Grade 10-Unit 3-Reading & Speaking

Unit 3: Warm-up

​Watch the three video clips and vote for your favorite singer.

Poll

Watch the video clip and vote
Would you give TĂNG DUY TÂN a ticket to the next round?

• YES

• NO

Poll

Watch the video clip and vote
Would you give QUANG HÙNG MASTERD a ticket to the next round?

• YES

• NO

Poll

Watch the video clip and vote
Would you give TRỊNH TRẦN PHƯƠNG TUẤN JACK a ticket to the next round?

• YES

• NO

Poll

In a real music show, who do you think should decide the winner?

• The judges

• The audience

• Both

American Idol

Now let's read about a real show:  

We will learn how it works
and who decides the winner.  

Unit 3-Reading

American Idol

VOCABULARY

Match

Match the meanings with their words and phrases.

• feel that they are similar to and can understand them

• a set of TV or radio programmes on the same subject

• removed from the competition

• looking for

identify with

series

eliminated

in search of

• identify with

• series

• eliminated

• in search of

READ THE TEXT &
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS

Multiple Choice

What is American Idol?

• A game show on TV

• A TV singing competition

• A live dancing competition

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• From the semi-final, singers who can go to the next stage are decided by the audience vote.

• The judges choose as many singers as they can.

• People around the world can vote for the songs they like.

Multiple Choice

Who wins American Idol?

• The singer with the highest number of votes on the final night.

• The singer with the highest number of votes and highest score from the judges.

• The singer with the highest score from the judges.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the judges is NOT mentioned?

• They give comments after each live performance.

• They have different views about the singers’ performances.

• They are not in favour of choosing ordinary people.

Multiple Choice

What can be inferred about the competition in Viet Nam?

• The audience decides who makes it to the final stage.

• All the singers will be famous.

• It can help develop participants’ singing careers.

American Idol

How does it work
and who decides the winner?  

Audio Response

How does American Idol work
and who decides the winner?  

Open Audio Recorder

Great! Now you really understand how one TV music show works.
American Idol is one example.

Poll

Would you like to create your own TV music show?

• Yes, I’d love to!

• Maybe.

Unit 3-Speaking

Talking about a TV music show

Open Ended

What is the original international version of this show called?

I know your face

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

Read about a TV show and complete the note below:

How participants win the show: __________

Fill in the Blanks

Group Task – Create a new TV music show

Work in groups. You will make up a new TV music show.
Use these points to organise your ideas:

1. Name of the show

2. People who give their scores (judges/audience/both)

3. Number of participants

4. What participants have to do

5. How participants win the show

6. Prize(s) for the winner

Match

Match the sentence beginnings with the correct endings.

• We came up with an idea about

• Let us give you

• In our show, there will be

• The participants have to

• The winner will receive

a TV music show which is…

an example.

three judges and ten participants.

sing and dance every week.

a special prize.

• a TV music show which is…

• an example.

• three judges and ten participants.

• sing and dance every week.

• a special prize.

​Homework – Group Speaking Task
1. Work in assigned groups.
2. Create a new TV music show.
3. Use the same points as in activity 1 to organise your ideas:
o Name of the show
o People who give the scores (judges / audience / both)
o Number of participants
o What participants have to do
o How participants win the show o Prize(s) for the winner

​Homework – Group Speaking Task
4. Write a short presentation (about 5–7 sentences).
o Use at least 2–3 useful expressions:
- We came up with an idea about…
- In our show, there will be…
- The participants have to…
- The winner will receive…
5. Everyone in the group must speak on Thursday (27/11/2025)
(each student 1–2 sentences).
6. Practise at home so that you can speak fluently and clearly in class.