Listen to the interview with Will Smith, who is a well known American actor and musician.0:04
Decide which facts in your workbook are true, false or not.0:09
Mr. Smith, you grew up in the 70s in Philadelphia.0:14
What was your neighborhood like?0:18
There were people of many religions living together.0:20
I went to a Catholic school.0:23
What was your experience growing up black in this neighborhood?0:25
My school was 90% white, but 90% of the kids I played with were black.0:29
So I got the best of both worlds.0:34
I think it was there where my comedy abilities developed in black neighborhoods.0:37
Everybody appreciated comedy about real life in the white community.0:41
I started looking for the jokes that were equally funny for everyone.0:46
Your career is very unusual, isn't it?0:50
Many people say that in fact I began as a rapper and only later started taking part in television sitcoms.0:54
Were there any musicians or actors in your family?1:01
Why did you choose music after leaving school but didn't go to university?1:05
Well, my first record came out while I was a senior student in high school.1:11
I had no wish of going to college or university.1:15
Music gave me money and I had some local success.1:18
Sir, you said, mom, I've got to tell you.1:21
I told my parents I wanted to rap.1:25
My mother thought college was the only way.1:29
My father was not so sure.1:32
We agreed that I would take a year making music and if it did not work out, I would go to college.1:34
That year we won the first Grammy given to a rap artist.1:40
How did your mom react?1:44
She was not absolutely happy, but at least she began to see my point of view.1:46
Have you ever thought about going back to college?1:51
The things that have become most valuable for me were not the ones I learned in school.1:55
But there are some basic principles in education that need to be taught.1:59
Of course there are reading, writing and arithmetic, for example, because we can't live without them in the country.2:04
So you don't see any reason to go back to a formal education yourself?2:11
I know how to learn anything I want to learn.2:16
And I do not need anybody to stand up in front of the class.2:19
You mean, for example, they put physics in a book, but you know you could never be a physicist.2:23
The first step, you have to say that you can, and in the end you'll be able to do it.2:29
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