Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Senri Kawaguchi has quite the story. She started playing the drums when she was only five years old. When she was eight, she began to study drumming with a “drum master.” When she was 12, she made her first CD. Now 17, her precision and skills have been noticed around the world.
Senri Kawaguchi has also won many awards for her work as a percussionist, her first one at the age of 10. It’s easy to call her a child prodigy when watching any of her many videos that recently went viral. Senri Kawaguchi is an inspiring young musician whose passion will take her far.
Brian and Gary are talking about the gifted Senri Kawaguchi. Read on to learn what her drumming means to them in today’s lesson about music.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
|
|
Gary: Brian, tell me you saw the video of Senri Kawaguchi playing the drums.
Brian: Is that the 17 year old drummer who went viral?
Gary: Holy cow, her videos went viral!
Brian: Yeah. It’s just her playing drums.
Gary: Yeah. She is a percussionist to the max, man!
Brian: She seems like she’s very gifted.
Gary: I just want to play the drums after watching her.
Brian: Yeah, it’s definitely very inspiring. Do you think that she’s a child prodigy?
Gary: I would say so. I actually wondered how she got her skills.
Brian: I just think practice. If someone has enough passion... you can see young people doing amazing things all the time. It seems, though, that nowadays with webcams and the internet, it just goes huge all the time.
Gary: And her precision... wow! I do not have those skills and would love to learn from her.
Brian: Then you should! You should take a drumming class.
Gary: OK.
Brian: I can teach you basics.
Gary: I didn’t know that!
Grammar Point
Go Super to learn "Relative Pronouns" from this lesson 
Quizzes
Lesson MP3
The iTEP® test
-
Sponsored by
Discussion
Brian and Gary just watched a video of Japanese drummer, Senri Kawaguchi. They’re both amazed by her skills and talent. Since she’s only 17 years old, Brian wonders if she’s a child prodigy. It’s clear that she has worked hard for years to be as good as she is today.
Gary says that watching Senri’s videos makes him want to play the drums. Brian says that he can teach Gary the basics of drumming, but he also suggests that Gary take a drumming class. Senri Kawaguchi’s videos are clearly inspiring. She’s sharing her love for drumming around the world!
Have you watched a Senri Kawaguchi video? What do you think of her drumming skills?
Comments
|
Åland Islands |
|
Turkey |
|
Chile |
|
Algeria |
|
Russian Federation |
|
Turkey |
|
Azerbaijan |
|
Argentina |
Share this lesson:
Post Ebaby! lessons on your blog:
More English Lessons
Learn English
- English Lessons
- English Grammar
- Vocab
- Ebaby! TV
- Celebrity English Lessons
- Teacher Talk
- Find English Schools
- iTEP English Test for Admissions
- Learn Real English
To inquire about partnerships or content licensing, please contact us.