Audio Time: 30
secs
Level: pre-intermediate
and up
Vocabulary: To help learners fully understand the audio
and transcript, most vocabulary that might be unknown for this lesson’s level is
provided. Vocab in bold
is more useful for learners at the lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8
to 10 new words to learn from the story (in general, it’s best to try to learn
no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Airistotle:
A
funny combination of the words “air” and “Aristotle”, the name of one of the
most famous ancient Greek philosophers.
Air
guitar: A form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends
to play an imaginary guitar.
Championship: an
important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a
particular sport, game, etc.
To
survive: to remain alive : to continue to live.
Reigning
Champion: the most recent winner of a competition.
Champ:
Champion: The winner of a competition.
Otherwise: in a
different way or manner.
To defend:
to
fight or work hard in order to keep (something, such as a right, interest,
cause, etc.) from being taken away.
Title: the
status or position of being the champion in a sport or other competition.
Thrash
out:
to produce (something, such as an agreement or plan) by a lot of discussion; in
this text: to play a type of loud and fast music.
Punk: a kind of
loud and intense rock music that was most popular from the late 1970s to the
early 1980s — often used before another noun.
Performance:
an
activity (such as singing a song or acting in a play) that a person or group
does to entertain an audience.
Stellar: very
good; excellent.
Marks:
a
number or letter that indicates how a student has performed in a class or on a
test : grade.
Watch Airistotle thrash it out here:
Discussion
questions:
1. Do you like doing funny things like playing air guitar?
2. Have you ever been in a championship for something like a
sport or another game?
3. If you participated in the air guitar championship, what
song would you “play”?