The Jester s 70 th Birthday

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1 27 th May 2011 Episode 05 The Jester s 70 th Birthday A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast. A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習 Follow ENW on Twitter: twitter.com/enwpodcast Go to our Homepage:

2 The Jester Turns 70 Bob Dylan s Birthday May 27 th 2011 PART 1 Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) Opera b) Jazz c) Rock & Roll d) Blues My Reason _ Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Music Warm Up 3 Which Genre? Look at the list of music genres from around the world. Look at the photographs of musicians and then mix and match the correct genre with the correct photograph. a. R & B _ f. Jazz b. J-Pop g. Rock & Roll c. Folk h. Opera d. Hip-Hop i. Gospel e. Soul j. Country

3 Music Genre Who is it..? Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about Bob Dylan. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: Which country was Bob Dylan born in? a: Japan b: Canada c: USA 2: How is old Bob Dylan in 2011? a: 70 b: 65 c: 50 3: What is Bob Dylan s real name? a: Robert Dylan b: Robert Zimmerman c: Bob Smith 4: How many studio albums has Bob Dylan recorded? a: 21 b: 34 c: 47 5: What year did Bob Dylan release his first studio album? a: 1947 b: 1958 c: : How many Grammy Awards has Bob Dylan won? a: 0 b: 5 c: 11 E1: Which movie did Bob Dylan win an Academy Award for best song? a: The Wonder Boys b: Titanic c: Troy d: True Grit E2: Bob Dylan s Never Ending Tour has been touring for how many years? a: 0 b: 11 c: 22 d: 33 e: 44 E3: Which famous song by Don McLean called Bob Dylan The Jester a: American Pie b: American Song c: American Way END OF PART 1

4 PART 2 Before Listening Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Connect the Phrase Match the verb have on the left with the rest of the sentence on the right. All the sentences are from the first Listening / Reading Activity. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1: This is America... A: a Bob Dylan song, go and listen to one now 2: He has written and B: who Bob Dylan is after you have finished 3: If modern pop music C: this is the land of the free 4: It was in 1962, aged D: only 21 that Bob Dylan wrote and recorded 5: If you don t know E: began with Elvis Pressley 6: So, if you haven t heard F: recorded Blues, Soul, Rock & Roll Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Bob Dylan The Jester Turns 70 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1: Bob Dylan likes to turn. [T] [F] 2: Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman. [T] [F] 3: Bob Dylan s first important song was released in [T] [F] 4: Bob Dylan only writes 6 minute songs. [T] [F] 5: Bob Dylan is on You Tube. [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Synonyms A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Story. 1: Disappoint 6: Change A: Upcoming F: Alter 2: Early 7: Free B: Thin G: Dishearten 3: Future 8: Land C: Area H: Complaint 4: Protest 9: Listen D: Premature I: Allowed 5: Skinny 10: Advice E: Hear J: Guidance END OF PART 2

5 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading 1 Listening Bob Dylan The Jester Turns 70 Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Listen / Read the news story at least twice before answering the questions. Listen / Read and write the correct word in the spaces. ALL the words are NOUNS Bob Dylan The Jester Turns 70 If you don t know who Bob Dylan is then after you have finished this podcast, go to 1: _, type Bob Dylan and choose one of the hundreds of great songs and then listen, watch and enjoy. Go on you won t be disappointed. Bob Dylan, who turned 70 on 2: 24 th, is simply the most important artist in the history of pop music. If modern pop music began with Elvis Pressley and was re-invented by The Beatles, it was Dylan in the early 1960s that shaped its future. Without Dylan pop 3: _ in 2011 would be completely different. He is that important in the development of popular music. It was in 1962, aged only 21 that Bob Dylan wrote and recorded his first important 4: _, Blowin in the Wind. A protest song, it supported the Civil Rights Movement that had argued for equality of black and 5: _ people in the USA. When Sam Cooke (a famous African-American singer) heard the song he was amazed that a 21 year old skinny white boy from Dakota could write so perfectly about the horrors of segregation in the 6: _. Dylan s career is extraordinary, he was born in a small town in North Dakota to a 7: _ family and named Robert Zimmerman. By 19, he was writing folk songs and living in New York and had changed his name to Dylan as he said This is America, this is the land of the free you can change yourself to be yourself. In his mid-20s he shocked his fans and stopped playing folk, started playing an electric guitar and wrote rock and roll songs. In 1965 with the release of the 6 minute Like A Rolling Stone he had written the first pop song longer than 3 8: _. He has written and recorded Blues, Soul, Rock & Roll, Folk, Country, R & B, Gospel and even 9: _ songs! So if you haven t heard a Bob Dylan song, go and listen to one, my advice, start with Blowin in the Wind and then just keep on listening to the Jester, who at 70 is still writing, playing and touring all over the 10: _. END OF PART 3

