Listening 

 Watch the official music video for “Fight Song.” (The video depicts events in the story, so students should read the story behind the song first.)

Rachel Platten had a dream: She wanted to be a professional singer and songwriter. For 12 years, she tried to make her dream come true. She wrote a lot of songs–but not one was a big hit. She traveled from city to city and sang in clubs–but sometimes there were only 20 people in the audience. She made CDs of her music–but she didn’t sell many. 

Fight Song by Rachel Platten

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Let's do English ESL basic listening: focus on hearing. Listening 

 Watch the official music video for “Fight Song.” (The video depicts events in the story, so…