMEWORK

1
Learn
the new
words

2
Practice
reading
again

3
Do all the
exercises
again

4
5
Do exercises 4
(page 30/
workbook)

Prepare:
Skill 2