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UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS A. LÝ THUYẾT: I. SO SÁNH VỚI CẤU TRÚC (NOT) AS ... AS, THE SAME AS, DIFFERENT FROM 1. So sánh sự giống nhau. a. Cấu trúc so sánh ngang bằng với as…as. Cấu trúc: S + to be + as + adj + as + noun/ pronoun/ clause. Ví dụ: Folk music is as melodic as pop music. (Nhạc dân gian thì du dương như là nhạc pop.) My picture is as expensive as yours. (Bức tranh của tôi thì đắt bằng bức tranh của bạn.) The music festival this year is as good as it was before. (Lễ hội nhạc năm nay vẫn tốt như ngày nào.) b. Cấu trúc so sánh với the same as. Cấu trúc: S + tobe + the same + as + noun/ pronoun/clause Ví dụ: The price of a guitar is the same as the price of a cello. (Giá một cây đàn ghi ta thì bằng với giá một cây đàn xen-lô.) Your sister's personality is the same as yours. (Tính cách của chị gái cậu giống cậu.) The school is the same as it was 5 years ago. (Ngôi trường vẫn giống như 5 năm trước đây.) 2. So sánh sự khác nhau. a. Cấu trúc so sánh không ngang bằng với not as…as Cấu trúc: S + to be + not + as + adj + as + noun/ pronoun/clause Ví dụ: Black and white movies are not as interesting as colour movies. (Những bộ phim đen trắng thì không hấp dẫn bằng những bộ phim màu.) My hometown is not as noisy as yours. (Quê tôi không ồn ào như quê bạn.) She is not as famous as she was before. (Cô ấy không còn nổi tiếng như trước nữa.) b. Cấu trúc so sánh với different from Cấu trúc: S + to be + different from + noun/ pronoun. Ví dụ: Oil painting is different from pencil painting. (Tranh sơn dầu thì khác với tranh vẽ chì.) Your taste in music is quite different from mine. (Sở thích âm nhạc của bạn khá là khác của tôi.) II. EXPRESSING AGREEMENT : TOO AND EITHER (CÂU ĐỒNG TÌNH VỚI "TOO, EITHER") 1. Too Được dùng để diễn tả ý đồng tình với một điều khẳng định trước đó và "too" thường đứng ở cuối câu, sau dấu phẩy. Ví dụ: A: I love pop music. (Tôi thích nhạc pop.)
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with ‘too’ or ‘either’. 1. My friend likes photography, and I like it _________________ 2. My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t _________________. 3. I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not _________________ 4. I love country music, and I like rock and roll _________________ 5. When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen _________________. 6. My mother likes listening to classical music, and I do _________________ 7. We didn't watch the concert live on TV last night, and our friends didn't _________________. 8. Nam plays basketball well, and Kien does _________________. 9. My father doesn't like pop music, and my brother doesn't _________________. 10. They were the members of that music club, and I was _________________. 11. They haven't been to a water puppet show before, and I haven't _________________. 12. Now the singers are ready, and the dancers are _________________. 13. My favorite footballer is Ronando, and hers is _________________. Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using the given words/ phrases. is quite different is the same as expensive as different from the same as the price are different 1. Do you think that her personality is _____________________ mine? 2. The cost of living in the country isn't _____________________ the cost of living in big cities. 3. Schools in England _____________________ from those in Vietnam. 4. I realize that the difficulty of playing the piano _____________________ as playing the drums. 5. Painting _____________________ from drawing. 6. I think the price of this painting is _____________________ of that one. Exercise 5. Choose a sentence that means the same as the given one. 1. Classical music and modern music are different. A. Classical music is like modern music. B. Classical music is different from modern music. C. Classical music is the same as modern music. 2. I am 14 and my new friend in the guitar club is 14 too. A. My new friend in the guitar club is the same age as me. B. My new friend in the guitar club is unlike me. C. My new friend in the guitar club is not as old as me. 3. I think Iron Man 2 is interesting. Iron Man 1 was also interesting. A. I think Iron Man 2 is different from Iron Man 1. B. I think Iron Man 2 has the same content as Iron Man 1. C. I think Iron Man 2 is as interesting as Iron Man 1. 4. I think photography is interesting but Kim finds it boring. A. Kim and I have the same opinion on photography. B. My opinion on photography is different from Kim's. C. Kim's opinion on photography is the same as mine. 5. Sue likes listening to pop music, Jim likes listening to rock and roll. A. Sue's favorite type of music is different from Jim's. B. Sue likes the same type of music as Jim. C. Sue listens to music as much as Jim.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences using the given words/ phrases. is quite different is the same as expensive as different from the same as the price are different 1. Do you think that her personality is ___________________ mine? 2. The cost of living in the country isn't ___________________ the cost of living in big cities. 3. Schools in England ___________________ from those in Vietnam. 4. I realize that the difficulty of playing the piano ___________________ as playing the drums. 5. Painting ___________________ from drawing. 6. I think the price of this painting is ___________________ of that one. Exercise 7. Read and answer the following questions. Have you ever seen a water puppet show? It is so special and fantastic. It’s a unique Vietnamese tradition. Children love the performance, and tourists who come to Viet Nam greatly enjoy this kind of art. Water puppetry (Múa rối nước) is a traditional art form. It began in the 11 th century. It originated in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam. The show is performed in a pool. The puppets are supported by strings under the water and controlled by the puppeteers behind a screen, so they appear to be moving on the water. The puppets are made of wood and then painted. The themes of the puppet shows are rural: the performances show everyday life in the countryside and folk tales. There are stories about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese village festivals. 1. When did water puppetry begin? _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where does a water puppet show take place? _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who are the puppets controlled by? _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What are the puppets made of? _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What are water puppet shows normally about? _________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 8. Complete the following text using the words in the box. saxophone art band concert pop star singing painting subject My friend’s name is Peter and he loves music. He is good at (1) _______________ and he can play the guitar. He wants to learn the (2) _______________ when he is a bit older. He is already in a (3) _______________ and they hope to play at the school (4) _______________ next term. He is also interested in (5) so his favourite (6) _______________ at school is (7) _______________ . But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a (8) _______________ . Exercise 9. Complete the following text using the words in the box. drums rap India hands weddings trousers Bhangra is from (1) _______________ and Pakistan. People traditionally played the music at harvest time and also to celebrate New Year and (2) _______________ The most traditional instrument is a type of (3) _______________. Many modern pop artists mix Bhangra with hip hop and (4) _______________. The dancers in Ayesha’s class learn the dance steps and how to move their (5) _______________. Women wear colorful clothes including a shirt, (6) _______________ and a kind of scarf.