VOCABULARY
What do we call a big event where people enjoy music?
Music festival
A loud instrument often used in festivals; you hit it with sticks.
Drum
Fill in the blank: “It takes place ___ March.”
in
Name a famous music festival in Vietnam.
Hue Festival / Quan Ho Festival / Gong Festival
Name one country with traditional music.
Any country
What word means a thing used to make sounds in music?
Instrument
Which two instruments are commonly used in Vietnamese traditional music?
Drums and clappers
Choose the correct form: “The traditional music in Vietnam ____ many exciting performances.”
has
When does a music festival take place?
Accept any of these answers:
It takes place in March.
It takes place in July.
It takes place in the summer.
It takes place in the spring.
It takes place from June to August.
It takes place in November.
Say one traditional instrument from another country.
Example: shamisen (Japan)
These are wooden pieces struck together in traditional music.
Clappers
These are the “main instruments” in a music event. Name one.
Drum / clappers / flute / string instruments
Correct this sentence: “It started from June until August.”
It started from June to August.
What do people usually do at a music festival?
Watch performances / listen to music
Describe one thing you like about Vietnamese traditional music.
Any appropriate answer
Who plays or performs the music on stage?
Performers
What do we call instruments played by blowing air?
Wind instruments
Make a sentence: [Country] + has a lot of + [adjective] performances.
Example: “The traditional music in Japan has a lot of beautiful performances.”
Describe one Vietnamese traditional performance.
Accept any reasonable description. Examples:
“Quan Ho singing is a traditional performance where pairs of singers sing love duets.”
→ ✔ As long as the student mentions a type of performance + one detail, it is correct.
Complete: “Traditional music in ____ has a lot of _____ performances.”
Any correct completion
Which phrase means happen / occur?
Take place
What sentence uses the structure correctly?
A. Drum the main instruments are.
B. Drums are the main instruments in this festival.
B
Transform using the instrument structure:
“The festival uses flutes and drums.”
“Flutes and drums are the main instruments in the festival.”
Describe a music festival using description + timing + instruments.
Here are sample correct answers following the lesson structures:
Sample 1
“The traditional music in Vietnam has many exciting performances.
It takes place in March.
Drums and clappers are the main instruments.”
Sample 2 (Invented details — still acceptable)
“The festival has colorful performances.
It takes place in December.
String instruments are the main instruments.”
→ ✔ Ensure the answer includes:
Description
Timing
Instruments
Make 3 sentences describing a traditional music event using the unit structures.
Must include: description + timing + instruments