ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) Topic 12: Music -Art- Fashion -Sport SECTION 3: MUSIC (cont) 11. Compare the importance of music now with how it was when your grandparents were young. 12. What do you think will be the effects of music on future societies. Youngsters do not find the glamour in the traditional musical instruments that they like in the gleaming Western instruments. However, there are still those students who attend the music schools in the country to study traditional music. No doubt, many of them are there to please their parents. Those serious students of traditional music in the schools need more encouragement so that this art form in Vietnam will not be allowed to dwindle away. It would be in very poor condition today were it not for the new interest in the modern theater which uses traditional music to accompany the acting. VNSBut like pop acts the world over, Vietnamese bands have their critics. These critics say that Vietnamese pop is simply a copy of its Western counterpart and that it lacks Vietnamese identity. Of couse, this has not deterred the pop bands, many of which have gained international recognition, and their legion of young fans. These young boys and girls say they will never give up their ways. 13. Do you recommend any theatre in Hanoi? The Hanoi Opera House is situated on Trang Tien Street near the Red River and several hundreds metres East of Hoan Kiem Lake. It is an old theatre with French architecture and typical Gothic and Mosaic characters reflected on the door domes and the glassed room respectively. For a long time, the Hanoi Opera House has been a rendezvous for those who love theatrical performance and traditional songs and music, symphonies, opera and classical opera. It is also a tourist attraction for local and foreign visitors. SECTION 4: FASHION 1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? Use specific examples to support your answer. TOEFL - unneccesary 2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. TOEFL - unneccesary 3. Some people trust their first impressions about a person’s character because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a person’s character quickly because they believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples. TOEFL - unneccessary 4. Do you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes? 5. (Do you think it is imporatant to be in fashion?) 6. What kind of clothes do you usually wear? 7. How do you choose your clothes? 8. How does weather change your dressing style? 9. Where are some good stores to buy clothes in this area? 10. Would you like to be a fashion model? Why/Why not? 11. Tell me about Vnese traditional costume: Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very simple and modest. Men wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their headgear is simply a piece of cloth wrapped around the head and their footwear consists of a pair of plain sandals. For formal ceremonies men would have two additional items, a long gown with slits on either side, and a turban, usually in black or brown made of cotton or silk. Men''s dress has gradually changed along with social development. The traditional set of a long gown and turban gave way to more modern looking suits, while business shirts and trousers have replaced traditional long sleeved shirts and wide trousers. Traditional costumes still exist and efforts are increasingly being made to restore traditional festivals and entertainment which incorporate traditional costumes. Young women wear light brown-colored short shirts with long black skirts. Their headgear consists of a black turban with a peak at the front. To make their waist look smaller, they tightly fasten a long piece of pink or violet cloth. On formal occasions, they wear a special three layered dress called an "ao dai", a long gown with slits on either side. Over time, the traditional "ao dai" has gone through certain changes. Long gowns are now carefully tailored to fit the body of a Vietnamese woman. The two long slits along the side allow the gown to have two free floating panels in the front and at the back of the dress. The floating panels expose a long pair of white silk trousers. An elegant looking conical palm hat, which is traditionally known as a "non bai tho" (a hat with poetry written on it), is worn as part of a woman''s formal dress. This traditional conical hat is particularly suitable for a tropical country such as Vietnam, where fierce sunshine and hard rain are commonplace. In recent years some foreign fashions have been introduced to Vietnam; however, the traditional "ao dai" remains preferable to women in both urban and rural settings. In general, Vietnamese clothing is very diverse. Every ethnic group in Vietnam has its own style of clothing. Festivals are the occasion for all to wear their favorite clothes. Over thousands of years, the traditional clothing of all ethnic groups in Vietnam has changed, but each ethnic group has separately maintained their own characteristics . ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) Topic 12: Music -Art- Fashion -Sport SECTION 3: MUSIC (cont) 11. Compare the importance. tho" (a hat with poetry written on it), is worn as part of a woman''s formal dress. This traditional conical hat is particularly suitable for