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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar

Learn English in this Kendrick Lamar music ESL lesson

Date: Nov 06 2015

Themes: Celebrity, Music, Pop Culture

Grammar: Adjectives

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Kendrick Lamar has become a big name in the rap scene recently. His music has become very influential for many people, and he has collaborated with some big artists like Drake and Taylor Swift. It is very likely you have heard some of his music on the radio.

His interesting style and the way Kendrick Lamar raps has made his music critically acclaimed. Even if you aren’t a big fan of rap, you have to admit that he is doing something right.

Romeo and Marni are talking about Kendrick Lamar. Find out who likes him more in today’s English lesson.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Romeo

Romeo

Marni

Marni

Romeo:  I have been following Kendrick Lamar since he first popped onto the scene.

Marni:  Really? I have to confess I don’t really know much about him.

Romeo:  Wow, do you even know what genre…?

Marni:  Jazz?

Romeo:  It’s jazz-influenced.

Marni:  OK. Fair enough. Tell me. Bring it on. Educate me.

Romeo:  Kendrick Lamar. He’s this short, black guy. He raps.

Marni:  Like Pharrell? He’s kind of a short, black guy, too.

Romeo:  Think more like Kevin Hart.

Marni:  Has he collaborated with anyone I would know about?

Romeo:  He’s collaborated with a lot of people.

Marni:  OK.

Romeo:  Do you know who Drake is?

Marni:  I do.

Romeo:  Oh, you do know who Drake is!

Marni:  I know something. Yay!

Romeo:  Alright, awesome. I just think that he’s very influential and his music is very critically acclaimed. And I will always be his fan.

 

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Discussion

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Romeo loves Kendrick Lamar. He has been listening to Kendrick’s music since he first became famous. Romeo likes that his music is influenced by jazz, and is happy to see it be critically acclaimed. Romeo will always be a fan of Kendrick Lamar.

Marni, on the other hand, doesn’t know any of his music. She thought Kendrick Lamar was a jazz artist, not a rapper. She obviously doesn’t watch very much TV! But she is willing to listen to some of his music if Romeo will show her.

Do you like Kendrick Lamar? What is your favorite genre of music?

 

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PetersunE

Pakistan

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07:12 AM Nov 22 2015 |

tkash

tkash

United States

For musician, it would be happy to be clitically acclaimed.


I am not a fan of Kendrick Lamar, but his genre of music is attractive.

07:41 AM Nov 12 2015 |

NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

I never hard of him.


 

04:00 PM Nov 09 2015 |

kmonte

Costa Rica

I don´t know any of his music, but I have heard about him. However, I just listen to Christian music. I ike to listen to it in English and Portugues to practice languages!!!

07:55 PM Nov 07 2015 |

1 person likes this

mackk

mackk

Namibia

I do like Kendrick Lamar. He won best lyricist and best hip-hop video for ” Alright” at the 2015 BET hip hop Awards and I like his music. I don’t have a favorite genre  of music…I listen to almost alll kind of music and will play on the piano or guitar any song that i like.

11:18 PM Nov 06 2015 |

hassan230

hassan230

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I don’t like rap music.

07:08 PM Nov 06 2015 |

zahra202

zahra202

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

maybe its weired  but I havnt heard of him.:)


Im interested in jazz:)

06:35 PM Nov 06 2015 |

mandzhi

mandzhi

Russian Federation

I haven’t heard about him, maybe because i’m not a big fan of rap music now. But i used to listen it in school: 2Pac, IceT, Onyx, Eminem. Sometimes i listen some raps songs of some artists like Ludacris, DMX,Waka Flocka Flame and etc. 
I don’t have a favorite genre of music, i can listen everything i like)  

05:23 PM Nov 06 2015 |

j12widiawati

Indonesia

I have no idea about this person..lol..

01:56 PM Nov 06 2015 |

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

It’s hard to tell which genre is my favourite and I aslo confess that I’m oblivious of what they call the genres, but I think I like pop music. I also like strong beat music (Is that Rock?) And some quiet music also.

12:53 PM Nov 06 2015 |

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lanxin0807

China

I don’t know Kendrick lamar very much, and my favorite genre of music is Country Music.

02:54 AM Nov 06 2015 |

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