If music be the food of love, play on
Music Unites: If music be the food of love, play on
Do you remember the boy in the photo? Well, as you were told in the introduction, this is Alan from Manchester. He truly loves music, and plays the guitar in a local band. Of course, he never misses Glastonbury, and it was here where he met two other festival goers - Sean and, his girlfriend, Holly while they were putting up their tents. This five-day festival opened its gates to 135,000 fans who will turn the working farm where the event is held into a huge tented city. Good news this year is that the weather looks fine unlike previous years when the outdoor music festival survived floods, lightning and has become known as the origin of "mud-surfing". Glastonbury began in 1970 and has grown from a gathering of 1,500 hippies on a dairy farm, each paying one pound and receiving free milk, to a family-friendly Imagen de Kit en Flickr bajo licencia festival of around 135,000 fans. CC Imagen de ruspace en Flickr bajo licencia CC Alan, Sean and Holly share their experiences about the different music festivals they have been to. Alan explains to them that Creamfields and Reading festivals are two other cool venues to share their passion for music. The video below will show you the origins of Glastonbury Festival.
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Watch the video below called The History of Glastonbury and fill in the gaps with ONLY ONE WORD according to what you hear. 1. The venue is described as quiet and 2. The Free Music Festival was based around the of the hippy movement 3. The festival was known as the Glastonbury 4. It musical performances 5. Glastonbury became for the first time that year, they donated to the peace movement, the and later to and other organizations 6. Since 1970s the festival was annually with a few exceptions 7. The green fields raised awareness for -friendly causes 8. Glastonbury could spend like on new stages along with places for , cinema and cabaret 9. Some people jumped the to gain free access 10. The 1990 edition ended with a between the police and some festival 11. Heavy rains prompted the introduction of surfing 12. Throughout its existence the of Glastonbury festival has never moved although the has become more secure and organized 13. People camp there since the festival several days 14. The festival has money for many different causes
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Conocimiento previo What's the origin of the title of this unit? "If music be the food of love, play on" If you are interested in knowing its meaning, read this information
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1. Music to my ears
Reflect upon the following questions: Can you play any musical instrument? If so, which one? Did you use to play one and then you gave up? Which are the sections into which an orchestra is divided? Do you have a good ear for music? Can you think of a song with a catchy tune?
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Watch the video below and write Y (for yes) next to the word in the grid that you can listen to while watching the video. On the contrary, if you don't listen to it, write N (for no):
1. Orchestra 6. Cello 11. Tuba 2. Mandolin 7. Tambourine 12. Timpani 3. Woodwind 8. Double Bass 13. Cymbals 4. Oboe 9. Brass 14. Harp 5. Bassoon 10. French horn 15. Accordion
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Actividad
If you are interested in the pronunciation of the musical instruments studied above, have a look at this Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation.
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The words below are all related to music. Match them to the definition. Use the space provided to write the letter. WORD LETTER DEFINITION 1. Choir a. The person who composes music. 2. Composer b. The person who directs an orchestra, a choir... 3. Lead singer c. Melody
4. Orchestra d. An organized group of singers who sing together especially in church services. 5. Conductor e. A group of musicians who normally play music for dancing.
6. Singer- f. A group of musicians who play a variety of instruments together. songwriter 7. Tune g. To sing a song with karaoke. 8. Catchy tune h. Somebody who writes and sings his/her own songs. 9. Band i. The main singer in a band. 10. To sing karaoke j. The words of a song. 11. Lyrics k. A tune which is easily remembered or imitated.
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Reflexión
Let's review the pronunciation of some of the words related to music studied above. Read the following transcriptions and guess the word.
1. /ˈɔː(r)kɪstrə/ 6. /mjuˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ 2. /kwaɪə(r)/ 7. /beɪs/ 3. /ˌkæriˈəʊki/ 8. /ˈtʃeləʊ/ 4. /tjuːn/ 9. /hɑː(r)p/ 5. /kənˈdʌktə(r)/ 10. /ˈəʊbəʊ/
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1.1. Slang and proverbs in songs
Are you familiar with the word SLANG? Slang is a type ol language used in informal situations like at a bar, at a party, when listening to songs, when hanging out, on the phone with friends. It is a type of language which is not appropriate in formal situations. Have you ever listened to these words in songs? ain't, 'bout, cos, dunno, gimme, gonna, getcha, gotta, innit, kinda, lemme, wanna, watcha. If you don't know the meaning, check it.
