Vocabulary:

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Listening comprehension questions:
1. Where is Carnegie Mellon University?
2. a. What is a more correct version of the expression used in the report "a whole nother building"? b. How can you explain the existence of this "incorrect" but fairly common form?
3. a. Why did the reporter suggest someone who majors in bagpipe music performance might be "lazy"? b. How does Nick counter the reporter's comment?
4. Why does the reporter say it is important for a bagpipe major to be "confident"?
5. How do others generally seem to feel about bagpipe music? Describe two ways these feelings are expressed in the video.
6. a. What are your feelings about bagpipe music? b. What can you compare it to in traditional Chinese music in terms of how it sounds?

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