The video to the global smash hit song Gangnam Style has become the most-watched clip in YouTube's

history. It has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one billion. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber previously held the record for the most YouTube views with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. His iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide. The video pokes fun at the glitzy Gangnam district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ride a horse and twirl a lasso. Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July. It took just five months to reach the 800-million mark, over two years quicker than Bieber's song. A statement from YouTube Trends called the rise in popularity of the video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance has led to thousands of copycat videos being posted online, each with their own version of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban joked: "I'm a bit jealous. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now I have to relinquish that."
Sources: http://youtube-trends.blogspot.ca/2012/11/psy-passes-bieber-gangnam-style.html http://www.mtv.com.au/news/psy-gangman-style-most-watched-youtube-video-41598932/ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gangnam-style-becomes-the-most-watched-youtube-video-ever20121124

WARM-UPS
0. WATCH THE VIDEO: Op op op op oppan Gangnam Style 1. GANGNAM STYLE: Walk around the class and talk to other students about Gangnam Style. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

video / YouTube / smash hit / one billion views / teen idol / iconic dance / poke fun at / popularity / unprecedented / copycat / version / U.N. Secretary-General / jealous

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. YOUTUBE: What makes videos popular? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.
Video What video do you know? About a baby For a song / dance On an accident With a cat A wedding How to play a game Why are they so popular?

4. LIKE / DISLIKE: Students A strongly believe the Like / Dislike feature of websites like YouTube is great; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. MUSIC: What's your favourite? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

K-pop (Korean pop) classical rap hard rock

sixties country folk music from your country jazz

6. VIDEO: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'video'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. Gangnam Style has had just over 825 million views on YouTube. b. The video unusually has more dislikes than likes. T/F T/F

c. d. e. f. g. h.

The video beat a previous record that was set in 2010. The article talks about a catchy dance and an iconic tune. The video was 2 years faster than the old record to reach 800 million. YouTube suggested the video's popularity wasn't so unique. The video still gets up to 10 millions views a day. The UN Secretary-General said he was jealous of the video's singer.

T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. smash hit previously catchy captured pokes fun at unprecedented massive copycat a bit relinquish a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. unheard of let go of beforehand imitation sensation somewhat mocks unforgettable enormous taken over

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The video currently has teen His iconic dance and catchy The video pokes pretending to ride a horse reach the the rise in thousands of I'm a bit Now I have to a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. tune copycat videos and twirl a lasso 800-million mark jealous idol relinquish that fun at popularity 5,473,726 likes

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
The video to the global (1) ____________ hit song Gangnam Style has become the most-watched (2) ____________ in YouTube's history. It has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one (3) ____________. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber previously (4) ____________ the record for the most YouTube views with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. His (5) ____________ dance and (6) ____________ tune have captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide. The video (7) ____________ fun at the glitzy

iconic twirl billion smash catchy held pokes clip

Gangnam district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ride a horse and (8) ____________ a lasso.

Gangnam Style first (9) ____________ on YouTube in July. It took just five months to reach the 800-million (10) ____________, over two years quicker than Bieber's song. A statement from YouTube Trends called the rise in (11) ____________ of the video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a (12) ____________ hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance has led to thousands of (13) ____________ videos being posted online, each with their own (14) ____________ of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban joked: "I'm a (15) ____________ jealous. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now I have to (16) ____________ that."

appeared bit popularity version mark relinquish copycat massive

LISTENING Guess the answers. Listen to check

1) The video currently has ______ likes and ______ dislikes a. 5,743,762 / 330,804 b. 5,473,726 / 338,504 c. 5,470,376 / 313,804 d. 5,417,726 / 348,504 2) Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber ______ the record a. precariously held b. earlier held c. beforehand held d. previously held 3) His iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the a. imagination over millions of people b. imagination for millions and people c. imaginations of billions of people d. imagination of millions of people 4) The video ______ the glitzy Gangnam district a. polecats at b. pokes fun at c. pokes a fan at d. peeks a van at 5) he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ______ . a. ride a horse and twirl a lasso b. twirl a horse and ride a lasso c. lasso a horse and twirl a ride d. horse a lasso and ride a twirl 6) It took just five months ______ 800-million mark a. to teach that b. to reach the c. to breach the

d. tour each of the 7) YouTube Trends called the rise in popularity of the video ______. a. as an appealing present b. was unpressed and dented c. is unpresentable d. as "unprecedented" 8) The video has been a massive hit at a global level a. The video has been a massive hit at a global level b. The video has been a global hit at a massive level c. The hit has been a massive video at a global level d. The global has been a massive hit at a video level 9) The dance has led to thousands _____ a. of copycats posting online videos b. of copies of cat videos being posted online c. of copied videos of cats being posted online d. of copycat videos being posted online 10) I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now I have ______." a. to rely on squishing that b. to languish in that c. to relinquish that d. two real wishes that

