Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Global Success - Unit 3: Music

 8. The panel of ___________ included celebrities and famous guests.
9. He is a rising ___________ in the music world.
10. Adele has received the ___________ for Artist of the Year at the annual event.
II. Complete the sentences with the words given.
 search live competition eliminated identify
 season comments a series performance semi-final
1. Make sure you understand the rules of the music ___________ .
2. We should ___________ our strengths or weaknesses before entering the contest.
3. Musicians often spend a lot of time in ___________ of new sounds and melodies.
4. There is live music in the park in high ___________ .
5. He was defeated in the ___________ of the Vietnam Idol competition’s first season.
6. The band will be giving a(n) ___________ concert performance next week.
7. He was ___________ in the third round of the competition.
8. Their ___________ of Mozart’s Concerto was dramatic.
9. The music website invites ___________ from people who visit it.
10. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony will be the first in ___________ of concerts at the new concert hall.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct preposition.
1. Many competitors feel it difficult to identify ___________ the famous singers or celebrities.
2. I voted ___________ that singer in the last season.
3. That guitarist played a great role ___________ the band’s success.
4. He is practising every day, in preparation ___________ the music contest.
5. The music ___________ her latest CD shows a variety ___________ styles.
6. She appeared ___________ stage ___________ a famous comedian.
7. I like songs ___________ a simple melody.
8. Whitney Houston will be remembered ___________ her talents.
9. The band played ___________ huge audiences in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.
10. People hope that band to appear ___________ a festival in Nha Trang next month.
IV. Choose the correct words to complete the text.
 James Blunt biography
James Blunt was in the army for four and a half years before he left and (1. signed / made) ___________ 
a music contract. He plays the guitar and the piano, he also (2. writes / makes) ___________ a lot of his 
own lyrics and music. He (3. sent / released) ___________ his first album Back to Bedlam in 2005. It 
has been sold more than three million copies. His single You ’re Beautiful (4. went / 
made)____________ to the top of the charts and stayed there for six weeks. He also became the first 
UK artist since Elton John to reach number 1 in the US. He (5. won / had) ___________ two awards at 
the 2006 Brit Awards for ‘Best British Male’.
V. Complete the text with the appropriate words below.
 sweet modest emotional good professional
 talented confident high passionate successful
 As a child My Tam was 1 ___________ about singing and left her hometown,
 Da Nang, for Ho Chi Minh City to learn vocal music at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory in 1997. 
People realized that she was a(n)2 ___________ singer when she got the bronze medal at the “Asian 
Music Festival” held in Shanghai at the end of 2000. She started her 3 ___________ singing career in 
2001 when she was 20 years old and has since won millions of hearts with her 4 ___________ and 
distinctive voice. She is not only a(n) 5 ___________ singer, but also a musician who has composed her 
own hits such as Toc Nau Moi Tram (Brown Hair and Purple Lips), Hoa Mi Toc Nau (Brown-haired 
Nightingale), Uoc Gi (Wish), Hat Voi Dong Song (Sing with the River), etc. 5. My mum and dad hate my long, dyed hair ___________ strange clothes ___________ I’m in a band 
___________ I need to look cool!
II. Combine each pair of sentences, using the correct coordinating conjunctions.
1. Cheo tells tales of chiefs, heroes and lovely maidens. It offers a mix of romance, tragedy, and comedy.
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2. A Cheo play could be put on stage in a large theater. It could also be performed successfully on one 
or two bed mats spread in the middle of a communal house.
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3. The props of a Cheo play are simple. There is a close interchange between the performers and the 
spectators.
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4. On the stage of Tuong, the scene may be the officials at the royal court. The scene may be two generals 
with some soldiers fighting in battle.
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5. Trong Hieu, the champion of Vietnam Idol 2015, tried his luck at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. 
He didn’t succeed.
