ABBA

Intro

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

• cover bands
• tunes
• dedicated
• strictly

• out of
• hafta
• premier
• grew up on

• accessible
• native language

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

There are so many cover bands out there these days. Most of them play tunes from different groups. ABBA is one of the lucky groups to have a dedicated cover band, one that only plays their music. Find out who does strictly ABBA songs in the following dialog.

Dialog

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

Steph

Derek

Steph:  So, guess what tickets go on sale today.

Derek:  What tickets are those?

Steph:  Bjorn Again.

Derek:  Bjorn Again? I’ve never heard of them.

Steph:  Well, uh, have you ever heard of ABBA?

Derek:  Actually, yes.

Steph:  Well ABBA’s the band out of Sweden and Bjorn Again is an ABBA cover band.

Derek:  Well, that sounds pretty good. Are they, have you ever heard them before?

Steph:  Well, I’ve heard about them. I haven’t heard them. But I’ve heard they’re really good.

Derek:  So you’d hafta live up to quite a bit to, ya know, to live up to ABBA.

Steph:  Yeah, that’s true. I mean, ABBA was the premier disco band of the seventies.

Derek:  Oh yeah. Most people of our generation probably grew up on them. Or at least I did.

Steph:  Right. Exactly. Yeah, I mean. And Bjorn again supposedly puts on this really great show with lights and sparkles and dancers and they do a great job.

Derek:  Sounds pretty cool!

Steph:  Yeah. I can’t wait.

Derek:  Sounds like it would fit.

Steph:  Mmmhmm.

 

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