Suggestion Use a similar story to Media 1: A TV program; People 4: A character from a story
/ film / TV program (eg,
Journey to the West ).
Uncommon Vocabulary See also Part one Topic 7: Reading
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a masterpiece
of classic fiction
the complete
unabridged edition
hardback version
paperback version
illustrated edition
the narrative style
the pilot based on four
central characters
Grammar Point Use a mix of past tenses:
The book has been reprinted hundreds of times; It was originally written hundreds
of years ago.
When I first read it, I had already seen the TV production of the story.
Media 6: A song or piece of music Describe a son or piece of music that you like You should say: What the song or piece of music is When you first heard it Why you like it Whether it is popular in your country Suggestion It is quite difficult to describe to a pop song. An easier choice would be the
Vietnamese national anthem (the National Song).
Uncommon Vocabulary It was originally composed by…
The lyric are very patriotic.
It has a very catchy tune ( The song is very memorable ).
It is usually performed by a full orchestra.
Grammar point Try to use some past tenses:
I used to hear it every day at school.
It was written about 50 years ago.
