Unit 12:
A description of a person such as name, birth, family, career.
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How to write a profile
Unit 12.
Part D. Writing
Vocabularies:
1. compose (v) :
2. talented (adj) :
3. appreciate (v) :
sáng tác
tài năng
đánh giá cao
appreciation (n):
composer (n) :
nhà soạn nhạc
sự đánh giá cao
e.g. Trinh Cong Son composed the song “ Diem xua” in 1970
e.g. Bill Gates is a talented person.
Scott Joplin
a famous American musician
Task 1
Work in pairs. Use the prompts in the book to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin (page 129)
Task 1 (p.129)
Example:
Scott / born / Texas / 1886 /, /poor / but musical black family
 Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family.
Task 2
Read Trinh Cong Son’s profile and answer the questions in your handout:
Name: Trinh Cong Son
Born: 28 / 02 / 1939
Place of birth: Dak Lak
Start composing music: in 1985, when he was 19
First song: “Ướt mi”, quickly become famous
Famous songs: “Diễm xưa”, “Biển nhớ”, “Một cõi đi về”, “Nối vòng tay lớn”…
Artistic works: songs, poems, paintings
Died: 1 / 4 / 2001 in Ho Chi Minh City
Known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people
By Vi.Wikipedia.org
1. When and where was Trinh Cong Son born?
He was born in 1939 in Dak Lak.
2. When did he compose music?
He started to compose music in 1958.
3. What are some his famous songs?
Some his famous songs are “Diễm xưa”, “Biển nhớ”, “Một cõi đi về”, “Nối vòng tay lớn”
4. What are his artist works?
His artistic works are songs, poems and paintings
5. When did he die?
He died in 2001
About the time and the place of birth
About their careers and jobs
About the time of death
the time of birth
place of birth
family
their careers and jobs
the time of death
using structure: S + V2/ed
The outline of profile
Trinh Cong Son is a famous Vietnamese musician. He was born in 1939 in Dak Lak. He started to compose music in 1958, when he was 19. Some his famous songs are “Diễm xưa”, “Biển nhớ”, “Một cõi đi về”, “Nối vòng tay lớn” and so on. His artistic works are songs, poems and paintings. He died in 2001 in Ho Chi Minh City. Trinh Cong Son is known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people.
Trinh Cong Son
Task 3 (p.129)
In 5 minutes, write a the story of Van Cao, using the prompts in your book.
Name : Van Cao
Born : 15 – 11 – 1923
Place of birth : Nam Dinh
Family : Poor workers
Start composing music : when very young
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem ) : 1944
Artistic works : songs , poems , paintings
First song : 1939 , quickly famous
Known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people