Listen to the information about American Idol and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. American Idol began in June 11,2003. 2. The founder of British Pop Idol is Simon Fuller 3. The finalists will be decided by the vote of the judges. 4. At the 13th season, American Idol has four judges. 5. Vietnamese viewers can watch American Idol on star World channel |
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1. Đáp án: False
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Chương trình American Idol ra mắt vào ngày 11 tháng 6 năm 2003.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “The first season of American Idol premiered in June 11, 2002”. Thời gian đúng là ngày 11 tháng 6 năm 2002, KHÔNG PHẢI năm 2003.
2. Đáp án: True
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Người sáng lập của chương trình British Pop Idol là Simon Fuller.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “American Idol was bought the rights from the British Pop Idol program founded by producer Simon Fuller”.
3. Đáp án: False
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Những thí sinh lọt vào vòng chung kết sẽ được quyết định qua sự bầu chọn của ban giám khảo.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “.... the finalists will be decided by the vote of the audience by phone”. Như vậy, các thí sinh được quyết định bằng sự bầu chọn là từ phía các khán giả qua điện thoại CHỨ KHÔNG phải từ ban giám khảo.
4. Đáp án: False
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Ở mùa thi thứ 13, chương trình American Idol có bốn giám khảo.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “..Currently, from the 13th season, the program has three judges, Harry Connick, Jr, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban”. Như vậy, số lượng giám khảo từ mùa thi thứ 13 theo như thông tin đưa ra là 3, KHÔNG PHẢI 4.
5. Đáp án: True
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Những khán giả Việt Nạm có thể xem chương trình American Idol trên kênh star World.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “Viewers from Vietnamese and some Asian countries can also watch American Idol on Star World channel”.
The show was postponed_________the singer had a serious accident
Talk about a TV music show that you like.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is it?
• How do you know it?
• What it is like?
• Why do you like it?
Useful languages:
Useful vocabulary |
Useful structures |
• The Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Idol, The X fac-tor, The Remix • through Internet, through TV, through friends, through magazines • popular, new, interesting, celebrities’ appear-ance • focusing on voice, relaxing, professional perfor-mances, |
• Among many TV music shows ... • I am a big fan of... • One of my favorite TV music show is ... • I like ... most. • I know this program through ... • I watched the show for the first time on ... • In this program, ... • There are some reasons why I like the show. • Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ... |
Complete the notes:
Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
What is it? |
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How do you know it? |
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What it is like? |
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Why do you like it? |
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Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. Among many TV music shows these days, I like ... most.
2. It is a competion in which ...
3. I know this program through ...
4. The show is rated as ...
5. I am a big fan of the show for some reasons.
6. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 169
She/participate/ judge/ famous/ TV/ programs/ such/ Vietnam Idol/ The voice of Vietnam/ few years/ ago.
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I/ admire/ My Tam/ since/I/ be/ university/ student.
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You have an English friend and want to tell him/ her about your favorite singer. Write an email (120 -150 words) to tell him/ her about it.
You can use the following questions as cues:
* What is his/ her name?
* What type of music does he/she sing?
* What type of people listen to his/her songs?
* Why do you admire him/her?
To:__________________________
Subject:______________________
Dear,________________________,
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Best wishes,
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She/ be/ only/ beautiful/ singer/ also/ talented/ composer.
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My Tam/ become/ first/ Southeast Asian/ artist/ hold/ own/ concert/ Jangchung Gymnasium/ Korea/ 2018.
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