Bob Dylan (3/3)

Dear students,

The third and last activity related to Bob Dylan is filling the gaps with the correct prepositions we have studied in class.

 I know you will enjoy it!

Lara

Bob Dylan Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, a ceremony the White House this afternoon.

the ceremony, President Obama said of Dylan, "There is not a bigger giant the history of American music," adding that the "unique gravel-y power" of his voice helped redefine "not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel."


When the White House announced that Dylan would be one of this year's recipients, they wrote a statement that the rock & roll pioneer had "considerable influence on the civil rights movement of the 1960s and has had significant impact on American culture over the past five decades." 2009, Dylan was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

The Medal of Freedom is awarded each year to individuals who have contributed to the security or national interest of the U.S., world peace or to "cultural and other significant endeavors," according to the White House. the other recipients President Obama honored today were former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Israeli President Shimon Peres, author Toni Morrison, civil rights campaigner and National Farm Workers Association co-founder Dolores Huerta and astronaut John Glenn.

From: http://www.rollingstone.com
On: May 29, 2012