Centro Cultural Colombo Americano

Independent Work
Lesson F

LESSON F – VIDEO LESSON

Student’s Name: Yusseth Vélez Gutiérrez

1. What is the man doing?

They are forging something

2. How do you think he feels

Quite

3. What do you think the caption means?

About something japanese

2.

a) The words in bold are used in the video. Guess the meaning of the words

1. After the meeting, my mind was full of ideas

Be creative

2. Text messages introduced a new style of writing

Different from writing by hand

3. When you’re driving late at night, tiredness can be a serious problem

Maybe you can have an accident

4. I like music that has a fast beat

It’s the rhythm

5. Ringo Starr was the famous drummer in The Beatles

Who interacts with the drum

6. I’m not feeling well today. I don’t have the energy to go to class
Maybe feel sick or not go to class after a long day

b) Match the words in bold in exercise 2a with these definitions

A) a regular sound – (beat)

B) a musician who plays the drums – (drummer)
C) Power and force – (energy)
D) You thoughts, feelings, memories, etc - (mind)
E) A way of doing something – (style)
F) The feeling of being sleepy - (tiredness)
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Independent Work
Lesson F

3. Watch the part 1 of the video. Are the sentences true (T) of false (F)

1. Japanese warriors used drums 2,000 years ago T F

2. The sounds of drums told people where a village boundary was T F

3. The sound of drums in Japan has never gone away T F

4. Taiko drumming is now popular in San Francisco T F

4. Watch part 2 of the video. Put the events (a-d) in the history of taiko drumming into the correct
order (1-4).

a. About 800 groups started in the United States and Canada. (4)
b. Japanese – American communities enjoyed traditional taiko drumming.(1)
c. People lost interest in taijo drumming (2)
d. Seiichi Tanaka arrived in the United States(3)

5. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences about taiko. Then watch the whole video again
and check your answers

1. Japanese warriors used drus to make their enemies attack / fear them.

2. The essence of taiko is that it’s not just people drumming. It’s the unity of the audience /
drummers amongst themselves.

3. In San Francisco, the movement of the body / the human voice has now been added to
traditional taiko drumming.

4. Taiko drummers sometimes have to play through pain and tiredness / with 50 percent of their
energy while practicing and performing

5. Seiichi Tanaka is giving North America the chance to enjoy the energy and excitement of a
completely new form of music / traditional taiko drumming