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Bob Dylan song “changed the world”
Today’s contents
The Article
2
Warm-ups
3
Before Reading / Listening
4
While Reading / Listening
5
After Reading
6
Discussion
7
Speaking
8
Listening Gap Fill
9
Homework
10
Answers
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7 August, 2005
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Bob Dylan song “changed the world” – 7 August, 2005
THE ARTICLE
Bob Dylan song “changed the world”
BNE: The British magazine Uncut has declared the 1965 Bob Dylan
song “Like A Rolling Stone” as the most revolutionary moment in
popular Western culture over the past five decades. The magazine
published a list of the 100 songs, movies, books and TV shows that
“changed the world”. Leading musicians, actors and industry experts
voted in the poll. Dylan’s influential song created a new generation of
rock and punk rockers. Singer Patti Smith said: “Dylan’s song got me
through adolescence”.
Elvis Presley’s classic “Heartbreak Hotel” came second. Ex-Beatle Sir
Paul McCartney voted for the song. He said: "It's the way (Presley)
sings it as if he is singing from the depths of hell.… it’s all so beautiful.
Musically, it’s perfect.” The Beatles finished third with their 1963 hit
“She Loves You”. Uncut editor Allan Jones said the list had been a
“massive undertaking”. He also said many around the world might
disagree with Dylan as number one. That may be true in Asia, Africa
and South America, where people may have never heard of Dylan.
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Bob Dylan song “changed the world” – 7 August, 2005
WARM-UPS
1. POLLS: In pairs / groups, talk about polls. Are they popular in your country?
What kind of polls do you like? How would you vote in these polls and why?
• Best ever song
• Best ever book
• Best ever movie
• Best ever TV show
• Best ever English teacher
• Most important world leader ever
• Most important leader of your country
• Most important invention
• Most important world event ever
• Best ever game
2. WESTERN CULTURE: How have American and British cultures affected
you and your lifestyle? What American, British songs, books, movies, etc. do you listen
to, read and watch? How do the songs, books and movies from these cultures compare
with those from your own culture? Talk to several classmates. Change partners and talk
about your findings.
3. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most
interesting and which are most boring.
1965 / Bob Dylan / “Like a Rolling Stone” / revolutionary moments / Western
culture / rock ‘n’ roll / adolescence / Elvis Presley / The Beatles / hell / world culture
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and
partners frequently.
4. CULTURE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you
associate with the word “culture”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about
them. Together, put the words into different categories.
5. OPINIONS: In pairs / groups, talk about how far you agree with the following
opinions on Western popular culture:
a. Western popular culture is easily the best in the world.
b. Western cultures are too closed. Western people never accept other cultures.
c. All of the greatest singers and movies are American or British.
d. Japanese pop culture is more interesting than American pop culture.
e. British popular culture is better than American popular culture.
f. Western popular culture leads to a breakdown of traditional values.
g. Probably 90 per cent of the world’s population has never heard of Bob Dylan.
h. Polls that decide the “best” of something are totally pointless.
6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think Western popular culture is the most
important in the world. Students B think not. Change partners often.
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BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these
sentences are true (T) or false (F):
a. Singer Bob Dylan recorded a new song called “Changed the world”.
T / F
b. A Bob Dylan song was voted as a most important cultural event.
T / F
c. People voted for over 100 Bob Dylan songs.
T / F
d. A Bob Dylan song helped another singer through her adolescence.
T / F
e. Elvis Presley voted for Bob Dylan in the poll.
T / F
f. There were no Beatles songs in the top ten.
T / F
g. A magazine editor said the poll was a lot of work.
T / F
h. Most people on other continents would have voted for Bob Dylan.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
a. declared
bottom
b. moment
poll
c. list
pre-adulthood
d. influential
runner-up
e. adolescence
announced
f. came
task
g. second
important
h. depths
huge
i. massive
finished
j. undertaking
occasion
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes
more than one combination is possible):
a. the most revolutionary
five decades
b. over the past
undertaking
c. voted
adolescence
d. Dylan’s influential song
disagree
e. Dylan’s song got me through
never heard of Dylan
f. Elvis Presley’s
moment
g. as if he is singing from
classic “Heartbreak Hotel”
h. a massive
created a new generation
i. many around the world might
in the poll
j. people may have
the depths of hell
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WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces.
Bob Dylan song “changed the world”
BNE: The British magazine Uncut has ________ the 1965
shows
Bob Dylan song “Like A Rolling Stone” as the most
moment
revolutionary ________ in popular Western culture over the
generation
past five ________. The magazine published a ________ of
list
the 100 songs, movies, books and TV ________ that “changed
declared
the world”. Leading musicians, actors and industry experts
adolescence
________ in the poll. Dylan’s influential song created a new
decades
________ of rock and punk rockers. Singer Patti Smith said:
“Dylan’s song got me through ___________”.
voted
Elvis Presley’s ________ “Heartbreak Hotel” came second. Ex-
massive
Beatle Sir Paul McCartney voted for the song. He said: "It's
way
the ________ (Presley) sings it as if he is singing from the
perfect
________ of hell.… it’s all so beautiful. Musically, it’s
true
________.” The Beatles finished third with their 1963
classic
________ “She Loves You”. Uncut editor Allan Jones said the
list had been a “________ undertaking”. He also said many
hit
around the world might ________ with Dylan as number one.
depths
That may be ________ in Asia, Africa and South America,
disagree
where people may have never heard of Dylan.
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