ARTS

and
MUSIC
 GROUP 6
1 Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong
2 Dinh Ho Ngoc Anh
3 Vo Thi Lan Anh
4 Pham Nguyen Nhu Binh
4 Ha Phu Cuong
 OUTLINE
1 Vocabulary
2 Idioms
3 Writing task 1
4 Writing task 2
Vocab
-ulary playwright /plerat/
a person who writes Ex:
2 plays for the theatre, It is difficult to say whether or not Chest
television or radio erton is a playwright.
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Synonyms: writer, author,
librettist, tragedian,
dramatist, scenarist
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-ulary splendid /splendd/
very impressive; very Ex:
2 beautiful, very good He lived in a splendid palace where
there was everything that could give
3 delight.

4
Synonyms: beautiful,
bright, brilliant, dazzling,
elegant, glittering,
gorgeous, marvelous,
impressive
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-ulary deride /drad/
To make fun of, to insult Ex:
2 The song was derided by the critics.

4
Synonyms: disdain,
disparage, scorn, taunt
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-ulary polarizied /polrazd/
divided into sharply opp Ex:
2 osing factions or groups Though met with polarized reviews, the
movie was still a box office success.
3

4
Synonyms: separate,
contradictory
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-ulary insipid /nspd/
no taste or flavour Ex:
2 (food), not interesting or The group is an insipid imitation of the
exciting Beatles.
3

4
Synonyms: banal, bland,
innocuous, trite, vapid
Vocab
-ulary lukewarm /lukwrm/
slightly warm Ex:
2 (temperature) not Despite lukewarm reviews from the
interested or audience, music critics considered the
enthusiastic album a work of art.
3

4
Synonyms: tepid
Vocab
-ulary alienate s.b /elinet/
to make somebody less Ex:
2 friendly or sympathetic His comments have alienated quite a
towards you number of his fans.
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4
Synonyms: estrange, turn
somebody off
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-ulary sublime /sblam/
of very high quality and Ex:
2 causing great admiration Demetrius calls his statues sublime,
and at the same time precise.
3

4
Synonyms: abstract,
divine, exalted, glorious,
gorgeous, heavenly,
superb, transcendent
Vocab
-ulary sublime /sblam/
of very high quality and Ex:
2 causing great admiration Demetrius calls his statues sublime,
and at the same time precise.
3

4
Synonyms: abstract,
divine, exalted, glorious,
gorgeous, heavenly,
superb, transcendent
 1 Tickle the ivories
This is a humorous way Ex:
Idioms
of talking about playing My grandfather loves playing the piano.
the piano. He tickles the ivories whenever he gets
the chance.
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4
 1 Set something to music
To write a piece of music Ex:
Idioms
to accompany a set of Many composers now have the
words. tendency of setting famous poems to
music in order to take advantage of
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their prevalence.

4
 1 Play by ear
Deal with something in Ex:
Idioms
an impromptu manner, Tran Dang Khoa is always highly
without guidelines or appreciated for his exceptional ability to
rules. It refers to playing play his poems by ear.
3
music without using
4 written connotation.
 1 To a fine art
In a way that is based Ex:
Idioms
on highly developed skill This restaurant has been crowded with
children as it knows how to
elevates the hamburger to a fine art.
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 1 Art for art's sake
Used to convey the idea Ex:
Idioms
that the chief English cultural commentators have
or only aim of a work of recently speculated that this hostility is
art is the self- more widespread, and that there is a
3
expression of the deep historical and cultural resistance
individual artist who to the very idea of art for art's sake in
4 Scotland.
creates it.
 1 In (grand) style
In an impressive, grand, Ex:
Idioms
or luxurious way: the Friends and neighbours will be out in
opera companys style to give the popular singer a real
soloists will help launch big welcome.
3
the appeal in style
4
 1 Fiddling while Rome burns
If you say that someone Ex:
Idioms
is fiddling while Rome His visit to the trade fair was "fiddling
burns, you mean that while Rome burns" according to the
they are doing strikers.
3
unimportant things while
4 there are serious
matters to be dealt with.
 1 Sing a different tune
If someone sings a Ex:
Idioms
different tune, they He had no consideration for people
change their opinion out of work until he lost his own job;
about something or their now he's singing a different tune.
3
attitude towards
4 something.
 1 Command performance
A performance, such as Ex:
Idioms
a play, ballet, opera, etc. The theater troupe was always at the
that is presented at the ready to give a command performan
behest of royalty or a ce, should the queen so desire it.
3
head of government.
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 1 THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW THE TYPES OF MUSIC ALBUMS
PURCHASED BY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE.
2
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

Task 1

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 THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW THE TYPES OF MUSIC ALBUMS PURCHASED BY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE.
1 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