6 PART 4 After Listening Post-Listening / Reading 1 A3 Q & A How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can t remember any answers, guess! 1: What was the date of Bob Dylan s birthday? 2: What three other musical artists are in the news story? 3: How old was Bob Dylan when he wrote Blowin in the Wind? 4: Which African-American musician is mentioned in the news story? _ 5: What American State was Bob Dylan born in? _ 6: What was Bob Dylan s real name? E1: How many minutes is the song Like a Rolling Stone? E2: What is the name of Dylan s 1962 protest song? _ E3: How old is Bob Dylan? Post-Listening / Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read / Listen to the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! [A1] In [A2] May 24th. [A3] Zimmerman. [A4] North Dakota [A5] The Jester. [Q] _? [Q] _? [Q] _? [Q] _? [Q] _? END OF PART 4

7 Grammar Present Perfect English Grammar Past Continuous Look at the 5 verbs from the News Story and check their meaning. Write 5 sentences using the 5 verbs in the Past Continuous tense. HINT Past Continuous is used for actions in progress in the PAST, interrupted actions in the PAST and POLITE QUESTIONS. FORM was / were (Past Verb)+ ing Example 1 She was playing tennis yesterday. Example 2 He was running when the dog bit him. (His running action was interrupted by the dog biting him) Example 3 I was wondering if you could go the supermarket? 1 Type _ 2 Write _ 3 Argue _ 4 Shock _ 5 Listen _ END OF GRAMMAR And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The 2007 movie about x: life I m not There used 6 different actors to tell the story of Dylan s life. Incredibly, one of the actors to play Bob Dylan was a z: the Australian actress Cate Blanchett who is more famous for playing Queen Elizabeth I. The End Visual TV Links You Tube (US) Search: Bob Dylan 70 th Birthday You Tube (US)

8 Search: Podcast Key The Wonder Boys Bob Dylan A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast. Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Warm Up 1 A Opera B, C, D are mostly sung / performed in English. Warm Up 3 A 10 B 8 C 1 D 4 E 6 F 5 G 7 H 2 I 3 J 9 Warm Up 4 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 C E1 A E2 C E3 A Answers Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading Connect The Phrase 1 C 2 F 3 E 4 D 5 B 6 - A True or False 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T Synonyms 1 G 2 D 3 A 4 H 5 B 6 F 7 I 8 C 9 E 10 J Answers Part 3 Listening Bob Dylan The Jester Turns 70 If you don t know who Bob Dylan is then after you have finished this article, go to You Tube, type Bob Dylan and choose one of the hundreds of great songs to listen, watch and enjoy. Go on you won t be disappointed. Bob Dylan, who turned 70 on May 24 th, is simply the most important artist

9 in the history of pop music. If modern pop music began with Elvis Pressley and was re-invented by The Beatles, it was Dylan in the early 1960s that shaped its future. Without Dylan pop music in 2011 would be completely different. He is that important in the development of popular music. It was in 1962, aged only 21 that Bob Dylan wrote and recorded his first important song, Blowin in the Wind. A protest song, it supported the Civil Rights Movement that had argued for equality of black and white people in the USA. When Sam Cooke (a famous African-American singer) heard the song he was amazed that a 21 year old skinny white boy from Dakota could write so perfectly about the horrors of segregation in the USA. Dylan s career is extraordinary, he was born in a small town in North Dakota to a Jewish family and named Robert Zimmerman. By 19, he was writing folk songs and living in New York and had changed his name to Dylan as he said This is America, this is the land of the free you can change yourself to be yourself. In his mid-20s he shocked his fans and stopped playing folk, started playing an electric guitar and wrote rock and roll songs. In 1965 with the release of the 6 minute Like A Rolling Stone he had written the first pop song longer than 3 minutes. He has written and recorded Blues, Soul, Rock & Roll, Folk, Country, R & B, Gospel and even Christmas songs! So if you haven t heard a Bob Dylan song, go and listen to one, my advice, start with Blowin in the Wind and then just keep on listening to the Jester, who at 70 is still writing, playing and touring all over the world. Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading Q & A 1 May 24 th 6 Robert Zimmerman 2 Elvis Pressley / The Beatles E1 6 minutes 3 21 E2 Blowin in the Wind 4 Sam Cooke E North Dakota A & Q A1 What year was Like a Rolling Stone released? A2 When is Bob Dylan s birthday? A3 What is Bob Dylan s real family name? A4 What state was Bob Dylan born in? A5 What is Bob Dylan also called? Answers Grammar Post-Listening / Reading Past Continuous Example Sentences. 1 I was typing on my computer last night 2 They were beginning to worry about you. 3 She was arguing with her boyfriend when the phone rang. 4 The movie last night was shocking so I left early. 5 She wasn t listening when the postman knocked on the door.

10 And Finally X & Z X Bob Dylan / Z: Woman