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.
Singing is sort of like skipping or laughing. You do it when you’re feeling happy, and it makes you feel happy to do it. Whether you like to sing in public or just in the privacy of your own car with the radio turned up, singing can be a great release. Sometimes, you just have to let loose and belt out a song.
But other people might not be quite so enthusiastic about your singing, especially if you don’t know how to carry a tune. Find out if Dale and Beren like to belt it out.
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.
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Dale: I love to sing.
Beren: Really?
Dale: Actually, I did so last night, and I did it publicly. Karaoke, sang it all. Went nuts.
Beren: You were belting it out?
Dale: I was going at it. But I’ve been singing since I was like 15. I went to the Philippines, I was singing in front of large crowds, on TV, millions watching. Then I sang in Japan, toured with a band for six months, and did that, went from place to place.
Beren: That’s impressive.
Dale: But the odd thing is, it’s just like one of those…I don’t know if I would do that sober.
Beren: That’s interesting. I hate singing. I can’t carry a tune at all. I love music, but I don’t like singing.
Dale: You don’t have to be always in tune.
Beren: I’ll sing along to the radio. I’ll sing along to songs I know. But I would never sing publicly.
Dale: Like singing in the shower?
Beren: Totally.
Dale: You do?
Beren: Yeah!
Dale: Right on.
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Discussion
Dale loves to sing. He has even sung professionally. He sang on TV in the Philippines and toured with a band in Japan. However, he finds it easier to belt it out after he has had a couple of drinks.
Beren, on the other hand, hates singing. She doesn’t know how to carry a tune, so she is embarrassed to sing publicly. The only time she’ll sing is in private. She likes singing along with the radio, and sometimes she sings when she’s in the shower.
Do you like to sing? Do you prefer to sing publicly or in private? Can you carry a tune?
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Marcelolic, you go public, who knows , maybe Brazil will have another Roberto Carlos on the scene. |
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i love to sing..my shower head was very impressed.. |
singing is a very relaxing activity to do…i think everyone should try it at home..or maybe just in their bathrooms..|
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I love singing too but, I just don't want anyone to hear me I actully don't have a great voice for singing h3 h3 although, it's a nice way to reduce stress.
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I like to singing a long with a song but I don't like to sing infront of people I mean my friends especially hahah maybe beacuse if my voice like Celine Dion you will find me singing all the time I like this lesson :) |
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