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Monday, 12 February 2007 |
 The subject of this week’s lesson is Kurt Cobain, who rose to international fame in the early 1990s as the lead singer of American pop group Nirvana. He was born on 20th February 1967 .
Related Websites
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3601000/3601709.stm
A short biographical piece on Kurt Cobain from BBC Newsround, published on the tenth anniversary of his death. Aimed primarily at teenagers. Accessible to intermediate-level students.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3568909.stm
A longer and more difficult biographical piece from the BBC, appropriate only for upper-intermediate level. The article is followed, however, by a large number of comments from fans about what Cobain meant to them, some of which could be used at lower levels.
http://www.nirvana-music.com/
Nirvana fan site. Lots of material.
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