LISTENING Listen and fill in the gaps

The video to the (1) _______________________ Gangnam Style has become the most-watched clip in YouTube's history. It has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is (2) _______________________ one billion. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber (3) _______________________ for the most YouTube views with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. His (4) _______________________ have (5) _______________________ of millions of people worldwide. The video pokes fun at the glitzy Gangnam district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the (6) _______________________ a horse and twirl a lasso. Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July. It took just five months to (7) _______________________, over two years quicker than Bieber's song. A statement from YouTube Trends called (8) _______________________ of the video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a massive hit at a (9) _______________________ we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance has led to thousands (10)

_______________________ posted online, each with their own version of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban joked: "(11) _______________________. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now (12) _______________________."

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. How many views has Gangnam Style had? What song did Gangnam Style beat to be the most watched? What has the video captured globally? What does the video do to Seoul's Gangnam district? What is Psy pretending to twirl in his video? How long did it take the video to get 800 million views? What did YouTube Trends say about the video's popularity? How much is the video currently being viewed? What has the dance resulted in online? When Ban Ki-moon find he was the second-most famous S. Korean?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1. How many YouTube views has the 6. video had? a) Nearly 825,000,000 b) 825 million more than the next video c) 825,000,000 d) Just over 8.25 million What is the name of the song 7. Gangnam Style beat? a) Girl b) Honey c) Baby d) Child How does the article describe the tune 8. to Gangnam Style? a) Classy b) Catchy c) Crazy d) Crackly What does the video poke at Seoul's Gangnam district? a) A fist b) Fan c) Fine 9. How long did it take the video to reach 800 million views? a) Eight months b) Seven months c) Six months d) Five months What did YouTube Trends say about the popularity of Gangnam Style a) It was "poorly presented" b) It was "unprecedented" c) It was "unrepresentative" d) It was "unprotected" How many views a day is the video still getting? a) Over 10,000,000 b) Around 7,000,000 c) Between 10,000,000 and 17,000,000 d) Between 7,000,000 and 10,000,000 What kind of videos are being posted online? a) Animated ones b) Dog-eared ones c) Copycat ones

2.

3.

4.

5.

d) Fun What is Psy pretending to do in the video? a) Twirl a lasso b) Dance like Michael Jackson c) Be Lady Gaga d) Talk to horses

d) Fishy ones 10. How did U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon feel? a) Even more famous b) A little envious c) Elated d) That it was all a bit much

ROLE PLAY
Role A Psy You are so happy that Gangnam Style is YouTube's most-watched video ever. Tell the others three reasons why. You also like the fact you beat Justin Bieber. You don't think he's a real singer he's still a kid. You also think classical music lovers are living in the past. Pop music rocks! Role B Justin Bieber You are happy Psy beat your song to number one. You like Gangnam Style. Tell the others three reasons why. You know you will make many more videos and one will beat Psy's clip. You love classical music it gives you so many ideas for songs. You are a secret Psy fan. Role C A classical music lover You are shocked and horrified that such a video could be so popular. Tell the others 3 reasons why. Real musicians like Mozart and Bach should be number one. You think modern music is terrible. Tell the others 3 reasons why. You don't like pop stars or teen idols. Again, tell the others 3 reasons why. Role D Psy's biggest fan Gangnam Style has changed your life. Tell the others three reasons why. You love Psy. You really wish everyone could make such fun music and fun videos. You don't like Justin Bieber. Tell the others three reasons why. He's just a kid. What does he know about love and love songs?!?!?!

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms for the words 'smash' and 'hit'.
smash hit

Share your findings with your partners. Make questions using the words you found. Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups. Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

clip quickly idol tune fun horse

five rise massive still version jealous

GANGNAM STYLE SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Gangnam Style in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 _____________ STUDENT 2 _____________ STUDENT 3 _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

GANGNAM STYLE DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) What did you think when you read the headline? What springs to mind when you hear the word 'YouTube'? What do you know about and think of Gangnam Style? Is this the kind of thing that should be YouTube's most-watched video? What role does YouTube play in your life? What does the popularity of Gangnam Style say about world culture? Which is better "Gangnam Style" or Justin Bieber's "Baby"? What's the best video you've seen on YouTube? What iconic dances do you know of and what do you think of them? Should records be made for fun or should they be serious?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a) b) c) d) e) Did you like reading this article? Why/not? Why do you think Gangnam Style has been so successful? Do you think other singers are jealous of Psy? What do you think classical music lovers make of Gangnam Style? Is YouTube the best place to go for music?

