Vasco Rossi Receives Honorary Degree from University of Salerno
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Vasco Rossi is a famous Italian singer. He got a special new degree from the University of Salerno. This is called an honorary degree. It means the university gives him the degree for his great work. He did not study at the university for it.
Vasco Rossi talked about words. He said, "The word, for me, is very important." He thinks words have great power.
He also talked about music and politics. He said a song cannot change politics. But he said a song can open a new space. This means music can help people think in new ways.
Vasco Rossi is one of the most popular singers in Italy. Many people love his music and his lyrics. This honorary degree shows that universities respect his work, too.
Vocabulary4 words
- degree
- a title you get from a university
- honorary degree
- a special degree given for great work, not study
- song
- music with words that you sing
- lyrics
- the words of a song
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1. An honorary degree 2. The word 3. False
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Vasco Rossi is a famous Italian singer. He got a special new _____ from the University of Salerno. This is called an _____ degree. It means the university gives him the degree for his great _____. He did not study at the university for it.
Vasco Rossi talked about _____. He said, "The word, for me, is very _____." He thinks words have great power.
He also talked about music and _____. He said a song cannot change politics. But he said a song can open a new _____. This means music can help people think in new ways.
Vasco Rossi is one of the most popular singers in _____. Many people love his music and his _____. This honorary degree shows that universities respect his work, too.
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