Unit 04 Music and Arts Lesson 1 Getting started

UNIT 4 :


Concerts


Art gallery


* Vocabulary:
- portrait (n) : ảnh chân dung
- art gallery (n): Triển lãm tranh
- photography (n): Nhiếp ảnh gia
- concert(n) : buổi hòa nhạc
- dedicate (n): cống hiến


- Who are they?

Nick and Duong

-What are they doing?
They are making plans for
this weekend.


I. Listen and Read

a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) (p.39)
1. Duong and Nick are making plans for their weekend.
2. The art gallery isn’t as good as before.
3. Nick likes pop music.
4. Duong wants to be at the pop concert.
5. Nick will let Duong choose the film.


b. Finish the following sentences by writing one
word / phrase from the conversation.
as good as
1. Crazy Paint art gallery is......................................before.
loud
2. Duong says it is very.....................at
pop concerts.
fantastic
3. Nick thinks pop concerts are.........................
in person
4. Nick says it’s more exciting to be at pop concerts...............
cinema
5. Duong and Nick have decided to go to the .....................


1. Listen and read.
Nick: Hi Duong. How are things?
Duong: Good. Oh, have you visited the Crazy Paint art gallery recently?
Nick: No, I haven’t. I heart that it’s not as good as it was before.
Duong: Oh no! It’s great! I went there last weekend, the paintings are
excellent! So what shall we do this weekend?
Nick: Let me see. The La La Las are playing at the Young Club, let’s go!

Duong: But we can watch the concert live on TV.
Nick: Oh, come on! It’s quite different to be there in person-the musicians,
the crowd, the colourful lights, the atmosphere…it will be fantastic!
Duong: I don’t like so much noise, Nick. Loud pop music really isn’t my
thing.
Nick: Come on, Duong. It will be exciting!
Duong: How about going to the cinema? I like films.
Nick: Me too. Ok, we can go to the cinema if I get to choose the film!


c. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check what they mean.


d. Work in pairs. Make short role-plays with the expressions above.
Then practise them.
Example 1
A: We’ll go to the theatre next Sunday. Can you go, too?
B: Let me see. I’ll have to ask my parents first.

Example 2
A: I like watching football match on TV.
B: Oh, come on ! It’s more exciting to watch it at the stadium.


2. Write the correct word/ phrase under each of the pictures. Then
listen and repeat.
camera
crayons

portrait

paintbrush

microphone

art gallery

opera

2

........

painting

musical instruments
3

microphone 2. ..........................
camera
painting
1. ..........................
3. .........................
........

museum

portrait
musical instruments 5...................................
4. ...............................

......

paintbrush
opera
10.
..........................
museum
crayons
9.
..........................
art
gallery
8.
..........................
7.
..........................
6. ..........................
........

........

........

........

........


3. Complete the sentences with the words from 2.

1. The painter’s exhibition, “Hidden Flowers”, begins today at
art gallery
the city..........................
paintings
2. Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist. I love his.....................
of the old Ha Noi streets.
museum dedicated to
3. In Barcelona, Spain, you can visit a..................
the life of Picasso.
4. I think photography is an interesting art form. Of course,
camera
having a good .......................
is important.
opera
5. I rarely listen to.....................at
home. I can’t understand the
words they sing, and I prefer modern music.


Learn new words by heart.
Redo all the exercises.
Prepare A CLOSER LOOK 1.