The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six.’ says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. ‘It’s the time when you are learning about the world.’ Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year- olds. When she started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children’s five-year- old school friends. Margaret’s pupils have group lessons. Each group has about a dozen pupils and each lesson lasts an hour, once a fortnight. In addition, each pupil has one individual lesson a week with her. Parents also have to attend the classes. It is important that the parents take an active interest in the lessons. From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years, and for a long time there is a big difference between their playing and reading of music. Margaret says that her method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that pupils who perform particularly well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods.

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin

B. describe a different way of learning the violin

C. give advice on how to find a music teacher

D. explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils

2. Why should someone read the text?

A. to discover how Margaret learnt the violin

B. to learn why it is important to read music

C. to find out about Margaret’s teaching method

D. to learn why children should play the violin

3. What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils?

A. They ought to find another teacher.

B. They will become great violinists using her method

C. They could try harder.

D. They take several years to learn to read music.

4. Margaret’s first pupils were

A. her children.

B. three- and four-year-olds.

C. her own friends.

D. her children’s friends.

5. Which of the following would Margaret include in an advertisement for her classes?

A. Learn to play the violin with your children – 2 lessons a week.

B. Watch your children learn to play the violin

C. Group violin lessons for children – no more than 5 per group

D. We’ll look after your children while you learn the violin.

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Bài đọc : 

The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six.’ says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. ‘It’s the time when you are learning about the world.’ Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year- olds. When she started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children’s five-year- old school friends. Margaret’s pupils have group lessons. Each group has about a dozen pupils and each lesson lasts an hour, once a fortnight. In addition, each pupil has one individual lesson a week with her. Parents also have to attend the classes. It is important that the parents take an active interest in the lessons. From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years, and for a long time there is a big difference between their playing and reading of music. Margaret says that her method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that pupils who perform particularly well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods .

Tạm dịch :

Tuổi tốt nhất để bắt đầu học violin là từ ba đến sáu tuổi. ”Margaret Porter, một nghệ sĩ violin và giáo viên dạy nhạc cho biết. “Đó là thời điểm bạn đang tìm hiểu về thế giới.” Margaret, sống ở London, thích nhận học sinh ba và bốn tuổi, mặc dù cô ấy đã đưa ra rất nhiều ngoại lệ cho những đứa trẻ 5 tuổi quan tâm. Khi bà bắt đầu dạy đàn vĩ cầm vào năm 1972, lớp học đầu tiên của bà bao gồm những người bạn cùng trường năm tuổi của con bà. Các học sinh của Margaret có các buổi học nhóm. Mỗi nhóm có khoảng một chục học sinh và mỗi buổi học kéo dài một giờ, một lần trong hai tuần. Ngoài ra, mỗi học sinh có một tiết học cá nhân mỗi tuần với cô. Phụ huynh cũng phải tham dự các lớp học. Điều quan trọng là phụ huynh phải tích cực quan tâm đến các bài học. Từ những bài học đầu tiên, học sinh học cách chơi bằng tai. Họ thậm chí không cố gắng đọc nhạc cho đến khi họ chơi được vài năm, và trong một thời gian dài, có sự khác biệt lớn giữa việc chơi và đọc nhạc của họ. Margaret nói rằng phương pháp của cô ấy không được cho là tạo ra những nghệ sĩ vĩ cầm vĩ đại, và luôn gợi ý rằng những học sinh có thành tích đặc biệt tốt nên rời đi và học violin bằng các phương pháp truyền thống hơn .

Trả lời câu hỏi :

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. Explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin

B. describe a different way of learning the violin

C. give advice on how to find a music teacher

D. explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils

2. Why should someone read the text?

A. to discover how Margaret learnt the violin

B. to learn why it is important to read music

C. to find out about Margaret’s teaching method

D. to learn why children should play the violin

3. What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils?

A. They ought to find another teacher.

B. They will become great violinists using her method

C. They could try harder.

D. They take several years to learn to read music.

4. Margaret’s first pupils were

A. her children.

B. three- and four-year-olds.

C. her own friends.

D. her children’s friends.

5. Which of the following would Margaret include in an advertisement for her classes?

A. Learn to play the violin with your children – 2 lessons a week.

B. Watch your children learn to play the violin

C. Group violin lessons for children – no more than 5 per group

D. We’ll look after your children while you learn the violin.

                                              Chúc bạn học tốt ạ !