2 The given charts employ

percentage indicators to
Task 1 make comparison between
the two genres of music,
4 rock and classic music
albums, purchased by
different age groups of
British male and female.
 THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW THE TYPES OF MUSIC ALBUMS PURCHASED BY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE.
1 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

What strikes at first glance is the outstanding number of young

2
buyers of both genders who are the fan of rock music, compared to
that of the opponent which is much more inferior, except those at the
Task 1
age over 45.
As regards the percentages of males and females who make a
4 purchase of these two kinds of art, Rock Music tends to gain the
popularity among the British, considering its prevailing figure of fans
(well over 25% for men and 18% for women) which is completely
head and shoulders above that of Classical Music (just under 10%
and roughly 6% respectively). Besides, this data depicts that more
British men purchased music albums than women.
 THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW THE TYPES OF MUSIC ALBUMS PURCHASED BY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE.
1 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

In terms of age group, Rock Music appears to be the cup of

2 tea among the group of ages 16-24 and 25-34, the buyer
proportion of which reach 30% and even exceed this level.
Task 1 Adversely, the 16-24 aged people hardly take any interest in
Classical Music while the percentage of buyers aged 25-34 is
4 merely half of its competitor of the same age. Likewise, the
passion for Rock Music flourishes among the age of 35-34,
whose figure stays in the range of 25%, as opposed to just 3%
of the counterpart.
 THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW THE TYPES OF MUSIC ALBUMS PURCHASED BY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN ACCORDING TO SEX AND AGE.
1 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

A completely opposite picture, however, occurs when people

2 make their way to the age of 45 plus. Specifically, Classical
Music proves to be more preferable than Rock, judged by the
Task 1 surveyed statistic that surprisingly 20% people declare their
interest in Classical Music, approximately twice as much as
4 that of the other one (10%).
All in all, young British males purchased comparatively more
music albums that show that they are more interested in music
than females of same age groups or male over 45 years old.
Besides, rock music is more popular among young British
while aged people like classic music.
 1 Goverments should only use their spending on public
services and not waste money on the arts (E.g. music and
painting). To what extent do you agre or disagree?
2

Task 2
 Governments should only use their spending on public services and not waste money on the arts
1 (E.g. music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2 How to allocate fairly government's budget

for a variety of social demands from health
3 care, infrastructure to other mental ones
such as arts remains controversial. Some
Be earmarked for : be
Task 2 people insist on that money should be
intended for, designated
earmarked more for public services and
for, marked for
less for arts while others believe each area
should receive a meritorious amount of
Meritorious(adj.) =
spending for its unique value contributed to
worthy
social development. I partly agree with the
latter view for the following reasons.
 Governments should only use their spending on public services and not waste money on the arts
1 (E.g. music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2 Admittedly, public services are of Admittedly (adv.) =

immediate benefit for the entire confessedly
3 society. The issues of health care,
education, and infrastructure are Abject (adj.) =
always top concerns of any government
Task 2 miserable
that wants to recruit high-skilled labor,
strong workforce and modern facilities.
Infeasible (adj.) = not
To countries, say, Vietnam, Cambodia
which are still struggling with abject practical
misery after wars, a big amount of
spending for music and painting proves
infeasible.
 Governments should only use their spending on public services and not waste money on the arts
1 (E.g. music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2 However, the need for arts is rising these days

for their long-term worth, especially during the
3 time the country is beyond the peak of
economic development and ears itself towards
sustainable growth. With music, painting and
Task 2
other kinds of arts gaining their popularity,
people's spiritual life is continuously
enriched. Such cities, say, Florence, Paris and
Madrid are always unforgettable destinations of
millions of visitors for their spectacular artistic
creations and lure them into a different world lure them into s.t
where people are away from worries and let be attracted to
their creativity take off.
 Governments should only use their spending on public services and not waste money on the arts
1 (E.g. music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2 These cities are also homes to various

well-known art geniuses from Picasso,
3 Leona De-Vince to Gaudy who led art
revolutions, partly by dint of their By dint of = because
governments' greater appreciation of this of
Task 2
field and bigger expenditure on it. America
and Britain are, too, other examples of
nations where music industry
overwhelms other key ones for their
greater generation of profit, which again
derives their governments' frequent
organization of musical shows and
festivals to attract audience world-wide.
 Governments should only use their spending on public services and not waste money on the arts
1 (E.g. music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2 In a word, governments should pay more

attention to key sectors when their
3 nations are in the embryonic stage of Embryonic (adj.): at the
growth, but once they escape the life of beginning of something
poverty, arts should have bigger says
Task 2 Merit(n.) = value
for their mental, educational and
economic merits.
THANK YOU!