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• To-infinitives and bare infinitives
III. Complete each sentence with a suitable verb in the correct form.
1. There was a lot of traffic but we managed ___________ to the airport in time.
2. How old were you when you could ___________ a bike?
3. David has travelled a lot. He can ___________ four languages.
4. Mr Quan decided not ___________ a car because it was very expensive.
5. I wonder where Mai is. She promised not ___________ late.
6. I’m afraid I can’t ___________ to your birthday party next week.
7. It was a nice day. We decided ___________ for a walk.
8. Hurry up! I don’t want ___________ the last bus.
9. I can’t ___________ any musical instruments, but my brother is able ___________ the guitar.
10. I need ___________ the information about the concerts down.
IV. Complete the message with the correct form of the verbs below.
 come join listen make see watch win write
 Hi Jacob - it’s Julia. We’re planning 1 ___________ the Eurovision Song Contests on TV on Saturday. 
Do you want 2 ___________ us? I haven’t asked Laura because I know she hates 3 ___________ to any 
kind of songs! But Yuri and Tom have decided 4 ___________ over. I don’t mind 5 ___________ some 
sandwiches. I know that our entry, Margit Hellat, is really hoping 6 ___________ this year - especially 
after she didn’t get any votes last time. Perhaps this year’s contest will inspire some good young 
musicians 7 ___________ a really good song for us next year. Hope 8 ___________ you later - about 
7.30?
V. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word given in 
brackets in the correct form.
1. I don’t think I wrote down the homework. (forget) 6. The band decided ___________ (not record) an album this year.
X. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.
 become give go learn make perform
 When he was a teenager, Paul Green planned 1 ___________ to college, but he didn’t have enough 
money. A lot of young people in his neighbourhood wanted 2 ___________ the guitar, so he decided 3 
___________ guitar lessons at his home. His classes were popular, and two years later he opened the 
Paul Green School of Rock Music. It was a place where teenagers could enjoy 4 ___________ music 
and learn 5___________ in front of an audience. Today there are more than 90 schools in the United 
States and Mexico. Paul Green hopes he can inspire more young people 6 ___________ better musicians.
3D. Reading
I. Read the passage about telephone songs and the artists, and then answer the questions. 
 Telephone Songs
 The first telephone song appeared in 1899 and was called Hello My Baby. In the song, a man phones 
his girlfriend every morning to talk to her. But first he has to speak to the operator and he has to talk 
very loudly because the line is so bad. Phone calls appeared in a lot of pop songs in the 20th century, like 
Stevie Wonder’s I Just Called to Say I Love You in 1984. The famous American soul singer’s song was 
number one in several countries, like the USA, Britain, Germany 
and Italy and won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1985.
 In the last few years, phone songs have been about mobile 
phone calls. The most famous is Lady Gaga’s Telephone. A 
woman is dancing at a club when her boyfriend calls. ‘I can’t hear 
you and I’m busy,’ she says. The boyfriend rings again and again 
but the woman doesn’t answer because she is dancing and having 
fun. 
 What will pop songs be about in the future? There will probably be more songs about social 
networking, like New Friend Request by Gym Class Heroes. But they will still be about love!
1. What problems does the man in the first song have?
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2. Who does he talk to first?
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3. Where did Stevie Wonder’s song do well?
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4. What type of music is it?
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5. Why does the woman in Lady Gaga’s song not answer the phone?
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II. Read the text, and do the following tasks.
 Lady Gaga - The queen of pop
 With a string of No. l hits, an armful of awards and chart-topping albums, Lady Gaga is a worldwide 
sensation. How did it all start, for the Italian American girl from Manhattan, and how did she achieve 
such fame?
 Lady Gaga was born in 1986. Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She could play 
the piano by ear from the age of four and later said her musical inspiration was the classical composer 
Johann Sebastian Bach.
 Gaga always loved performing and dreamed of fame from an early age. At 17, she became one of 
the youngest students at the Tisch School of Performing Arts in New York. After that, she followed her 
dream the hard way, moving out of her parents’ home to a cheap apartment, while trying to earn a living Europe. Love it or hate it, everyone knows the song. Just don’t listen to it first thing in the morning, or 
you’ll be singing it all day!
Task 1. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. The video Gangnam Style reached two billion views in 2012. __________
2. The song makes a joke about people in the Gangnam area. __________
3. Psy thinks he is really ‘Gangnam Style’. __________
4. The Gangnam Style dance tries to copy a panda and a kangaroo. __________
5. Ban Ki-moon though the song was a good for the world. __________
6. Gangnam Style is a difficult song to forget. __________
Task 2. Complete the summary with one or two words in each blank.
