Grade 10- Unit 12- Writing

He wrote more than 990 songs including Ướt mi, Diễm xưa, Nối vòng tay lớn, Nhớ mùa thu Hà Nội..... compose / kəm'pouz/ v : write music,a poem, a letter..etc Ex: Văn Cao composed Tien Qua

Trịnh Công Sơn was born on February 28,1939 in Lạc Giao ( a highland in the middle part of Viet Nam) He grew up in Huế He wrote more than 990 songs including Ướt

mi, Diễm xưa, Nối vòng tay lớn, Nhớ mùa thu Hà Nội He died on April 1,

2001 in Ho Chi Minh city

It’s a short biography of somebody

works of art

artist / 'ɑ:tist / (n) : a person who

creates works of art

-> artistic / ɑ:'tistik/ (adj) : of art and artist

-> artistic work (n) Ex: A painting, a sheet of music and a statue are the artistic works

compose / kəm'pouz/ (v) : write

music,a poem, a letter etc

Ex: Văn Cao composed Tien Quan

Ca, our national anthem

-> composer / kəm'pouzə /(n)

talent / 'tælənt / (n) a natural ability to

New words

profile / 'proufail / (n) : a short biography of somebody

compose / kəm'pouz/ (v) : write music,a poem, a letter etc

-> composer / kəm'pouzə /(n) artist / 'ɑ:tist / (n) : a person who creates works of art

-> artistic / ɑ:'tistik/ (adj) : of art and artist -> artistic work (n)

talent (n) a natural ability to do sth well

talented / 'tæləntid / (adj) : having talent

be born into a (an) + adj + family

ex: She was born into a very rich family.

start to do something

or start doing something

in place / year / month

ex: in Viet Nam , in Ha Noi, in 2001, in July

on a day / date

ex: on Monday, on June 6 th 2001

Structures

Use the verbs in the simple past tense

when referring to past events:

S be ( was / were ) V-ed / V2

Bear, on , in , into , start, be, compose, in , become, in , write,

write, draw, die, on

1 He _ _ November 15th , 1923 Nam Dinh, _ a poor

worker’s family.

2 He composing music when he very young.

3 He his first song 1939 and quickly famous.

4 _ 1944, he _ Tien Quan Ca, our National Anthem.

5 Van Cao not only _many famous songs, poems but also he

_paintings.

6 He July 10th,1995.

was born

started composed became

was

wrote died

in

on

Fill in each blank with a suitable verb or a preposition Pay

attention to the tense of the verbs.

Van Cao’s profile

Van Cao who was known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by Vietnamese people is one of the greatest musicians in Vietnam

He was born in 1923, November 15th , in Nam Dinh and his family was poor workers He started composing music when he was very young In 1939

he composed his first song and quickly became famous In 1944, he wrote Tien Quan Ca which is our National Anthem today Van Cao was not only famous for songs, poems he wrote but also for paintings He died on July 10 th , 1995 but his musical

What’s the name of the composer ?

When and where was he born ?

How was his family ?

When did he start composing music ?

When did he compose his first song ?

When did he write Tien Quan Ca, our

national anthem ?

What were his artistic works ?

When did he die ?

QUESTION

Name Date of birth Place of birth Family

Major achievements

Date of death

HOW TO WRITE A PROFILE

A PROFILE

Place of birth

Family

Major achievements Date of

death

Write a short paragraph (about 10 sentences) about Mozart’s life.

Begin with “Mozart is one of the most respected classical composers in history ”

Name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Date of birth: January 27, 1756

Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria

Family: His father: a skilled violinist and his music teacher,

encouraged Mozart to play many instruments from the age

of three.

Major achievements: Start composing music: at the age of 5,

compose over 600 works, best-known work: in opera, the piano

concerto and sonata, the symphony.

Death: December 5th, 1791, Vienna

was born on February 28,1939 in Lạc Giao ( a highland in the middle part of Việt Nam) He grew up

in Huế He wrote more than 990 songs including Ướt mi, Diễm xưa, Nối vòng tay lớn, Nhớ mùa thu Hà Nội

He died on April 1, 2001 in Hồ Chí Minh city

_ was born on March

30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada She married Rene’ Ange’li

in December 1994 She was famous

for songs both in French and English : The power of love, My heart will go on

_ was born at 6.30 p.m on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England

He married Yoko in Gibratal March 20,

1969 He was the founder and the leader

of the Beatles His famous songs were let it be, Imagine, Yesterday He was shot dead on December 8, 1980

was born on January 16th 2001

in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam, into a family of eight children She graduated from Music College in 2001 Her famous songs are Họa mi tóc nâu, Nhé anh, Tóc nâu môi trầm, Giọt sương,… She has received many prizes including bronze medal of

“Asian Music Festival” in Shang Hai (China), Golden apricot blossom of

“Người lao động” newspaper,