Unit 4 grade 7: Music and Arts – Getting Started
Making plans for the weekend (Plan for the weekend)
1. Task 1 Unit 4 Grade 7 Getting Started
Listen and read. (Listen and read)
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Translation:
Nick: Hello Duong. How’s everything?
Positive: Still good. Oh, did you go to the recent “Crazy Paint” art exhibition?
Nick: Not yet. I’ve heard that it’s not as good as it used to be.
Positive: Oh no! Great! I went there last weekend. The paintings are excellent! So what are we going to do this weekend?
Nick: Let me see. The La La Las group is playing at the Youth club, let’s go!
Positive: But we can watch the concert live on TV.
Nick: Oh, c’mon! It’s totally different when we see it there – the musicians, the crowd, the colorful lights, the atmosphere… it’s going to be great!
Positive: I don’t like too much noise, Nick. Loud pop music is really not my thing.
Nick: Come on, Duong. It will be so exciting!
Positive: Shall we go to the cinema? I like watching movies.
Nick: Me too, okay, we can go to the cinema if we get to choose a movie!
a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? (Is this true (T) or false (F)?)
Guide to answer
1 T. Duong and Nick are making plans for their weekend.
(Duong and Nick are planning their weekend.)
2-F. The art gallery isn’t as good as before.
(The art exhibition is not as good as it used to be.)
3 T. Nick likes pop music.
(Nick likes pop music.)
4-F. Duong wants to be at the pop concert.
(Duong wants to go to a pop music festival.)
5-T. Nick will let Duong choose the film.
(Nick will let Duong choose the movie.)
b. Finish the following sentences by writing one word/phrase from the conversation. Complete the following sentences by writing a word/phrase from the conversation above.
Guide to answer
first. Crazy Paint art gallery is as good as before.
(The “Crazy Paint” art exhibit is as good as it used to be.)
2. Duong says it is very loud at pop concerts.
(Duong said it was really noisy at a pop concert.)
3. Nick thinks pop concerts are fantastic.
(Nick thinks pop concerts are great.)
4. Nick says it’s more exciting to be at pop concerts in person.
(Nick says it’s more fun to be at a pop concert yourself.)
5. Duong and Nick have decided to go to the cinema.
(Duong and Nick have decided to go to the cinema.)
c. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check what they mean. (Find these phrases in the conversation. Check what they mean.)
Guide to answer
first. Let them see : used when you are thinking what to say or reply
(Let them see: used when you think something to say or answer.)
2. Come on: used to show that you don’t agree with what somebody has said
(Come on: used to show that you disagree with something someone has said.)
3. It isn’t my thing: used to show that you don’t like something
(Not what I like: used to show that you don’t like something.)
d. Work in pairs. Make short role-plays with the expressions above. Then practice them.(Work in pairs. Role play with the demonstration above. Then practice them.)
Example
A: We will go to the theater next Saturday. Can you go, too?
B: Let’s me see. I’ll have to ask my parents first.
Translated:
A: We’re going to the theater next Saturday. Can you go too?
B: Let me see. I’ll have to ask my parents first.
Guide to answer
A: Oh, I don’t like kids at all. They cry all the time.
B: Come on. You also cried when you were a kid.
A: Hey, let’s go to the zoo tomorrow!
B: Oh, it isn’t my thing.
Translated:
A: Oh, I don’t like children at all. They cry all the time.
B: Come on. When you were a child you cried too.
A: Hey, let’s go to the zoo tomorrow.
B: Oh, that’s not what I like.
2. Task 2 Unit 4 Grade 7 Getting Started
Write the correct word/phrase under each of the pictures. Then listen and repeat (Write the word/phrase below each picture. Then listen and repeat them.)
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Guide to answer
first. microphone (micro)
2. camera (camera)
3. painting (paint)
4. musical instruments (musical instruments)
5. portrait (Portrait)
6. art gallery (Art gallery)
7. crayons (Crayons)
8. museum (Museum)
9. opera (opera)
ten. paintbrush (paint brush))
3. Task 3 Unit 4 Grade 7 Getting Started
Complete these sentences with words from 2. (Complete these sentences with the words in part 2.)
Guide to answer
first. The painter’s exhibition, ‘Hidden Flower’, begins today at the city art gallery.
(The artist exhibition, “Hidden/Hidden Flowers”, starts today at the city art exhibition.)
2. Bui Xuan Phai is my favorite artist. I love his paintings of the old Ha Noi streets.
(Bui Xuan Phai is my favorite artist. I like his drawings of old Hanoi streets.)
3. In Barcelona, Spain, you can visit a museum dedicated to the life of Picasso.
(In Barcelona, Spain, you can visit a museum dedicated to Picasso’s life.)
4. I think photography is an interesting art form. Of course, having a good camera is important.
(I think photography is an interesting art form. Of course, having a good camera is important.)
5. I rarely listen to opera at home. I can’t understand the words they sing, and I prefer modern music.
(I rarely listen to musicals at home. I can’t understand the words they sing and I prefer modern music.)
4. Practice Task 1
Choose the odd one out (Choose a different word)
Question 1: A. geography B. contain C. music D. science
Question 2: A. tomato B. potato C. information D. cabbage
Question 3: A. fashion B. shower C. cavity D. unhealthy
Question 4: A. display B. cartoon C. paddle D. performance
5. Practice Task 2
Is the sentence grammatically correct? (Is the sentence grammatically correct?)
Question 1: This room is as big as that room.
Question 2: The film is the same from I thought at first
Question 3: Her voice is not as beautiful as your.
Question 4: My mother is as busy as a bee.
Question 5: Your taste in music is quite different as mine.
6. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to do full exercises, practice reading comprehension and memorizing the following words:
- gallery /ˈɡæləri/ exhibition
- excellent /ˈeksələnt/ excellent
- loud /lad/ noisy
- cinema /ˈsɪnəmə/ cinema
- opera /ˈɒprə/ chamber music, musicals
- in person /ɪn/ /ˈpɜːsn/ directly
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