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American soldiers returning home after WWII brought with them many misconceptions about traditional Japanese geisha culture, including the now widespread Western belief that geisha are prostitutes. In fact, geisha are highly-trained entertainers who are skilled in the arts of singing, dancing, conversing, and playing traditional instruments. Geisha are known for their recognizable white makeup, elaborate dress, and complex hairstyles. How must geisha sleep in order to protect these hairdos? More... Discuss

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Sunday, 8 May 2016

Science is Rock and Roll (LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced)

"Science is Rock and Roll" - Jack Black, The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Bono, Miley Cyrus, Just Bieber (and more!) speak out about science in the following video.
KEY WORDS: amazing - creativity - Engineering - experimentation - fascinating - future - geek - (to) invent - nerd - progression - robots - Robotics - Science -Technology.
1) WRITING: Before watching the video write your opinion about these two questions:
1.1) Do you love Science? Why or why not?
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1.2) Why do you think that Science is so important in our modern world?
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2) LISTENING: Now watch the video for the first time. Listen and try to get the main ideas of the video.


2) LISTENING: Watch the video again and listen to these 6 sentences. Pause the video when necessary and write the time of the video and the person who said it. You can watch the video 2 or 3 times if you need it!
SENTENCES                                                                     TIME                        WHO SAID IT
‎1) "Science to me is music"                                                    0:04                       The Black Eyed Peas
2) "Without Science we'd still be cavemen" 
3) "It's the very basic elements of life" 
4) "I think that Robotics and Science, that's the future" 
5) "Science is Rock and Roll." 
6) " ...but Science rocks!"
 
3) SPEAKING: What do you think about these ideas? Do you agree with them?
Any other thoughts about the importance of science today?
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4) WRITING:
Write a composition (200-300 words) about "Science in our modern world" using some of the ideas of the video and giving your own opinion about them. Add your own ideas about Science too!
 
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