Activity 1: Warm-up · 7 minutes
Music around us
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about music performances at school and introduce the topic of the lesson, the vocabulary of performances and the idea of inviting a local musician.
b) Content
Ss answer teacher's questions in pairs: 'Have you ever watched a music performance at school? Who were the audience?' and 'What traditional music do you know from Vietnam?' Ss then match the six words (audience, performance, contestant, judge, rehearse, traditional) with their Vietnamese meanings on the board.
c) Expected outcomes
- A short list of 3 to 4 traditional or local music forms Ss know (for example: quan họ, ca trù, chầu văn, or other forms named by Ss).
- Correct matching of the six words: audience (khán giả), performance (buổi biểu diễn), contestant (thí sinh), judge (giám khảo), rehearse (tập dượt), traditional (truyền thống).
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T greets the class and asks: 'Have you ever watched a music performance at school? Who was in the audience?' T shows the six words on the board and asks Ss to match them with their meanings in pairs.
Students
Ss listen to the question and talk in pairs about school performances they have seen.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors pairs and helps Ss with pronunciation of the new words. T asks: 'What traditional music do you know from Vietnam?'
Students
Ss match the words with their meanings and write down examples of traditional music. Possible answer: 'I know quan họ from Bắc Ninh. I saw it at a festival.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to report their examples and asks the class to check the matching together.
Students
Pairs read their examples aloud. Ss say the correct meaning of each word, for example: 'A contestant is a person who takes part in a competition.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the correct answers and says: 'Today we will learn how to invite a local musician and how to present a traditional form like chầu văn respectfully.' T writes the lesson title on the board.
Students
Ss copy the vocabulary into their notebooks and note the lesson title.