Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Everybody thinks about being famous in one way or another. Maybe you think it would be cool to be a professional soccer player. Or perhaps an actor. Most of us will never know what it’s like to actually be in the spotlight, but karaoke lets everybody pretend to be a famous singer.
Karaoke is a carefree way for anybody to belt out his or her favorite tune, without needing much talent. One simply needs to choose a song that they like and sing along. It’s that easy!
Sara is going to sing karaoke tonight. Find out what Brian thinks in today’s English lesson about going out to sing.
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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Sara_R: Guess what?
Brian: What?
Sara_R: I’m going to sing karaoke tonight with some friends. Do you want to come with?
Brian: No, karaoke isn’t really my thing.
Sara_R: You don’t like karaoke?
Brian: No. I’m not one for sing-alongs. I always feel like I’m in the spotlight, and I don’t really like that. It always makes me feel uncomfortable.
Sara_R: But it’s so carefree and fun! You don’t need a lot of talent; you just go up there and belt out your favorite tune.
Brian: I feel like they only have a lot of pop songs, and they don’t have a lot of music I would want to sing along to.
Sara_R: OK. Maybe we can find a place where there are private rooms for karaoke.
Brian: I do like going out with friends, so I’ll come. I can’t promise I’m going to sing anything.
Sara_R: Great! I’m so excited. I’m so glad you’re coming with us.
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Discussion
Sara is going to sing karaoke with some friends tonight. She thinks karaoke is fun because it is so carefree, and she likes to sing along with her favorite pop musicians. She admits that she doesn’t have much talent for singing, but that won’t stop her from going!
Brian doesn’t like singing karaoke very much. He says he gets nervous being in the spotlight. But Sara suggests that they could sing somewhere that has private rooms, so Brian agrees to go.
Do you like karaoke? What is your favorite karaoke song?
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