Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Tuần 11

Period: 31
UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS
Communication
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk/ sing or do other activities related to music and arts.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Review the words relate to the topic Art and Music
- Grammar: comparisons: as... as, the same as, different from.
b. Skills: Improve their speaking skill
c. Attitude: Ss love Music and Arts.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self – learning capability
- Communicative competence
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: text book, extra board, cassette tape and real objects.
2. Students: textbook, notebook, workbook.
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
- Brainstorm with Ss to give the names of famous musicians, actors, actresses, painters, and music bands they know. This can be done in groups. Each group then has to show the list they have written. (The group that has the longest list wins the game).
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
Aims: Ss develop their vocabulary and pair work skill, then express their knowledge of music and arts
- Ss ask and answer the questions
- Give the answers.
- Confirm the correct answers.
- T give some vocabulary.
1. Music Quiz: What do you know?
Vocabulary:
Composer ( n) / kəm’pouzə/ người soạn nhạc
Originate (v) /ə’ridƷineit/ bắt đầu, hình thành
Curriculum / kə’rikjuləm/ chương trình gi.dạy
Compulsory (adj) /kəm’pɅlsəri/ bắt buộc
Academic (adj) /ækə’demik/ thuộc trường ĐH
Academic school ( n) ngành khoa học
Unimportant (adj) /’Ʌnim’pɔ:tənt/
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B
Aims: focusing Ss on reading skill, group working skill, talking about curriculum
- Ss read the passage individually. 
- T checks their understanding by asking some questions
- T. asks Ss to work in groups of 4, discuss the questions.
- The groups of Ss give the answers.
- T gives the comments ( language and fluency)
2. Read the following passage. In groups, discuss the questions below.
- Suggested answers:
We think that music and arts should be compulsory subjects at school in Viet Nam because it helps Ss to be truly educated.
Aims: practicing giving their opinion about the subjects
- Students discuss and make a list from the most useful to least useful subjects given.
 - Each group choose one person to report back to the class.
3. Look at the different subjects below. In groups, make a list from the most useful to the least useful in the space below. How can the top three subjects on your list help you in other areas of school and life?
- Music
- Dancing
- Singing
- Painting
- Photography.
Music is the most useful because it helps Ss develop their life skill and relax.
3. Consolidation 4’
Repeat the content of this lesson
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV. Experience:
Period: 32
UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS
Skill 1
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to know specific information kind of typical types of art in Viet Nam.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: water puppetry, perform, performance, string, controll, puppeteer, rural,
- Grammar: present simple and past simple
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: Ss love/ be proud of our country, especially our traditional arts.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self – learning capability
- Communicative competence
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: text book, extra board, cassette tape and real objects.
2. Students: textbook, notebook, workbook.
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
- Asks Ss to name the art forms they know.
- Ss say.
Name the art forms
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
Aims: Ss have knowledge of water puppetry and developing their reading skill
- Ss read the text, underline the words they don’t know
- T teaches them some words: water puppetry, perform, performance, string, controll, puppeteer, rural, theme
- Ss work in groups, read the text and find the words which have the same meaning, answer the questions
- T asks Ss to give the answers.
- T gives comments confirms the correct answers.
- T lets Ss talk about other forms of traditional arts in Viet Nam ( or in the region/ world), then refer to famous traditional arts in some countries ( ex: Lam Vong dance of Laos, Chinese traditional opera, ballet of France and Russia )
1. Reading
Discuss the questions below with a partner.
- What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance do you know about?
- Do you know about water puppetry? Have you been to a water puppet show? If yes, did you like it? Why/ Why not?
1. Find the words in the text which mean:
* New words:
- puppet (n):
- puppetry (n) ¦ water puppetry (n)
- puppeteer (n)
- perform (v):
- performance (n):
- string (n): rope
- controll (v)
- theme (n): topic
Special or different: unique
Started: began
Showed or presented: performed
From the countryside: rural
Events or celebrations: festivals
2. Answer the questions.
1. It began in the 11th century.
2. It takes place in a pool.
3. They are controlled by a puppeteers.
4. They are made of wood.
5. They are about everyday life in the countryside and about the folk tales
Activity 2: Speaking (3)
Aims: Ss match the types of music with the suitable adjectives and play a game to improve their speaking skill
- Ss read the types of music in A and adj.s in B then match
- T asks some groups to share their ideas in front of the class.
