From the Ted Talk by Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music
Unscramble the Blue Letters
(lehgatur)
All right. So I'm going to take a piece of Chopin. This is a beautiful prelude by cpihon. Some of you will know it.
(Music)
Do you know what I think probably happened here? When I started, you toghhut, "How beautiful that sounds."
(msuic)
"I don't think we should go to the same place for our summer holidays next year."
(Laughter)
It's funny, isn't it? It's funny how those thoughts kind of waft into your head. And of course —
(Applause)
Of course, if the piece is long and you've had a long day, you might actually drift off. Then your companion will dig you in the ribs and say, "Wake up! It's culture!" And then you feel even wsroe.
Open Cloze
(________)
All right. So I'm going to take a piece of Chopin. This is a beautiful prelude by ______. Some of you will know it.
(Music)
Do you know what I think probably happened here? When I started, you _______, "How beautiful that sounds."
(_____)
"I don't think we should go to the same place for our summer holidays next year."
(Laughter)
It's funny, isn't it? It's funny how those thoughts kind of waft into your head. And of course —
(Applause)
Of course, if the piece is long and you've had a long day, you might actually drift off. Then your companion will dig you in the ribs and say, "Wake up! It's culture!" And then you feel even _____.
Solution
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Original Text
(Laughter)
All right. So I'm going to take a piece of Chopin. This is a beautiful prelude by Chopin. Some of you will know it.
(Music)
Do you know what I think probably happened here? When I started, you thought, "How beautiful that sounds."
(Music)
"I don't think we should go to the same place for our summer holidays next year."
(Laughter)
It's funny, isn't it? It's funny how those thoughts kind of waft into your head. And of course —
(Applause)
Of course, if the piece is long and you've had a long day, you might actually drift off. Then your companion will dig you in the ribs and say, "Wake up! It's culture!" And then you feel even worse.