f) g) h) i) j)

Gangnam in Seoul is now trying to become a tourist attraction. What can it do to attract visitors? What does Psy do next to maintain his success? What do you think of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's comments? What questions would you like to ask Psy? What do you think his answers might be?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________

---------------------------------------------------------------------------STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE

The video to the global (1) ____ hit song Gangnam Style has become the most-watched (2) ____ in YouTube's history. It has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one billion. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber (3) ____ held the record for the most YouTube views with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. His (4) ____ dance and catchy tune have (5) ____ the imagination of millions of people worldwide. The video (6) ____ fun at the glitzy Gangnam district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ride a horse and twirl a lasso. Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July. It took just five months to reach the 800-million (7) ____, over two years

quicker than Bieber's song. A statement from YouTube Trends called the (8) ____ in popularity of the video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a (9) ____ hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance has led to thousands of (10) ____ videos being posted online, each with their own version of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban joked: "I'm a (11) ____ jealous. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now I have to (12) ____ that." Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
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SPELLING
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

the video to the global smash hit song gangnam style has become the most-watched clip in youtube's history it has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one billion the video currently has 5473726 likes and 338504 dislikes Canadian teen idol justin bieber previously held the record for the most youtube views with his 2010 blockbuster baby gangnam style is by 34-yearold south korean singer psy his iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide the video pokes fun at the glitzy gangnam district of south korea's capital seoul in it he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ride a horse and twirl a lasso gangnam style first appeared on youtube in july it took just five months to reach the 800-million mark over two years quicker than bieber's song a statement from youtube trends called the rise in popularity of the video as "unprecedented" it said "the video has been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before each day gangnam style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times" the dance has led to thousands of copycat videos being posted online each with their own version of it even un secretary-general ban ki-moon attempted it mr ban joked "i'm a bit jealous until

two days ago someone told me i was the most famous korean in the world now i have to relinquish that"

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThevideototheglobalsmashhitsongGangnamStylehasbecomethemost-watched clipinYouTube'shistory.Ithashadalmost825millionviewsinthepastfivemonthsandis movingquicklytowardsonebillion.Thevideocurrentlyhas5,473,726likesand338,504 dislikes.CanadianteenidolJustinBieberpreviouslyheldtherecordforthemostYouTube viewswithhis2010blockbusterBaby.GangnamStyleisby34-year-oldSouthKorean singerPsy.Hisiconicdanceandcatchytunehavecapturedtheimaginationofmillionsof peopleworldwide.ThevideopokesfunattheglitzyGangnamdistrictofSouthKorea's capitalSeoul.Init,heisseendancingaroundthecitypretendingtorideahorseandtwirla lasso.GangnamStylefirstappearedonYouTubeinJuly.Ittookjustfivemonthstoreach the800-millionmark,overtwoyearsquickerthanBieber'ssong.Astatementfrom YouTubeTrendscalledtheriseinpopularityofthevideoas"unprecedented".Itsaid: "Thevideohasbeenamassivehitatagloballevelunlikeanythingwe'veeverseen before.Eachday,GangnamStyleisstillbeingwatchedbetween7and10million times."Thedancehasledtothousandsofcopycatvideosbeingpostedonline,each withtheirownversionofit.EvenU.N.Secretary-GeneralBanKi-moonattempted it.MrBanjoked:"I'mabitjealous.Untiltwodaysago,someonetoldmeIwasthemost famousKoreanintheworld.NowIhavetorelinquishthat."

FREE WRITING
Write about Gangnam Style for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper. _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________

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ACADEMIC WRITING

Today's music is nowhere near as good as classical music. We should stop listening to pop music and listen to classical music. Discuss. _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________

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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about Gangnam Style. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. GANGNAM STYLE: Make a poster about Gangnam Style. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. PSY: Write a magazine article about the Gangnam Style singer Psy. Include imaginary interviews with him about his success, and with his biggest fan. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 6. LETTER: Write a letter to Psy. Ask him three questions about Gangnam Style. Give him three ideas on what to do next. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a F b F c T d F e T f F g T h T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. smash hit previously catchy captured pokes fun at unprecedented massive copycat a bit relinquish a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. sensation beforehand unforgettable taken over mocks unheard of enormous imitation somewhat let go of

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Almost 825 million Baby (by Justin Bieber) the imagination of millions of people Pokes fun at it A lasso Five months It was "unprecedented" Between 7 and 10 million times Thousands of copycat videos Two days ago

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. b

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Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2. (It's good for your English ;-)