- T checks and gives comments.
- T. checks the meaning of the words: emotional, melodic.
- Let ss play a game as directed
3. Match the types of music in A with the adjectives to describe them in B
1. e 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. D
Pop music: popular, pleasant
Folk music: old, emotional
Rock and roll: lively, exciting
Hip-hop/ rap: quick
Blues: sad, melodic
3. Consolidation 4’
Decide which partner is X , which is O and who will go first. The first player chooses a box and calls out a number.
Ex: 
Player 1: “ I want number 2”
Player 2: OK, sing a song in English!
4. Game: Tic Tac Toe
1. Give the names of two Vietnamese musical instruments.
2. Sing a song in English.
3. Who is your favourite singer? Why?
4. Talk for 30 seconds about what you see when you visit an art gallery.
5. How often do you go to a concert? Tell your partner about the last concert you went to.
6. Who is your favourite Vietnamese musician? Why?
7. Talk about 30 seconds about your favourite instrument.
8. Name one of your favourite painters.
9. Who can draw the best in your class? What does he/ she often draw?
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV. Experience:
Period: 33
UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS
Skill 2
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students can listen to get information about an artist; write an informal letter of invitation. 
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Review the words relate to the topic Art and Music
- Grammar: How about + V-ing..?
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: Ss love Music and Arts.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self – learning capability
- Communicative competence
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: text book, extra board, cassette tape and real objects.
2. Students: textbook, notebook, workbook.
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
T lets Ss gives the names of some Vietnamese musical instruments.
Dan Bau (monochord zither) flute
Vietnamese musical instruments
Dan Tranh (Long zither) Dan Sen 
 (two-string lute)
* Presentation:
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents
Aims: This activity focuses Ss on developing their listening skill, Listen and answer the questions, gap filling.
- Explain Listening Tip to Ss. Tell them if they are going to apply the listening tip, then they must be given time to take notes.
- Ask Ss to look at the picture and say what they know about Picasso.
- Ask Ss to close their books. Tell Ss they should listen and note down the keywords in their notebooks.
- Play the listening twice and ask Ss to circle the words they hear in the passage.
- Check their comprehension of choose words.
- Play the recording again. While listen, Ss have to choose A, B, C or D for their answers.
- Play the recording again once more. As a class, Have Ss discuss how the listening is organized (according to timeline, the order of important events, or another way).
Listening Tip
When you listen, it is very useful to take notes. Try to note down the keywords. This helps you to remember the main ideas.
& Listening
* Practice:
1. Listen to the passage about Picasso and circle the words you hear.
Key: 
1. Artist 2. Training
4. Portrait 6. paintings
2. Listen to the passage again and choose the correct answers.
Key:
A
B
A
C
3. Listen to the passage once more time. As a class, discuss how the listening is organized.
Aims: Ss can write an informal letter of invitation.
- Ask Ss why they would write an informal letter of invitation. Then focus their attention on the Writing tip.
- Have Ss read the sample letter carefully, and note down the useful expressions for writing an informal letter of invitation.
- Ask Ss read the cues carefully, then practice writing the letter. Tell Ss to pay attention to spelling and punctuation.
- Collect some Ss’ writing papers and mark them, then give comments to the class
& Writing
Informal letter of invitation
Writing tip
When you write an informal letter of invitation, you use:
- How about + V-ing?
4. Read the following letter and choose the correct answer.
Key:
A
B
* Production:
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: Art Center.
Time to meet: 8.15 
200 Tam Thanh street. Lang Son
Nov 3, 2014
Dear Mai,
I’m happy to hear you are in Ha Noi again. This time, how about watching an exhibition of Modern Art?. I’m sure you’ll like it. It’s at Arts Centre, Giang Vo street, Ba Dinh Dist. The show begins at 9 o’clock on Saturday morning. So let’s meet at 8.15 outside the theater. I hope we’ll have a happy time together.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Have a nice day.
Love, 
Minh 
3. Consolidation 4’
T. lets Ss read the letter, then give comments
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV. Experience:
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