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| INTRODUCTION |
| Matt: Hi everyone, I’m Matt. |
| Ida: And I’m Ida! |
| Matt: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Norwegian Vocabulary, Lesson 25 - Writers. In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to fine arts. These are five popular Norwegian writers. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at NorwegianClass101.com |
Lesson focus |
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| Matt: Ida, who’s the first person? |
| Ida: Knut Hamsun |
| Matt: Knut Hamsun |
| Ida: (slow) Knut Hamsun (regular) Knut Hamsun |
| Matt: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ida: Knut Hamsun |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Matt: Knut Hamsun is a famous author. He wrote several novels, but the most well-known is Hunger. He was criticized for meeting with Hitler and collaborating with Fascists. |
| Matt: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Ida: (normal) Knut Hamsun skrev over 20 romaner. |
| Matt: Knut Hamsun wrote over twenty novels. |
| Ida: (slow) Knut Hamsun skrev over 20 romaner. |
| Matt: Okay, who’s the next person? |
| Ida: Henrik Ibsen |
| Matt: Henrik Ibsen |
| Ida: (slow) Henrik Ibsen (regular) Henrik Ibsen |
| Matt: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ida: Henrik Ibsen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Matt: Henrik Ibsen is called "the father of realism" and is famous for several plays, such as Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler, and The Wild Duck. |
| Matt: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Ida: (normal) Henrik Ibsen skrev stykkene sine på dansk. |
| Matt: Henrik Ibsen wrote his plays in Danish. |
| Ida: (slow) Henrik Ibsen skrev stykkene sine på dansk. |
| Matt: Okay, who’s the next person? |
| Ida: Sigrid Undset |
| Matt: Sigrid Undset |
| Ida: (slow) Sigrid Undset (regular) Sigrid Undset |
| Matt: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ida: Sigrid Undset |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Matt: Sigrid Undset is Norway’s internationally-known female author. Her most famous work is the trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter. She criticized Hitler for several years and had to flee Norway during World War II. |
| Matt: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Ida: (normal) Sigrid Undset fikk Nobelprisen for litteratur i 1928. |
| Matt: Sigrid Undset got the Nobel prize for Literature in 1928. |
| Ida: (slow) Sigrid Undset fikk Nobelprisen for litteratur i 1928. |
| Matt: Okay, who’s the next person? |
| Ida: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| Matt: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| Ida: (slow) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (regular) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| Matt: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ida: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Matt: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a writer who wrote poems, plays, and novels. He also wrote the lyrics to Norway’s national song, whose title can be translated to "Yes, We Love this Country." |
| Matt: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Ida: (normal) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson er veldig kjent i Norge. |
| Matt: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is very famous in Norway. |
| Ida: (slow) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson er veldig kjent i Norge. |
| Matt: Okay, who’s the last person? |
| Ida: Jo Nesbø |
| Matt: Jo Nesbø |
| Ida: (slow) Jo Nesbø (regular) Jo Nesbø |
| Matt: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ida: Jo Nesbø |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Matt: Jo Nesbø is a very famous writer but also a musician. Jo Nesbø is famous for his crime novels, and one of them, The Headhunter, was made into a movie in 2011. His novels have been translated into over forty different languages. |
| Matt: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Ida: (normal) Jo Nesbø liker fjellklatring. |
| Matt: Jo Nesbø likes rock climbing. |
| Ida: (slow) Jo Nesbø liker fjellklatring. |
| QUIZ |
| Matt: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the names you just learned? Ida will give you the Norwegian – repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Ida: Knut Hamsun |
| [pause]Matt: Knut Hamsun |
| Ida: Henrik Ibsen |
| [pause]Matt: Henrik Ibsen |
| Ida: Sigrid Undset |
| [pause]Matt: Sigrid Undset |
| Ida: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| [pause]Matt: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| Ida: Jo Nesbø |
| [pause]Matt: Jo Nesbø |
Outro |
| Matt: There you have it – five famous Norwegian writers! We have more vocab lists available at NorwegianClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you in another series! |
| Ida: Hade! |
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