Learn English in this Drake music ESL lesson

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

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• radio
• R&B
• single
• smooth

• whiny
• got robbed
• clean up
• cross over

• rap
• mainstream

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

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Do you listen to the radio? What kind of songs do you like to hear? Even if you are not a big fan of R&B, it’s more than likely that you have heard a few songs by Drake. His singles are played a lot.

Drake is a very popular artist right now. Many people like his smooth voice, though some people complain he sounds too whiny. Either way, many people think Drake was robbed at the Grammys because he didn’t win any awards.

Romeo and Jessica are talking about Drake. Find out what they think in today’s English lesson about a popular musician.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

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

Romeo

Jessica

Romeo:  Drake was robbed at the Grammys.

Jessica:  Really?

Romeo:  Yes, really. He should have cleaned up at the Grammys. His voice is so smooth, and he crosses over and marries that rap and R&B style like no other rapper right now.

Jessica:  I think that he’s kind of whiny. I’m just not really a fan of him.

Romeo:  You’re probably referring to his radio songs, the ones that are mainstream.

Jessica:  Yeah!

Romeo:  Yeah, they can be a bit whiny, but he’s got so many singles out there. You need to hear all of his music, and not just the ones that they play on the radio.

Jessica:  Maybe I’ll have to give him a second chance and really sit down and listen to him. R&B isn’t really my style of music, so you’ll have to introduce me.

Grammar Point

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