Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 4: Music and arts - Skills 1

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1. UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS
2. READING
3. Vocabulary - water puppetry (n) (thuật) múa rối nước - water puppet show (n) màn múa rối nước - originate (v) bắt nguồn, có nguồn gốc - string (n) sợi dây - control (v) điều khiển - are made of (exp) được làm bằng - puppeteer (n) nghệ sỹ múa rối - theme (n) chủ đề - rural (a) thuộc nông thôn
4. Before 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?
5. Before reading, discuss the questions below with a partner. - What kinds of traditional Vietnamese performance do you know about? Cheo, cai luong, hat boi, mua roi nuoc, hat quan ho, choi trau . - Do you know about water puppetry? Have you been to a water puppet show? If yes, did you like it? Why/Why not? Yes, I do. I have been to one when I came to Hanoi on holiday. I like water puppetry because it’s fun and I can learn about history and culture of our country.
6. Have you ever WATERseen a water PUPPETRY 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 kind of art. Water puppetry is a traditional art form. It began in the 11th 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 show everyday life in the countryside and folk tales. There are stories about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese village festivals.
7. 1. Find the words in the text which mean: 1. special or different 2. started 3. showed or presented 4. from the countryside 5. events or celebrations
8. 1. 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 = festivals
9. 2. Answer the following questions. 1. When did water puppetry begin? 2. Where does a water puppet show take place? 3. Who are the puppets controlled by? 4. What are the puppets made of? 5. What are water puppet shows normally about?
10. 2. Answer the following questions. 1. When did water puppetry begin? - It began in the 11th 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.