IT'S HALLOWEEN AGAIN AND EVEN IF YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS FESTIVITY CLICK HERE AND LEARN NEW FACTS. YOU'LL GET SURPRISED OR TERRIFIED, WHO KNOWS? CLICK HERE AND LEARN SOME FUNNY JOKES AND RIDDLES ABOUT HALLOWEEN
AND NOW A NOT VERY SCARY BUT FUNNY SONG
AND A BIT MORE OF HALLOWEEN. DON'T MISS THE FILM! IT'S REALLY GOOD!
As many of you know it by heart and sing it along all the time here you are to practise a bit of English. Fill in the blanks with parts of the body... and something else!. Hope you like it!.
This unit we're starting with GLORY DAYS, one of The Boss' most famous songs.
Watch and listen the video below and then click here if you want to find out more information about Bruce Springsteen.
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
Let's start with a song thay maybe you've heard this summer a lot.
Listen and complete the song.
Now listen again and check your answers.
Name some of your favourite songs, what are they about?
Sit in groups of five and make a list of 10 favourite songs.
This song was written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono to celebrate the end of Vietnam war. You can either watch the official video, yet it has some hard images about war or enjoy a much more sweeter version by Celine Dion. If you want more information about either of them click at their names.
And of course HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU.
As you know American people celebrate the last Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day. Here you are a funny song about the turkey, the typical food this day and one video to understand why this festivity is celebrated every year. Enjoy it!
This year for Halloween, a scary song with a hidden meaning. Watch and listen. Complete the song. Then you can click here and see what is really the song about.
A group of teachers have invented a way to study History with songs. They change the lyrics of some famous songs and here is the result.
You can study the Battle of Hastings with "Sexy Back" or the Prehistory with Britney Spears. You can also study the history of a Gladiator with Amy Winehouse or the mummies with Green Day.
Do you dare to translate any of the songs in English? You can win extra points for your English subject.
You can also study the French Revolution with Lady Gaga.
This week we're practising the present perfect with this U2 song. Have you heard it before? Listen to it and try to complete the activities below.
A.BEFORE LISTENING:
Have you heard of U2?. What
do you know about them (country, type of music, names of members of the band,
songs….)
B.Listen to the song and fill
in the blank spaces with the words below: Carried/
know/ Running/Felt/ Spoken/ broke/held/ Climbed/ run/ crawled/ scaled/ kissed/
burned/
I have 1………… highest mountains
I have 2………… through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have 3………………….
I have 4…………….these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I have 5………..honey lips
6…………. the healing in her fingertips
It 7…………. like a fire
This burning desire
I have 8…….. with the tongue of angels
I have 9…….. the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I 10………… in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colours will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still 11………….
You 12……… the bonds
And you loosed the chains
13……………..the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You 14…….. I believe it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for (three times)
C.AFTER LISTENING:
1.All the missing words in the song are ……………………..
2.Find the infinitive and meaning of the verbs.
3.Look at the structure: I have found/ I have climbed…..We use HAVE and which
verbal form: present, past or past participle? What is the meaning in Spanish?
4. Find these words or expressions in the text:
-Three parts of the
body
-Two adjectives
referring to temperature
-The opposite of tie.
-The opposite of look
for.
-Three words connecting
with nature.
-The
name of a sweet food.
-A
superlative form
5.What kind of song it is?. What is
the song about?
Students of 4ºB are studying the 60s and the 70s in the subject of "Historia de la Música". That's why the music teacher and I have chosen this song to work together this week. The Who are an English rock band which were really famous on the 70s. You can also listen to the song and try and do the activities below. Send us your comments.
The
who: “My Generation”
People try to put us 1________(Talkin' 'bout
my generation)
Just because we get 2____________ (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful 3_________ (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I 4___________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade5 ________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big 6___________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade5 ________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big 6___________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
People try
to put us 1________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get 2____________ (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful 3_________ (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I 4___________(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
Activities:
1.Listen
and complete the song:
2.Find
these synonyms in the text: vanish, move, understand, look down on.
3.What’s
the meaning of I hope I die before I get old, Which way of life does
it imply?
4.How
does this generation feel? Use –ed adjectives.
5.What
about your generation: Try to define it with some adjectives or explain it
in a couple of sentences: What do you want to do? What are you like? What are
you worried about? Are you afraid of anything? Discuss in groups
This week's song is from a Welsh group, Stereophonics. Listen to it and see if you can find your way home. For more information about the group click here.
This week's song is about friendship. Remember: if you've got a friend you've got a treasure, so look after him/her and enjoy this beautiful song.Material created by the group work formed by Lydia Avila, Elia Huertas, Carmen Santos and Mª José Sánchez
This week's song is also dedicated to some of my students in 3º, but I know many of you are going to feel identified with it. Listen to it and enjoy yourselves!
Cranberries are an Irish group too. Here you are the lyrics of the song. Material creado por el grupo de trabajo de Lydia Ávila, Elia Huertas, Carmen Santos y M.José Sánchez
We have chosen this song, because the 4th February was the Day against Cancer and it was the song chosen by the AECC. It gives an optimistic message. We hope you enjoy it!
Material creado por el grupo de trabajo de Lydia Ávila, Elia Huertas, M.José Sánchez y Carmen Santos