Gangnam Style is a 1 ___________ which has had over two 2 ___________ views. The song is about 
the Gangnam area in 3 ___________ , South Korea, and the people who go there. There is a 4 
___________ which goes with the song, called the Horse Trot. It took Psy a month to create the dance. 
Many 5 ___________ have also tried the dance. The song has been very successful and helped bring a 
lot of 6 ___________ into the South Korean economy. It has also help change the world’s 7 ___________ 
industry.
Task 3. Find words or expressions in the text to match the definitions.
1. ___________ (paragraph 1): change something to make it better/more modem
2. ___________ (paragraph 2): popular at a particular time
3. ___________ (paragraph 3): the only one of its kind
4. ___________ (paragraph 3): make something happen or exist
5. ___________ (paragraph 4): extremely
IV. Read the following letter and choose the best answer for each question.
 Hip-Hop Planet
 Hip-hop started in New York City in the 1970s but has become 
popular all over the world. Today, many countries have their own local 
hip-hop scenes. Artists from different backgrounds rap about everything 
from cars and designer clothes to social issues. Here are some examples. 
 Europe is home to 10-12 million Roma - a group of people often 
called “gypsies.” Many Roma are poor. In some places, they also face 
discrimination. Now some Roma teenagers are using hip-hop to teach 
tolerance. In the Czech Republic, Roma teens meet for a hip-hop class called “Rap for Peace Hip-Hop.” 
Their instructor is Shameema Williams. She is a member of the all-female rap group Godessa, from 
South Africa. In the lessons, the teens learn to write rap music and use it to teach others about Roma 
culture. These teens, Williams believes, can use music to change their lives and other people’s attitudes.
 Assane N’Diaye loves hip-hop music. He grew up in a small fishing village in Senegal. For a time, 
he was popular as a DJ in clubs in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. Today, N’Diaye lives in his village 
again. He formed a rap group with other family members.
 They rap about their lives as village fishermen and about working long, 
hard days and earning almost no money. Many people in their audience can 
understand these things. 
 “Rap,” N’Diaye says, “doesn’t belong to American culture. It belongs 
here. It has always existed here, because of our pain and our hardships ...” 
N’Diaye dreams of having a better life. He wants to make a CD and help his 
family. Despite his hardships, the music gives N’Diaye hope.
1. What is the purpose of the reading?
 A. to compare American and African rap music
 B. to say why some people do not like rap music their own songs to perform individually, while their direct competitor watches and waits. They are 
competing for their coach's confidence and decision to take them to the live shows.
 In the live playoff rounds, the Top 20 artists compete to secure 
a spot in the live shows. Artists perform live, and Americans vote 
to save their two favorite artists from each team. The coaches then 
save one remaining artist to complete their roster. The remaining 
contestants move on to the final phase of the competition, the live 
shows.
 In the final live-performance phase of the competition, the Top 
12 artists compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience votes 
to save their favorite artists. In the end, one is named “The Voice” and receives the grand prize of a 
recording contract.
Task 1. Find the words or expressions in the text which have the following meanings.
1. short performances by a singer to find out he/she is good enough to be in a show (paragraph 1)
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2. acts of taking a member from another group to ours (paragraph 3) _____________________
3. a competition in which the winner of each game goes on to the next part but the loser plays no more 
games (paragraph 4) _____________________
4. a game between two teams or contestants who have equal scores to decide the winner (paragraph 5)
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5. a list of people’s names, often with the jobs they have been given to do (paragraph 5) 
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Task 2. Read the passage again, and answer the questions below.
1. What is the format of The Voice?
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2. When is the artist able to choose the coach during the blind auditions?
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3. What do the coaches do to prepare for the battle rounds?
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4. What should the contestants do to succeed in the battle rounds?
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5. What is the role of the audiences in the playoff rounds and the final live-performance phase of the 
competition?
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3E. Speaking
• Everyday English
I. Choose the correct response. Then practise the short exchanges in pairs.
 1. A: What’s your favourite sort of music? B: a/ I listen to rock with my friends. 
 b/ I like pop music best.
 2. A: Have you watched any music shows? B: a/ Yes, Vietnam Idol and the Voice Kids. 
 b/ Yes, some reality TV shows.