Lesson #5 -- The Soup

The Soup Nazi (We will start this Monday the 17th) and the Marble Rye are two of the funniest episodes of the hit, award-winning TV show Seinfeld. This was the most popular show of the 90s, surpassing Friends easily in the US. Surely you've heard of it, but it is rarely shown in Korea. This offers a look into common American sarcasm and humor, while giving a very realistic insight into New York culture. (see more about the show here)

The Cast

Jerry -Jerrry Seinfeld

Elaine - Julia Luisa Dreyfus

Kramer - Michael Richards

George - Jason Alexander

Lesson #4

Simon Cowell Script

Simon Cowell MP3

(new link, the bad link is fixed!)

Simon Cowell 60 Minutes Episode from youtube.com

Lesson #3

This 60 Minutes episode is about the current financial crisis. I will put some links below if you want more detail into some of the technical terms. For the average person, these terms are unnecessary.

Script

MP3

AVI File

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More info:

security

derivative

arcane

Collateralized Debt Obligation (tranches, slices)

algorithm

60 Minutes "Brain Man" -- The story of Daniel Tammet, a savant

Our next script is "Brain Man", about Daniel Tammet. Daniel is a British man with a stunning memory (see definitions in Korean). 

Please download the Brain Man Script and the Brain Man Practice. Also, you may download the episode itself here and watch it. 

One suggestion I have is to double-space the script before you print it out that way you have space to write definitions and explanations. 

If you want more information on Daniel, you can watch him on...
...David Letterman talkshow
...The Boy with the Incredible Brain (a documentary)
...Brain Man (the documentary)

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar (see clips at youtube.com) performs on his sitar. 

Traditional Indian dancing to Ravi Shankar's music. 

Ravi Shankar with the Beatles on "Within Without You". 

Lesson #1

Norah Jones Video
part 1 & part 2

Norah Jones MP3 file
(coming soon)

Norah Jones Script

Norah Jones Sentence Practice


Some Trivia:
Want to know the difference between "Record of the Year" and "Album of the Year", then click ask Yahoo.

More about the Grammy Awards from wikipedia.