Reading

Exercise 1. Look at the pictures. Discuss the questions below with a partner (Nhìn vào những bức tranh. Thảo luận các câu hỏi bên dưới với bạn)

What does each photo show? Do you like it? 

Trả lời:

Picture 1 is the water pumpet show.

Picture 2 is the Quan Ho singing.

I like it.

Exercise 2. Read the email and match the highlighted words with their meanings (Đọc email và nối các từ được đánh dấu với nghĩa của chúng)

1. showed or presented

2. following tradition

3. nice, interesting

4. event or celebration 

To: sue©fastmail.com 

Subject: A water puppet show 

Dear Sue, How are things with you? I arrived in Viet Nam three days ago, and everything is perfect. Yesterday I went to see a puppet show at a theatre in the centre of Ha Noi. The show was fantastic! The artists performed the show in a pool. They stood behind a screen. They used strings under the water to control the puppets and make them move on the water! The show was about rice farming and a festival in a village. People say that these shows are normally about everyday life in the countryside of Viet Nam. Water puppetry is a special traditional art form. People love it, and most tourists coming to Viet Nam love to see it. I wish you were here with me. See you next week.

Love,

Mary 

Trả lời:

1. showed or presented - performed

2. following tradition - traditional

3. nice, interesting- fantastic

4. event or celebration - festival

Exercise 3. Read the email again and answer the questions (Đọc lại email và trả lời các câu hỏi)

1. Who went to see a water puppet show yesterday?

2. Where did the water puppet show take place?

3. Who controlled the puppets?

4. What are water puppet shows normally about?

5. Is water puppetry a traditional Vietnamese art form? 

Trả lời:

1. Mary went to see a water puppet show yesterday.

2. The water puppet show took place in the center of Ha Noi

3. The artists controlled the puppets

4. The water puppet shows normally about everyday life in the countryside

5. Yes, it is.

Speaking

Exercise 4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about Mark's school musical performance last year (Làm việc theo cặp. Hỏi và trả lời về buổi biểu diễn âm nhạc ở trường của Mark năm ngoái)

Mark's school performance

Time: Sat. night

Duration: 3 hours

Place: schoolyard

Items performed: plays, dances, songs, magic, ...

Example:

A: When was the performance?

B: On Saturday night.

A: How long did it last?

B: It lasted three hours. 

Trả lời:

A: Where did it take place?

B: In the schoolyard

A: What items did the performance show?

B. They are plays, dances, songs, magic,..

Exercise 5. Your school is going to have a musical performance to celebrate Teachers' Day. (Trường của bạn sắp tổ chức một buổi biểu diễn văn nghệ để chào mừng Ngày Nhà giáo)

Work in groups. Make a plan for the performance and talk about the items you will contribute. 

(Làm việc nhóm. Lên kế hoạch cho buổi biểu diễn và nói về những hạng mục bạn sẽ đóng góp)

Your school performance

Time:

Duration:

Place: 

Items contributed:  

Trả lời:

Time: 8 p.m

Duration: 3 hours

Place: school stage

Items contributed: songs, dramatics, dances, ..