1. Find information about an interesting way of life around the world, including:

- everyday life 

- ways of cooking

- making crafts

- folk songs and dances

- festivals 

You can refer to one of these, or you can choose your own. You may need to use the Internet to find information.

- Life of residents in Coober Pedy, Australia

- Nomadic life in Mongolia

- Life of the Ede ethnic group of Viet Nam

2. Work in groups. Make a poster to introduce the people.

3. Give a presentation to the class.

Talk about an interesting way of life around the world:
- Where is that lifestyle happening?
- What do people there do every day?
- What is special about that lifestyle? (ways of cooking, crafts, folk songs & dances, festival,...)
- Why do you think that lifestyle is interesting?

help pls

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music. An important form is folk music. Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people. The songs may be hundreds of years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for dancing. In Britain, it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc.

In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with ascoutic guitars were also called folk singers. The songs were often complaining of bad things happening in society.

Question 31: A. Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by?

A. classical music                B. jazz                        C. folk music                         D. rock and roll

Question 32: Who were folk songs composed by?

A. countryside people                                                         B. old singers                                   

C. modern musicians                                                           D. city people

Question 33: According to the passage, what is modern music often used for?

A. forming pop music                                                          B. dancing

C. singing only                                                                      D. playing with guitars

Question 34:  The underlined word ‘it’ refers to _________ .

A. instruments                      B. folk songs                         C. modern music                 D. dancing

Question 35: In the 1950s and 1960s, what did people play folk songs with?

A. drums                                B. flutes                                 C. pianos                                D. guitars

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blank from 1 to 5

 American folk music originated with (1) _____ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (2)______spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (3)_____by oral traditional and is noted for its energy ,humor, and emotional impact. The major source of aerly American folk songs was music from the Bristish Isles , but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs ,(4)______soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s , Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s , singer – composers such as Peter Seeger , Bob Dylan , Joan Baez continued this tradition by „urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (5)_____important social issue, such as racial intergration and the war in Vietnam.

Điền vào ô 2.

A. yet

B. still

C. until

D. even

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blank from 1 to 5

 American folk music originated with (1) _____ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (2)______spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (3)_____by oral traditional and is noted for its energy ,humor, and emotional impact. The major source of aerly American folk songs was music from the Bristish Isles , but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs ,(4)______soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s , Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s , singer – composers such as Peter Seeger , Bob Dylan , Joan Baez continued this tradition by „urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (5)_____important social issue, such as racial intergration and the war in Vietnam.

Điền vào ô 1.

A. typical

B. ordinary

C. common

B

Typical: điển hình, đặc trưng

Ordinary: bình thường, thường

Common: thông thường, phổ biến

Popular: nổi tiếng, được ưa thích

American folk music originated with ordinary people at a time when the rural population was isolated: âm nhạc dân gian Mỹ bắt nguồn từ những người bình thường tại một thời điểm khi dân số nông thôn được phân lập

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

American folk music originated with (1)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (2)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (3)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (4)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (5)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.

Điền vào số 1

A. ordinary

B. popular

C. common

D. typical

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.

American folk music originated with (23) _____ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (24) _____ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (25) _____ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (26) _____ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer - composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban' folk music. Many of these songs deal (27) _____ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 23

A. ordinary

B. popular

C. common

D. typical

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

American folk music originated with (1)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (2)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (3)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (4)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (5)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.

Điền vào số 5

A. in

B. by

C. with

D. at