GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.ģ. The UN Secretary-General said he was jealous of the video's singer.Ģ. The video still gets up to 10 millions views a day. YouTube suggested the video's popularity wasn't so unique. The video was 2 years faster than the old record to reach 800 million. The article talks about a catchy dance and an iconic tune. The video beat a previous record that was set in 2010.
The video unusually has more dislikes than likes. Gangnam Style has had just over 825 million views on YouTube. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Together, put the words into different categories.ġ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. VIDEO: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'video'. Change partners often and share your rankings.Ħ. MUSIC: What's your favourite? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.ĥ. 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 and share what you wrote. YOUTUBE: What makes videos popular? Complete this table with your partner(s). Video / YouTube / smash hit / one billion views / teen idol / iconic dance / poke fun at / popularity / unprecedented / copycat / version / U.N. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Change partners often and share your findings.Ģ. GANGNAM STYLE: Walk around the class and talk to other students about Gangnam Style. WATCH THE VIDEO: Op op op op oppan Gangnam Styleġ. music/news/gangnam-style-becomes-the-most-watched-youtube-video-ever-20121124 WARM-UPS SHARE THIS LESSON:Ġ. news/psy-gangman-style-most-watched-youtube-video-41598932/ 2012/11/psy-passes-bieber-gangnam-style.html Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. 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. It said: "The video has been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. A statement from YouTube Trends called the rise in popularity of the video as "unprecedented". It took just five months to reach the 800-million mark, over two years quicker than Bieber's song. Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July.