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Friday 29 January 2016

Hold my Hand by Jess Glynne

       Pink Chaos / Pinkki Kaaos




Jess Glynne is an English singer and song writer. In 2015 she became the second British female solo artist to have five number-one singles in the U.K., among them Hold my Hand.

Hold my Hand is a catchy song about somebody being there when you feel insecure in a situation and that person is just there to make you feel better. 

I really love it!

Let's watch the video and listen to the song!






And now... let's work!! Click HERE to start!


Now... it's your turn! Answer:

  1. Have you ever felt insecure or needed the help of someone?
  2. When was it? What was happening?
  3. Did anybody "hold your hand"?
  4. Who? How?

Pink Chaos / Pinkki Kaaos

Continue working with the song in Lyrics Training! Click HERE!


                      Pink Chaos / Pinkki Kaaos



Wednesday 27 January 2016

Chandelier by Sia

             Mirage Regular



Chandelier is a song laced with haunting melody and tribal escalations that give the song a solemn feel. What's more, its lyrics reflect the thoughts going on inside the singer who was suffering an alcoholism problem. She tries to tell herself that she shouldn't continue drinking anymore, but peer pressure and need for love always brings her back, convincing her that she can handle anything, that she should live life while the moment is there. In other words, she can't give up her addiction. 

Let's us watch the video!






And now... let's work with the lyrics! Click HERE


Mirage Regular

Why does she say...


  1. party girls don't get hurt...?
  2. ...when will I learn?
  3. I'm the one 'for a good time call'
  4. I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist?
  5. I'm gonna swing the chandelier?
  6. ...here comes the shame?
  7. help me I'm holding on for dear life...?

 Express your final opinion about the song


Mirage Regular

Continue working with the lyrics with Lyrics Training! Click HERE


                                Mirage Regular


Dressed in Black by Sia

                                    Razterhunch Regular



Dressed in Black is a personal song by Sia, both sad and uplifting at the same time.

It probably refers to darkest time in her life when she was battling against drugs, alcohol addiction, and drepression in 2010.

Her boyfriend had died after being hit by a car and she had lost much of her privacy after getting public recognition as a singer. In that situation she contemplated to commit suicide and a friend called her and convinced her to opt out of it.

It is not known if she wrote this beautiful song for that friend or for her husband, Erik Anders Lang, who must have helped her to get out of that situation. What do you think?

Let's work with the song! 

Watch and listen to the video:




Now, click HERE to work with the lyrics!

We'll share another song soon!



Sunday 24 January 2016

CLIL



Glacial Indifference Regular  stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning and refers to teaching subjects such as science, history or geography to students through a foreign language.

According to Marsh, Marsland & Stemberg (2001) CLIL is about using languages to learn. It installs a "hunger to learn" in the student and it gives the opportunity for them to thim about and develop how they communicate in general, even in the first language.

So, what are we waiting for? Let's start!



We'll try a lesson focused on the causes of the Second World War (WWII). It is a listening activity based on a recording form the BBC. Read carefully the preparation and procedure before starting.

Click HERE to start!


Jeepers Regular





Tuesday 19 January 2016

Moves like Jagger

                                               Fira Sans Condensed Book

Moves like Jagger is a song by the American band Maroon 5 recording artist Christina Aguilera, which was released in 2011.

The song refers how the narrator has the ability to impress women with his dance moves, which he compares to those of legendary iconic Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger. 

Let's watch the video!





Now click  HERE to work with the song.



Finally, click HERE to continue working with the song in Lyrics Training!


                                         



Monday 18 January 2016

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

          Chocolate Bar Regular

Resultado de imagen para collective nouns images


Chocolate Bar Regular

Typo Round Regular is a word used to represent a group of people, animals, or things.

Here are some examples of collective nouns:

  • flock
  • crowd
  • committee
  • choir
  • group
  • team

There are lots of collective nouns. Below are some examples of the most common ones.

Common collective nouns used for PEOPLE
  • a BAND of musicians
  • a BOARD of directors
  • a CLASS of students
  • a CROWD of people
  • a GANG of thieves
  • a PACK of thieves
  • a PANEL of experts
  • a TEAM of players
  • a TROUPE of dancers


Common collective nouns used for ANIMALS
  • an ARMY of ants
  • a FLOCK of birds
  • a FLOCK of sheep
  • a HERD of deer
  • a HIVE of bees
  • a LITTER of puppies
  • a MURDER of crows
  • a PACK of hounds
  • a PACK of wolves
  • a SCHOOL of fish
  • a SWARM of locusts
  • a TEAM of horses
  • a PRIDE of lions

Common collective nouns used for THINGS
  • a BOUQUET of flowers
  • a BUNCH of flowers
  • a FLEET of ships
  • a FOREST of trees
  • a GALAXY of stars
  • a PACK of cards
  • a PACK of lies
  • a PAIR of shoes
  • a RANGE of mountains
  • a WAD of notes

These are just some examples of collective nouns. There is a large list of them! 

Click HERE if you want to get more of them.



And now... Typo Round Regular 

Click in the links below to practise on collective nouns:








                                   Chocolate Bar Regular





                                          Chocolate Bar Regular

                                                        Chocolate Bar Regular



Friday 15 January 2016

IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE

                            Marko One Regular

Let's work with music! This is a wonderful ballad released in 1987. The song was included on the soundtrack to the film Pretty Woman.

Marko One Regular






Marko One Regular HERE  




Marko One Regular

To understand more about the song, click HERE and you'll get information and more activities.



*The Heart of Everything*



Continue working with this beautiful song on Lyrics Training!



Click HERE and remember you can't advance if you don't complete the lyrics properly but you can listen to the song as many times as you need by clicking into (). And you can get help by clicking on the botton right arrow.





WUTHERING HEIGHTS

                               Modeste Henri Demo


After reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Penguin Readers, level 5) I decided to prepare the song performed by the Brazilian band Angra.


Modeste Henri Demo




Click HERE to start working with the lyrics!


Modeste Henri Demo

If you want to read the whole book online for free, click HERE!



                                   Modeste Henri Demo

PAINT IT BLACK

                                               Found my way out Regular



Jeepers Regular  is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released as a single in 1966. The song became The Rolling Stones' third nunmber one hit single in the US and sixth in the UK. Since its initial release, the song has remained influential along the time.  

Lately, it has become the soundtrack of the movie The Last Witch Hunter starring Vin Diesel. This is a beat-heavy, passionate and haunting version of the classic covered by pop star Ciara

Directed by Breck Eiser, The Last Witch Hunter performs Vin Diesel as the immortal titular witch hunter, as well as Rose Leslie, Isaach De Bankolé, Elijah Wood and Michael Caine.

And now...  Jeepers Regular


Watch the video and pay attention to the lyrics:





Jeepers Regular

Answer the following questions about the song. If you need the lyrics, click HERE.


  1. Does the song have a pessimistic or optimistic view of the world? Account on your answer.
  2. What colour does the singer want everything to turn to?
  3. What do you think the song is about?
  4. What season of the year is it? How do you know?
  5. Explain these words from different stanzas of the song. In your opinion, what do they represent? Account on your answers.
     * "I see a line of cars and they're all painted black. With flowers and          my love both never to come back." 
     * "I could not foresse this thing happening to you."
     * "I have to turn my head until my darkness goes."
     * "Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday."
     * "I look inside myself and see my heart is black."
     * "I see my red door, I must have it painted black."
     * "Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts."
     * "No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue."
     * "I want to see the sun blotted out from the sky."


What is this - some kind of joke? Regular

Click HERE if you want to watch the trailer of Jeepers Regular.




                                           Jeepers Regular