Lesson 3 The Music Goes On
The Star of Stars
Do ____ have a favorite K-pop idol?
____ students will answer, “Yes.”
These ____ often show great love for their stars.
Some scream madly at ____.
____ wait hours to take pictures of their stars.
Some students ____ travel to another city to see their favorite stars.
Are idols a recent ____?
No way!
Did idols ____ with The Beatles in the 1960’s?
They were loved by ____, but they were not the first.
____ about Elvis Presley in the 1950’s?
____ even close.
To ____ the answer, let’s take a time machine to a concert hall in Vienna in 1845.
All the ____ are filled.
Unlike ____ concerts, the side of the piano faces the audience.
This way, the ____ can see the handsome 185cm pianist better.
He doesn’t have any sheet music with ____.
He begins to play from memory.
He starts ____ by softly touching the keys.
All the people hold their breath because they don’t want to ____ a single note.
He builds up speed, and his long fingers press down on ____ keys at once.
This makes the ____ very powerful and rich.
The ____ pays attention to his every little body movement.
His ____ beautiful hair flies everywhere.
It’s like watching a piano and ballet ____ at once.
Time flies and the concert ____.
People scream and ____ flowers and pieces of clothing onto the stage.
The concert ____ goes wild!
Who was this amazing star?
His name was Franz Liszt and he was ____ in 1811 in Hungary.
He first started ____ the piano when he was seven.
Liszt later became a great pianist, ____ and teacher.
But many people think of him as the first ____.
Why don’t you give his ____ a listen?
If you like today’s idols, you will love the original ____.