GRADE 10
WEEK 8 PERIOD 22
UNIT 3: MUSIC
LESSON: READING 1
Idol – A global smash hit
Warm up:
Activity 1: (1. p. 29 textbook) Look at the logos. Are you familiar with them? Tell a partner what you know.
a. Pop Idol, created by the British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, is a music competition which began on British ITV on October 6, 2001 to tát select the best new young pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting and participation.
b. Who Wants to tát be a Millionaire or informally called Millionaire is an American television quiz show based upon the British programme of the same title, which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 for correctly answering a series of consecutive multiple choice questions.
c. Vietnam Idol is part of the Idol franchise of the original reality programme Pop Idol by Simon Fuller. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired on May 23, 2007 on HTV9, and the fourth season aired on August 17, 2012.
Activity 2: New words and expressions
1. smash hit (n.phr) /smæʃ hɪt/: a tuy vậy, film or play that is very popular (sự trở nên công)
Eg: The band's first tuy vậy was a real smash hit.
global smash hit (n.phr): /ˈɡləʊbl smæʃ hɪt/ (sự thành công xuất sắc rộng lớn bên trên thế giới)
2. format (n) /ˈfɔːmæt/: the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of something (hình thức)
Eg: The format of the new quiz show has proved popular.
3. version (n) /ˈvɜːʒn/: a khuông of something that is slightly different from an earlier khuông or from other forms of the same thing (phiên bản)
Eg: That singing contest has different versions all over the world.
4. air (v) /eə(r)/: to broadcast a programme on the radio or on television (lên sóng)
Eg: The show is expected to tát air for the first time next month.
5. phenomenon (n) /fəˈnɒmɪnən/: a person or thing that is very successful or impressive (hiện tượng)
Eg: Interestingly, the tuy vậy has quickly become a phenomenon among the young.
6. season (n): /ˈsiːzn/: a period of time in which a play is shown in one place; a series of plays, films or television programmes (mùa)
7. process (n) /ˈprəʊses/: a series of things that are done in order to tát achieve a particular result (tiến trình)
Eg: They began the difficult process of reforming the education system.
8. franchise (n) (v) /ˈfræntʃaɪz/: formal permission given by a government to tát somebody who wants to tát operate a public service as a business (sự nhượng quyền thương hiệu, nhượng quyền thương hiệu)
Eg: The Idol franchise was created in the UK by Simon Fuller.
9. eliminate (v) /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/: to remove or get rid of something (loại ra)
Eg: Two contestants were eliminated from last night’s show.
10. launch (v) /lɔːntʃ/: to make a product or service available to tát the public for the first time (ra đôi mắt, giới thiệu)
Eg: Do you know where the Idol programme was first launched?
Activity 3: (3. p. 29 textbook) Choose the appropriate meaning for each word from the text:
Keys:
1. b 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. b
Activity 4: Complete the sentences with the words given in the box:
franchise formats season
smash launch phenomenon
1. Idol is one of the most successful entertainment ______ ever launched.
2. The local celebrities joined hands to tát ______ a fund-raising chiến dịch for charity.
3. They had a global ______ hit with their album concept about “The dark side of the Moon”.
4. I passionately love the show “Familiar Faces” and this is the 4th______ I’ve seen.
5. His tuy vậy quickly became a ______ among Vietnamese young people.
6. Vietnam Idol is part of the Idol ______ created in the UK by Simon Fuller.
Keys:
1. formats 2. launch 3. smash
4. season 5. phenomenon 6. franchise
Activity 5: Choose the correct answer to tát complete the following sentences:
1. No longer did Pokémon Go become the widespread ______ in Vietnam.
A. effect B. phenomenon C. invention D. news
2. I lượt thích the cover ____ of these songs more than thở the originals.
A. songs B. versions C. viewers D. lyrics
3. The Idol program ____ consists of auditions, semi-finals and finals.
A. franchise B. step C. round D. process
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to tát indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to tát the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
4. This game show has attracted many participants since it was aired in năm ngoái.
A. broadcasted B. impacted C. introduced D. breathed
5. Justin Bieber’s debut album became a smash hit in many European countries in 2010.
A. great success B. failure C. disappointment D. moment
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to tát indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to tát the underlined word(s) in the following question.
6. To have chance to tát enter the final round, you have to tát eliminate lots of competitors.
A. remove B. retain C. restrict D. reject
KEYS:
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B
Activity 6. Make sentences with 4 words you’ve learnt.
HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart the words and phrases.
- Do Exercises 1 + 2 / page 30 – textbook (Lesson: Speaking)
Notes:
* Words and phrases:
+ blurb (n) /blɜː(r)b/: lời ra mắt chương trình
+ celebrity panel (n.phr) /səˈlebrəti ˈpæn(ə)l/: group of judges including famous people (ban giám khảo bao gồm những người dân nổi tiếng)
+ recording contract (n.phr) /rɪˈkɔː(r)dɪŋ ˈkɒntrækt/: hợp đồng thu âm
+ VNR Records (proper noun): names of recording company (Phòng thu âm VNR)