Lesson 3 — Zander (part 2)

Benjamin Zander TED Talk Rewatch
We watched part of the Zander talk again with explanations. Could you understand it better? We will watch the last five minutes again next time.

Watch the video again before next time. If you think it will help you, watch it again with English subtitles (you can turn this on at the TED Talks website).


Quizlet
We spent a few minutes using Quizlet in class. Try using it whenever you have a few free minutes during Golden Week.


Next lesson
We will complete the Zander talk next lesson. Then, we will move on to a new, shorter video. This video is a part of a series based on brain research.

Video — Cello Wars (Star Wars parody by The Piano Guys on YouTube)

Please enjoy the Piano Guys video again.

Lesson 2 – Quizlet and Benjamin Zander TED Talk

We will use Quizlet, a free flashcard app to study vocabulary.

Quizlet Sign Up
Take the following steps to join our Quizlet group and begin studying.

1. Go to http://quizlet.com and sign up. Be sure to use your real name.
2. After signing up, click on this link to join our class's group: https://quizlet.com/join/DdpEMTmA3.
3. Try the set on our class page.
4. Download the Quizlet app for your phone from your app store (recommended).

Benjamin Zander at TED Talks (The Transformative Power of Classical Music)




Homework
Watch the video again as many times as needed to answer the questions on the worksheet. Be ready to discuss the answers to the questions in our next lesson. You can download the worksheet from the link below:

Benjamin Zander Questions Worksheet

Lesson 1 — Welcome!

Welcome
Welcome to Academic Listening with GTB (aka Daniel Beck)

In this course, we will build skills for listening to English lectures. Some of the audio will be from lectures, but we will also listen to other kinds of audio. We will work on note-taking skills, critical thinking, and discussing and writing about what we've listened to.

Today, I introduced myself and I asked you to write some information about yourself.

New General Service List Test (NGSLT) and New Academic Word List Test (NAWLT)
We also took a couple of vocabulary level tests. This will help us in the coming weeks.

Next week we will begin listening to audio.

Let's have a good semester together!