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Justin Timberlake: Master Class

Introduction

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
- MASTER CLASS -

Oprah’s Master Class is an American TV show. It 'tells the stories you've never heard from the people you thought you knew best’, including Oscar-winning actors and actresses, Grammy-winning musicians or Olympic-winning athletes. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with the subject, as they explore their story with viewers”.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress and producer. Winfrey is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century.

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he appeared on some TV shows. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of the boy band NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. In 2000, the band split-up and he started his solo career.

Video

Watch the first 15 minutes of the video and do the activities below.

Listening comprehension

Watch the video and answer the questions below.

  1. Was Justin popular among his friends when he was a child? How was he treated?
  2. Where was he born?
  3. Where was his first audition? What for ? Did he win? How old was he at that time?
  4. What was his first job? Who did he work with?
  5. How did he become a real superstar? How old was he?
  6. How many films has he starred?
  7. What is the hard part of Justin’s job?
  8. What advice did Justin’s parents use to give him?
  9. Why does Justin say that he used to looked at his feet? Was he shy?
  10. Memphis is described as a meting pot of cultures. What is a melting pot of culture?
  11. Was that melting pot of cultures good for Justin? Mention two reasons.
  12. Why did it help him playing in the church?
  13. What was Star Search?
  14. Why did Justin feel disappointed with his appearance on Star Search?
  15. What happened afterwards?
  16. How long did they work in the TV show?
  17. What things did he learn?
  18. What does he mean when he says his class was the stage, the studio, etc.?
  19. What happened when he went back to school that was different from the past?
  20. What was the most valuable piece of advice he ever got? Who gave it to him?

Intensive listening

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Watch the video again and fill in the banks with one or more words.

  1. … it was clear for his mum that he had a gift.
  2. But as Justin tells us, that gift didn’t guarantee success. What matters is how hard you're willing to work at it.
  3. I didn’t fit in so much with the black kids because I was white, plain and simple.
  4. That’s where I really found the courage to kind of come out of the shell l and I learned more about who I was as a person being on stage than just having normal interactions with people of my own age.
  5. You know the door shut so window opens.
  6. I was learning all these kind of really good life lessons about what success and what defeat all of those things meant and they really didn’t matter.
  7. At that age you are a sponge whatever you’re doing.
  8. I became really adept at fitting in with everyone. I would find common ground with everyone because I had to work harder to make friends.

Discussion

  • Did you know anything about him? What do you think about him now? Anything different?
  • Do you think others can learn from his life experiences? If so, what?
  • Is it sometimes difficult to fit in at school? Why?
  • Do you believe in hard work or to succeed you just need good luck?

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