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TITLE: INTERVIEWING RIHANNA DATE: __ / __ / ____ LEVEL: B1.1 SKILL: Listening Comprehension TIMING: 30' Cross Curricular Issues: Arts and music Individual Work: X Pair Work: __ Group Work: __ PEL LEARNING AIM: I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, or during my leisure time, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. I can understand the main points in TV and radio programmes of my interest.

Listen to the following interview with famous artist Rihanna. How much do you understand?

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TASK 1: How much did you understand? Choose the words / phrases which best complete the sentences. 1) The artist which is being interviewed is… a) an actress b) a guitar player c) a singer d) a painter 2) Rihanna is… a) not her real name b) her real name c) her family name d) her first album 3) According to the interview, she is… a) 33 b) 17 c) 23 d) 30 4) Rihanna is… a) Canadian b) Bermudian c) American d) Barbadian 5) Rihanna has got… a) no brothers or sisters b) two brothers c) one brother d) one brother and one sister. 6) Rihanna started recording music… a) when she was 15 b) when she was 16 c) when she was 17 d) when she was 18 7) She has… a) some experience in other professional areas b) never worked in other areas c) worked in other areas before recording d) worked as a waitress 8) Rihanna’s style is… a) a combination of several styles b) black music from the USA c) A combination of African music and jazz d) modern electronic music 9) Her most popular song is… a) “Umbrella” b) “Nutella” c) “SMS” d) “SOS” Now check your answers.

CRITERIA ME MY TEACHER

Level: B1.1 Skill: Listening Comprehension

ANSWER KEY: 1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D, 5-B, 6-B, 7-A, 8-A, 9-A. AFTER DOING THE TASK 1, I CAN UNDERSTAND VERY LITTLE, SOME, HALF, MOST, ALL THE INFORMATION: I got all (9) , most (7-8) , half (5-6) , some (3-4) , very little (1-2)  of the answers right. TAPE SCRIPT INTERVIEWER: Hi Rihanna, nice to meet you, welcome to our INTERVIEWER: Have you worked in other professional areas? programme. What’s you full name please? RIHANNA: Sure, I’ve worked as a model. RIHANNA: My name is Robyn Hanna Fenty. INTERVIEWER: What kind of music do you make? INTERVIEWER: How old are you? RIHANNA: I mainly make R&B. RIHANNA: Hey, that’s a personal question! Never mind, I’m 23. INTERVIEWER: Can you describe R&B music? INTERVIEWER: Where do you come from? RIHANNA: R&B is contemporary African American music with RIHANNA: I’m Barbadian, I come from Barbados, in the Caribbean. some hints of jazz, electro and hip hop music. INTERVIEWER: Have you got any brothers or sisters? INTERVIEWER: What’s your most popular song? RIHANNA: Yes, I’ve got two brothers: I’m the oldest one! RIHANNA: There are a lot: “SOS”, “Break it off”… but I think INTERVIEWER: What do you do for a living? “Umbrella” is the most famous one. RIHANNA: I’m a singer. INTERVIEWER: Well, it was a pleasure to meet you today. Thank INTERVIEWER: When did you start your professional career as a you singer? RIHANNA: Thank you. RIHANNA:I moved to the USA when I was 16. I started recording then.

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