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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I’m Eric. |
| Anna: And I’m Anna! |
| Eric: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Danish Vocabulary, Lesson 24! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine Arts. These are five popular Danish Musicians. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at DanishClass101.com |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Anna, who's our first group? |
| Anna: AQUA |
| Eric: AQUA, a Danish pop group |
| Anna: (slow) AQUA (regular) AQUA |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: AQUA |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Aqua is a Danish pop group famous for their Dance music and infamous for the song “Barbie Girl.” The group went on hiatus in 2001 and reunited in 2007. They released the album Megalomania in 2011. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Anna: (normal) AQUA består af fire musiker. |
| Eric: AQUA consists of four musicians. |
| Anna: (slow) AQUA består af fire musiker. |
| Eric: Okay, who's next? |
| Anna: Lars Ulrich |
| Eric: Lars Ulrich, the drummer from the band Metallica |
| Anna: (slow) Lars Ulrich (regular) Lars Ulrich |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Lars Ulrich |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Lars Ulrich is the drummer for the band Metallica. He actually moved to California to become a professional tennis player, but his love for British rock music inspired him to start a band instead. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Anna: (normal) Lars Ulrich er trommeslager. |
| Eric: Lars Ulrich is a drummer. |
| Anna: (slow) Lars Ulrich er trommeslager. |
| Eric: Okay, who's next? |
| Anna: Sanne Salomonsen |
| Eric: Sanne Salomonsen, the queen of Danish rock music |
| Anna: (slow) Sanne Salomonsen (regular) Sanne Salomonsen |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Sanne Salomonsen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Sanne Salomonsen is the queen of Danish rock music and is often called "Rock Mama". She began her career when she was 13 and has been active ever since, except for a short break due to a blood clot in her brain. Many people feared the worst, but after 3 years she returned to the stage in 2009. She has released 16 solo albums. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Anna: (normal) Sanne Salomonsen har været aktiv siden 1967. |
| Eric: Sanne Salomonsen has been active since 1967. |
| Anna: (slow) Sanne Salomonsen har været aktiv siden 1967. |
| Eric: Okay, who's next? |
| Anna: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| Eric: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, a composer and pianist |
| Anna: (slow) Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (regular) Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, born in 1924, is a composer and pianist. He is still very active and a giant in the Danish music world. He won a Grammy in 1962 for his song “Alley Cat”. He has been performing since he was 14, and during his career has made several compositions for movies and TV and a great number of collaborations. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Anna: (normal) Bent Fabricius-Bjerre lavede nummeret Alley Cat. |
| Eric: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre made the song Alley Cat. |
| Anna: (slow) Bent Fabricius-Bjerre lavede nummeret Alley Cat. |
| Eric: Okay, who's the last person? |
| Anna: Carl Nielsen |
| Eric: Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer |
| Anna: (slow) Carl Nielsen (regular) Carl Nielsen |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Carl Nielsen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Carl Nielsen was a Danish composer. He wrote several symphonies, concertos, songs, piano recitals, a couple of operas, and so forth. His face was on the former 100 crown bill. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Anna: (normal) Carl Nielsen skrev 350 sange. |
| Eric: Carl Nielsen wrote 350 songs. |
| Anna: (slow) Carl Nielsen skrev 350 sange. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Anna will give you the Danish – please say the name out loud! Are you ready? |
| Anna: AQUA |
| [pause]Eric: AQUA, a Danish pop group |
| Anna: Lars Ulrich |
| [pause]Eric: Lars Ulrich, the drummer for Metallica |
| Anna: Sanne Salomonsen |
| [pause]Eric: Sanne Salomonsen, the queen of Danish rock music |
| Anna: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| [pause]Eric: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, a composer and pianist |
| Anna: Carl Nielsen |
| [pause]Eric: Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer |
Outro |
| Eric: There you have it – five Musicians in Denmark! We have more vocab lists available at DanishClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Anna: Vi ses! |
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