Monday, February 22, 2016

Class Notes, Monday, 22 February, 2016

1. Listening: Music

Let's go to page 48. Listen to track 3.35 and guess which type of music you hear.
Vamos a la página 48. Escucha la pista 3.35 y adivina que tipo de música oyes.

1 -> blues
2 -> classical
3 -> heavy metal
4 -> hip hop
5 -> jazz
6 -> Lating
7 -> R & B
8 -> reggae
9 -> rock

Do the quiz. Haz el test.

1 What kind of music are these people famous for?
   
a. Beyoncé is famous for R & B.
b. Louis Armstrong is famous for jazz.
c. Jay-Z is famous for hip hop.
d. Yehudi Menuhin is famous for classical music.
e. Queen is famous for rock music.
f. Bob Marley is famous for reggae.

2. Where are they from?

a. Coldplay are from Britain.
b. Rihanna is from Barbados.
c. Placido Domingo is from Spain.
d. Black Eyed Peas are from the USA.
e. U2 are from Ireland.
f. Fools Garden are from Germany.

3. Whose music do you hear in the soundtrack of these films/shows?

a. We Will Rock You - Queen
b. This Is It - Michael Jackson
c. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
d. Amadeus - Mozart
e. Mamma Mia! - Abba

2. Grammar: be or do?

2a Choose the right words. Elije las palabras correctas

1. What kind of music do you listen to?
2. I don't like hip hop.
3. Do you play in a band?
4. She isn't listening to you?
5. Where are Coldplay from?

Let's go to page 135 and do the exercises.
Vamos a ir a la página 135 y hacer los ejercicios.

6C.a Put the phrases in the correct column.
        Coloca las frases en las columnas correctas.

Are you ...?
hungry
tired
waiting for a friend
stressed
listening to me

Do you ...?
like heavy metal
have a car
speak Russian
know those people

6C.b Complete the dialogues with do/does or am/is/are?

1. A. Where is Gemma going? B. She is going to the gym?
2. A. Do you live in a house? B. Yes, but it doesn't have a garden.
3. A. Does Matt like shopping? B. He doesn't mind it.
4. A. Why are you crying? B. Because I am feeling sad.
5. A. Does your boyfriend cook? B. Yes. He is making dinner now.
6. A. Are you busy? B. Yes. We  are doing our homework.
7. A. How old is your father? B. He's 66, but he doesn't want to retire.
8. A. Are you watching TV? B. No. I am playing a video game.

3. Pronunciation

Let's go to page 48. Listen and repeat track 3.39.
Vamos a página 48. Escucha y repite la pista 3.39.

Listen and repeat track 3.40.
Escucha y repite la pista 3.40.

4. Reading: Music is Changing their lives.

Read the article on page 49 and guess the meaning of the highlighted words. 
Lee el artículo de la página 49 y adivina el significado de las palabras subrayadas.

concert hall -> sala de conciertos
orchestra -> orquesta sinfónica
practise -> practicar
viola -> viola (instrumento)

Other new words:

poorest -> los más pobres
cool -> guay (coloquial)

5. Listening: Song "In the Ghetto"

IN THE GHETTO

By Elvis Presley

Listen and put the verbs in the correct tense (present simple or continuous)
Escucha y pon los verbos en el tiempo correcto (presente simple o continuo)




As the snow ...............(FLY) on a cold and grey Chicago morning
A poor little baby child ............... (BE BORN)
In the ghetto.
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And his mama ............... (CRY) ‘cause if there...............(BE) one thing she ............... (NEED)
...............(BE)  another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto.
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Ah, people ............... you ...............(UNDERSTAND)?
A child ............... (NEED) your helping hand;
He ............... (GO) to be an angry young man some day
Oh, ............... (TAKE) a look at you and me,
............... (BE) we too blind to  ............... (SEE)?
...............  we simply ............... (TURN)  our heads
And ...............  (LOOK) the other way?
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Well the world ...............(TURN) and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
............... (PLAY) in the street and the cold wind ............... (BLOW),
In the ghetto
 <>()<>
And his hunger ............... (BURN), so he ............... (START) to roam the streets at night
And he ............... (LEARN) how to steal and he ............... (LEARN) how to fight
In the ghetto.
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Then one night in desperation,
The young man ............... (BREAK) away.
He ............... (BUY) a gun and (STEAL) a car;
He ............... (TRY) to run, but he ............... (GET) far,
And his mama ............... (CRY)
As the crowd ............... (GATHER) round an angry young man,
Face down in the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto.
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And as a young man ............... (DIE) on a cold and grey Chicago morning,
Another little baby child ............... (BE BORN)
In the ghetto.
 <>()<>
And his mama ............... (CRY)  

Ahora confirma las respuestas viendo el vídeo con la letra:



Puedes ver la traducción al español aquí:



Finalmente, para vuestro gozo y disfrute, el Principe Gitano cantando la misma canción en un inglés espectacular:






HOMEWORK:

Student's book pages 50-51 (5&6 Revise and Check)

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