B1.6

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Preparation

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition

a type of popular music from South Korea

1. a trainee
2. K-pop
3. a record label

to become successful or famous

1. to burst with joy
2. to doubt yourself
3. to make it
4. to rehearse

to be so happy that you can’t hide your emotion

1. to burst with joy
2. to doubt yourself
3. to make it
4. to rehearse

to practise a song, dance or performance

1. to chart
2. to doubt yourself
3. to make it
4. to rehearse

an employee of a company whose main job is to learn and
develop their skills

1. a trainee
2. K-pop
3. a record label

a company that publishes music

1. a trainee
2. K-pop
3. a record label

to be on the list of the most popular or highest-selling songs
in a week

1. to chart
2. to doubt yourself
3. to make it
4. to rehearse

to lose self-confidence; to believe that you cannot do
something

1. to chart
2. to doubt yourself
3. to make it
4. to rehearse

Now we get to the Listening part...

Are the following topics mentioned in the video?

The tough side of being a K-pop artist

1. yes
2. no

The first K-pop artist to gain international fame

1. yes
2. no

The success of Blackpink and BTS

1. yes
2. no

Kids who are training to be K-pop stars

1. yes
2. no

How much money K-pop artists earn

1. yes
2. no

A student of the training school who has made it as a K-pop star

1. yes
2. no

Complete the following sentences with the best option

Newkidd are _____.

1. the number-one band in Korea
2. a K-pop band hoping to reach the top
3. a K-pop band hoping to reach the top

a K-pop band hoping
to reach the top

1. London
2. Busan
3. Seoul

Before becoming a solo artist or band member, you have to be selected as a trainee by _____.

1. the government
2. a performing arts school
3. a big record label

A maknae is _____.

1. the youngest member of a group
2. the oldest member of a group
3. the leader of a group

BTS are the reason why _____ visit South Korea.

1. 13 per cent of tourists
2. 13,000 tourists every year
3. 1 in every 13 tourists

Only about _____ of the training school’s students will make it in K-pop.

1. 4 or 5
2. 14 or 15
3. 40 or 50

One former student of the school who made it as a K-pop star is _____.

1. Dunghyuk Kim
2. Kang Seung-chan
3. Feel

One iKon band member says that the toughest part of training was _____.

1. the physical side
2. the mental side
3. both the physical and mental sides