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Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer. He is known as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history.

Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He learned to perform onstage and became a professional entertainer at eight as a clog dancer. In 1908 he joined the Fred Karno Pantomime Troupe and quickly became well-known. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character. the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for "making motion pictures the art form of this century". Chaplin died in 1977 at his home in Switzerland.

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Do you know that artists can turn a pavement into a masterpiece? This is why people love this kind of (1)_____________. Appearing each February with the support of (2)__________ and volunteers, the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival is probably the largest free festival of its kind in the world. Now in its third decade, the festival attracts 100,000 (3)___________ each year. Artists come together, using chalk as their (4)______________. They turn the streets of Lake Worth into a huge (5)___________ with large-scale traditional and contemporary art.

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songs – musicians – write – popular – languages – compose

I'm sure that you have heard the name Trinh Cong Son many times. He was one of the most famous (1)....................................... and songwriters of Viet Nam in the 20th century. He was born in 1939 in Dak Lak Province. As a child he grew up in Hue. Later he went to Sai Gon to study. He began to (2)............................ songs and became well-known in 1958. He continued to (3)...................... music all his life. He wrote about 600 songs in all. Among his best songs are Noi vong tay lon (Circle of Unity), Ha trang (White Summer) and Cat bui (Dust). His (4)............................. are mostly about love, human condition, and nature. He died in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001. His songs remain (5).................... among the Vietnamese all over the world today. Many have been translated into English, French, Japanese, and other (6).........................

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musical instruments

art museum

prefer

folk music

artistic

rock music

1. I've heard that the _______________ in Pho Duc Chinh Street, Ho Chi Minh City is a very interesting one.

2. Many teenagers prefer ______________ because it is lively and exciting.

3. - Do you like ______________ ?

- Yes. It's traditional and emotional.

4. Which do you ________: watching pop music in person or live on TV?

5. Traditional _________ of Viet Nam include the flute, the monochord (Dan Bau), the T'rung, drums, and others.

6. I'm not as _________ as my brother. He plays the guitar very well.