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From the Ted Talk by Benjamin Zander: Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter and applause)

Try.

(Applause)

So Beethoven also taught us. He taught us really, that there is always a path to triumph, even from the darkest deasipr. That's something that we've actually learned from Beethoven. And he also has taught us that it's much more than the notes itself. It's how you play them.

Most of you have heard, probably inbnemalrue times and possibly even played.

(Playing "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven)

And although those netos are beautiful in themselves, it isn't until you make spahe, until you make a line with the muisc that it starts to come alive. And like a bird who flies over the fields, the brdis do not care about the fences that keep the sheep in their place.

Open Cloze


(Laughter and applause)

Try.

(Applause)

So Beethoven also taught us. He taught us really, that there is always a path to triumph, even from the darkest _______. That's something that we've actually learned from Beethoven. And he also has taught us that it's much more than the notes itself. It's how you play them.

Most of you have heard, probably ___________ times and possibly even played.

(Playing "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven)

And although those _____ are beautiful in themselves, it isn't until you make _____, until you make a line with the _____ that it starts to come alive. And like a bird who flies over the fields, the _____ do not care about the fences that keep the sheep in their place.

Solution


  1. despair
  2. music
  3. notes
  4. innumerable
  5. shape
  6. birds

Original Text


(Laughter and applause)

Try.

(Applause)

So Beethoven also taught us. He taught us really, that there is always a path to triumph, even from the darkest despair. That's something that we've actually learned from Beethoven. And he also has taught us that it's much more than the notes itself. It's how you play them.

Most of you have heard, probably innumerable times and possibly even played.

(Playing "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven)

And although those notes are beautiful in themselves, it isn't until you make shape, until you make a line with the music that it starts to come alive. And like a bird who flies over the fields, the birds do not care about the fences that keep the sheep in their place.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
human beings 3
positive thinking 2
affirmative music 2
menschen werden 2


Important Words


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  2. applause
  3. beautiful
  4. beethoven
  5. bird
  6. birds
  7. care
  8. darkest
  9. despair
  10. fences
  11. fields
  12. flies
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  14. innumerable
  15. laughter
  16. learned
  17. line
  18. music
  19. notes
  20. path
  21. place
  22. play
  23. played
  24. playing
  25. possibly
  26. shape
  27. sheep
  28. starts
  29. taught
  30. times
  31. triumph