UNIT 7. ARTISTS. LESSON C. LISTENING
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LESSON C. LISTENING
UNIT 7. ARTISTS
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PRACTICE
1. SPEAKING Work in pairs
1. SPEAKING Work in pairs
Can you recite any poems, lines of poetry or song lyrics by heart in Vietnamese? Were they written recently or a long time ago? Why do you remember them?
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- Suggested answer
1. SPEAKING Work in pairs
Some reasons why one might still remember a poem they read a long time ago:
1. Because it resonated with their personal experiences or emotions. 2. Because it had a memorable rhyme, rhythm, or imagery that appealed to their senses. 3. Because it taught them something new or challenged their perspective on a topic. 4. Because it was associated with a significant event or person in their life.
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2. Read and listen to the poem
2. Read and listen to the poem
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- Do you think its message is optimistic or pessimistic? What do you think the last line is telling us to do?
2. Read and listen to the poem
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Do you think its message is optimistic or pessimistic?
The poem's message is pessimistic - it predicts life will get worse unless we make changes
What do you think the last line is telling us to do?
The last line encourages us to think about how to make these changes.
3. Match the underlined words in the poem with definitions a–h
3. Match the underlined words in the poem with definitions a–h
a. a period of time in history b. not interested in anything c. in the right order d. people who are the same age e. an easy solution, but not a good one f. not clever or intelligent g. something that is typical or usual h. lazy-not wanting to do anything
straight era quick fix the norm apathetic lethargic foolish peers
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- Match the underlined words in the poem with definitions a–h
3. Match the underlined words in the poem with definitions a–h
Bài tập kéo thả chữ
||era|| - a. a period of time in history ||apathetic|| - b. not interested in anything ||straight|| - c. in the right order ||peers|| - d. people who are the same age ||quick fix|| - e. an easy solution, but not a good one ||foolish|| - f. not clever or intelligent ||the norm|| - g. something that is typical or usual ||lethargic|| - h. lazy-not wanting to do anything
4. Listen to the poem again
4. Listen to the poem again
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How does starting with the last line change the meaning? Which version of the poem do you agree with more?
It makes the poem optimistic about the future.
5. Read the Listening Strategy
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Listening Strategy
Sometimes the information you need for a listening task is implied rather than stated directly. For example, if somebody says 'I wish I was back home', it implies they are not happy with their current situation.
- Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
Bài kiểm tra tổng hợp
1. - a. He wishes he hadn’t gone to the gym. - false - b. He was much stronger in the past. - true - false - false - false - false
2. - a. She is a big fan of Robbie Williams. - true - b. She is not a big fan of Robbie Williams. - false - false - false - false - false
3. - a. He often tries food from other countries. - false - b. He rarely tries food from other countries. - true - false - false - false - false
4. - a. He does not like the jumper v - true - b. His sister does not usually buy him a birthday present. - false - false - false - false - false
5. Read the Listening Strategy
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Listening Strategy
Sometimes the information you need for a listening task is implied rather than stated directly. For example, if somebody says 'I wish I was back home', it implies they are not happy with their current situation.
- Speaker 1
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Speaker 1 I went to the gym last week. It was the first timein years! I tried lifting some weights and could only manage about 120 kilos. I know that would be a lot for most people, but for me ... well, I was really surprised how little I can lift now.
b. He was much stronger in the past.
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- Speaker 2
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Speaker 2 I went to see Robbie Williams in concert last weekend ... again! It was in Manchester. He played some of his old songs and some of the songs from his new album. It was OK ... but even I had to admit that he wasn’t brilliant. Maybe he wasn’t feeling good.
a. She is a big fan of Robbie Williams.
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- Speaker 3
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Speaker 3 I went out for a meal with some friends last weekend. We had Thai food because they wanted to try something different – and for once, I agreed! And you know, it wasn’t too bad. A bit hot and spicy for me, but very tasty. I actually enjoyed it. I might try Indian some time ... perhaps.
b. He rarely tries food from other countries.
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- Speaker 4
5. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four short extracts and circle the correct implication: a or b
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Speaker 4 My sister called round and gave me my birthday present. It was a jumper, which was ... a surprise. She doesn’t usually buy me clothes. It’s quite a colourful jumper – red, blue and orange. Unusual. Well, anyway ... it was very kind of her to buy it for me.
a. He does not like the jumper very much.
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6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
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This speaker believes that A. poetry was better in previous eras. B. men are not as good as women at writing poems. C. poetry is still popular with young people. D. young people like poetry more than adults do. E. good poems tell us about the poet’s feelings.
- Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
Bài tập kéo thả chữ
This speaker believes that Speaker ||3|| - A. poetry was better in previous eras. Speaker ||4|| - B. men are not as good as women at writing poems. Speaker ||1|| - C. poetry is still popular with young people. Speaker ||-|| - D. young people like poetry more than adults do. Speaker ||2|| - E. good poems tell us about the poet’s feelings.
- Speaker 1
6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
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Speaker 1 If you take the time to listen carefully to the words of the best rappers – people like Eminem and Jay Z, and some of the female rappers too, like Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliott – then you’ll realise how good they are. It isn’t just poetry, it’s fantastic poetry. In fact, I’d say that some of them are the best poems being written today. Seriously, that’s my opinion. Now a lot of people say that young people are no longer interested in great poetry. But that’s wrong, isn’t it? A lot of teenagers listen to rap music and rap can be great poetry – even though some people don’t look at it like that. So I’d say that in some ways, poetry is more popular than ever among young people.
C. poetry is still popular with young people.
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6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
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Speaker 2 You know the poems I hate most? They’re the ones you get in greetings cards – birthday cards, Mother’s Day cards, that kind of thing. I mean, a poem has to be original, doesn’t it? To be a good poem, it has to come from the writer’s heart and contain some real emotion. It has to be about why the poet loves a particular man or woman – or why the poet is feeling particularly sad. These poems in greetings cards are all the same. ‘I hope your birthday is full of fun ... er ... You really are a wonderful son.’ That kind of rubbish. I suppose people actually have to spend time writing them. Imagine doing that job! It would be so depressing, wouldn’t it? Writing rubbish every day.
E. good poems tell us about the poet’s feelings.
- Speaker 3
6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
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Speaker 3 We’ve been looking at some modern poetry at school, in our English classes. Some of it is OK but to be honest, I’m not keen on most of it. I just don’t get it. I mean, half of it  doesn’t even mean anything! Or at least, I can’t work out what it means. It just seems like random words. Poetry didn’t use to be like that. In the past, it was always clear what the meaning of the lines was. And usually, it rhymed too. For me, that’s what poetry should be like. That’s the skill of the poet, isn’t it? If you don’t worry about meaning or rhyme, then you can just write anything and call it a poem! ‘A leaf on a tree ... the sun shines ... water flows ... life goes on.’ There, that’s a poem. Huh!
A. poetry was better in previous eras.
- Speaker 4
6. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A–E below with the speakers (1–4)
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Speaker 4 ‘Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul, / And sings the tune without the words, / And never stops at all.’ er ... ‘And something something something heard, and something is the storm’. Hang on ... I can’t remember the rest. But it’s one of my favourites. It’s by Emily Dickinson. I love her poems. In fact, most of the poems I like best are by women. I think women make better poets than men – but that’s just my personal opinion, of course! I don’t find it very easy to memorize poems. It takes me ages! But I enjoy doing it and I really like having a few poems that I know from memory.
B. men are not as good as women at writing poems.
7. Listen again. Circle the words which best sum up the speakers’ opinions
7. Listen again. Circle the words which best sum up the speakers’ opinions
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1. These days, rap artists are / aren’t the best poets. 2. Writing poems for greetings cards would / wouldn’t be a good job. 3. A good poem has / doesn’t have to rhyme and make sense. 4. Learning poems by heart is / isn’t a waste of time.
- Circle the words which best sum up the speakers’ opinions
7. Listen again. Circle the words which best sum up the speakers’ opinions
Bài tập kéo thả chữ
1. These days, rap artists ||are|| are / aren’t the best poets. 2. Writing poems for greetings cards ||wouldn’t|| would / wouldn’t be a good job. 3. A good poem ||has|| has / doesn’t have to rhyme and make sense. 4. Learning poems by heart ||isn’t|| is / isn’t a waste of time.
8. SPEAKING Work in pairs
8. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the opinions in exercise 7. Do you agree with the affirmative or negative version? Give reasons
A: I think / don't think rap artists are the best poets these days because...
Suggested response: 2. I would not like to write poems for greetings cards because I think it is a boring and repetitive job. I prefer to write poems for myself or for special occasions. 3. I think a good poem does not have to rhyme and make sense. Sometimes, poems can be more expressive and creative when they break the rules of language and logic. I like poems that surprise me and make me think differently. 4. I think learning poems by heart is a waste of time. I do not see the point of memorizing words that someone else wrote. I would rather read poems that interest me and understand their meaning and message.
CONSOLIDATION
Homework
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Homework
1. Learn all new vocabulary 2. Finish all the tasks 3. Prepare U7-D