Bài 19 - Learn to dance (Học khiêu vũ)

Learn to dance

Pre-listening
 

1. Vocabulary

mother	/ˈmʌð.əʳ/	(n)		mẹ
singer	/ˈsɪŋ.əʳ/	(n)		ca sĩ
band	/bænd/	(n)		ban nhạc
fancy	/ˈfænt.si/	(adj)		đẹp, lộng lẫy
hall	/hɔːl/	(n)		hội trường, phòng lớn
ballroom	/ˈbɔːl.rʊm/	(n)		phòng khiêu vũ
shoulder	/ˈʃəʊl.dəʳ/	(n)		vai
exactly	/ɪgˈzækt.li/	(adv)		chính xác
feet	/fiːt/	(n)		bàn chân
clumsy	/ˈklʌm.zi/	(adj)		vụng về
toe	/təʊ/	(n)		ngón chân cái
patient	/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/	(adj)		kiên nhẫn
count	/kaʊnt/	(v)		đếm
waltz	/wɒlts/	(n/v)		điệu van, nhảy van
pretty	/ˈprɪt.i/	(adv)		khá là
polite	/pəˈlaɪt/	(adj)		lịch sự
each	/iːtʃ/	(adj)		mỗi
generation	/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/	(n)		thế hệ
specific	/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/	(adj)		đặc trưng, riêng biệt

Expression

1. Be used to something - đang quen dần với cái gì
Be used to doing something - đang quen dần với việc làm gì

Eg. I am not used to that kind of dancing.

2. get mixed up - lẫn lộn, quên hết cả
Eg. I would start out pretty well, but then I would get mixed up and stand on his toes again.

3. Thank somebody for doing something - cám ơn ai đó vì đã làm gì

Eg. The man thanked us for dancing with him, and I thanked him for giving me dancing lessons.  

2. Brainstorm 

Nói đến học nhảy, người ta thường sẽ nhắc đến nơi học (lớp học nhảy) và các điệu nhảy cơ bản, nhắc đến thầy / người dạy nhảy cho mình.

Listening

I went to England with my mother.
She used to be a singer in a band.
We went to the hotel that she used to sing at.
It was a big fancy hotel.
Some of the people that she knew when she sang in the band were still there.
They remembered my mother, and they had a good time talking to her and remembering old times.
Many people told me that I looked like my mother.
In the hotel, they had a fancy hall where they had ballroom dancing.
I am not used to that kind of dancing.
I always dance to rock music.
A man told me that he would teach me how to dance.
It looked very easy.
I held one of his hands, and put my other hand on his shoulder.
He told me exactly how to move my feet.
I was very clumsy, and I stepped on his toes.
He was patient with me, and he counted "one, two, three."
I tried to waltz with him.
I would start out pretty well, but then I would get mixed up and stand on his toes again.
The man laughed about it.
I told him that I wasn't a very good dancer, but he said that I was good for a beginner.
I think he was just being polite.
The man asked my mother to dance.
My mother is a very good dancer.
I didn't know that about her.
She never stepped on the man's toes once.
The man thanked us for dancing with him, and I thanked him for giving me dancing lessons.
I don't think I'll ever be very good at that type of dancing.
Each generation has a specific type of dancing.
The way that I dance is different from the way that my mother dances.
The way that I dance doesn't involve moving your feet too much.
I'm not too good at fancy steps.

Post-listening

Bạn có thể sử dụng những điều minh biết về ngữ điệu để đoán từ mà bạn không nghe được rõ ràng.

Chúng ta thường nhấn mạnh những thông tin mới, thông tin đúng hoặc  trái ngược lại với điều đã được nhắc đến trước đó.

Eg. I didn't say give it to BILL I said XXX XXX XXX XXX

Bạn có thể nghe không rõ những từ được nói sau từ "said".

Nếu biết cách trọng âm và ngữ điệu được sử dụng thế nào, bạn sẽ rất dễ dàng đoán được sau từ "said" là từ gì.

Thứ nhất, ta sẽ nghe được sau "said" là "give it to" vì cụm từ này đã được nói ở trước rồi, và khi nghe nói lại ta sẽ nhận ra được ngay.

Từ sau "give it to" chắc chắn sẽ được nhấn mạnh để chỉ rõ ra đó không phải là BILL mà là một người khác. Như vậy sẽ không còn quá khó khăn cho bạn nữa. :)

Bài tập: Nghe lại và điền từ vào ô trống

I to England with my mother.
She used to be a in a band.
We went to the hotel that she to sing at.
It was a big fancy hotel.
Some of the people that she knew when she in the were still there.
They my mother, and they had a good time to her and remembering old times.
Many people me that I looked like my mother.
In the hotel, they had a fancy hall where they had dancing.
I am not used to that kind of dancing.
I always to rock music.
A man told me that he would me how to dance.
It very easy.
I held one of his hands, and put my other on his shoulder.
He told me exactly how to move my .
I was very clumsy, and I on his toes.
He was patient with me, and he "one, two, three."
I to waltz with him.
I would start out pretty well, but then I would get up and stand on his again.
The man laughed about it.
I told him that I wasn't a very good , but he said that I was good for a beginner.
I think he was just being .
The man asked my mother to dance.
My mother is a very good dancer.
I didn't know that her.
She never stepped on the man's toes .
The man thanked us for dancing with him, and I thanked him for me dancing lessons.
I don't think I'll ever be very good at that type of dancing.
Each has a specific type of dancing.
The way that I dance is from the way that my mother dances.
The way that I dance doesn't involve your feet too much.
I'm not too good at fancy .

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