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The words in the grid below are all slang words related to music. Match the word and the definition. Write the letter in the space provided. SLANG WORDS LETTER DEFINITION a. To create rhythmic percussive sounds with your mouth, especially when 1. Axe / Ax accompanying rhymes or rapping. 2. Beat box b. Having strong dance rhythms. 3. Ear candy c. A style of rock music that appeared in Seattle in the late 1980's. 4. Earworm d. A musical instrument, especially a jazz musician's guitar, trumpet or saxophone. 5. Emo e. Piano keys 6. Funky f. An area in front of the stage at a rock concert where people dance energetically g. A recording that mixes together tracks from two or more different songs or 7. Gig instrumental pieces. 8. Grunge h. Pleasant-sounding music. 9. Indie i. Rock music not released by major music labels. 10. Ivories j. A presenter of music videos, usually on television. 11. Jam k. Saxophone 12. Mash-up l. A song that repeats annoyingly in one's head.
13. Mosh pit / m. To play music informally. Mosh 14. Sax n. A style of music and fashion that developed among American teens in the early 21st century. 15. VJ ñ. A public performance, usually of rock, folk or jazz music.
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Pregunta de Elección Múltiple
Fill in the gaps using the correct music slang word:
1. The musician grabbed his ______, stood in front of his band, and started to play. a. axe b. gig c. emo 2. I can't get rid of this ______. I have listened to it so many times!!! a. jam b. funky c. earworm 3. I love going shopping and finding ______as soon as I enter the shop. a. VJ b. ear candy c. sax 4. Do you fancy going to the ______session tonight? a. jam b. mosh c. beat box
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In the table below you will find some parts of popular songs where slang has been used. Match slang with the standard meaning and write the letter in the space provided. SLANG ENGLISH LETTER STANDARD ENGLISH 1. I woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed (Eat the Rich by Aerosmith) a. psychiatrist 2. I'm sick of all your bitching (Eat the Rich by Aerosmith) b. low quality 3. I called up my head shrinker (Eat the Rich by Aerosmith) c. an expensive car 4. 'Cuz another brother noticed me (Single Ladies by Beyoncé) d. in a bad mood 5. I've got a crummy job (Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow) e. man f. because another man 6. You have a fancy ride (Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow) noticed me 7. He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude (Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles) g. complicated 8. He was a hard-headed man (Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles) h. stubborn 9. Ooh this could be messy (Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette) i. your complaining 10. What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? (Hands j. atttracting a lot of Clean by Alanis Morissette) attention 11. We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz (Get the Party Started k. to hide something dirty by Pink) or shameful 12. I'll be burning rubber (Get the Party Started by Pink) l. relaxing / the music 13. Everybody's chilling as I set up the groove (Get the Party Started by Pink) m. play the music loudly 14. Pumping up the volume (Get the Party Started by Pink) n. driving very fast
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Actividad
If you are interested in more popular and informal English words, visit the following sites: The Urban Dictionary The Online Slang Dictionary Common UK Expressions and Slang
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In the table below you will find titles of songs which are proverbs. Match column A and column B to form the complete saying. Write the letter in the space provided. Next to each proverb you will see the artist each song belongs to.
COLUMN A LETTER COLUMN B 1. A bird in the hand a. is not gold (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) 2. April showers b. than never (Counterfit) 3. When there's a will c. than sorry (Steve Holloway and Cara Jones) 4. All that glitters d. is worth two in the bush (Ice Cube) 5. A stitch in time e. than done (Angie Stone) 6. At night f. what may (Air Supply) 7. Beauty g. first (LMNO) 8. Better late h. bring forth May flowers (Al Jolson) 9. Better safe i. all cats are grey (De Vision) 10. Come rain j. but it pours (Gilbert O'Sullivan) 11. Come k. there's a way (Supertramp) 12. Easier said l. or come shine (Eric Clapton) 13. First things m. like son (Elton John) 14. It never rains n. saves nine (Genitorturers) 15. Like father ñ. is only skin deep (The Temptations)
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2. Alan can play the piano. So can Holly and Sean
Let's review the use of So and Neither in English: We use SO to show agreement with positive statements: - I went to the music festival last year. So did I. NEITHER is used to show agreement with negative statements: - I can't play the piano. Neither can I.
To know how to use the auxiliary verbs and the pronouns in each type of sentence, look at this table which describes how to do it. Then, try the exercises to test your knowledge. Imagen de Piutus en Flickr bajo licencia CC
The video below will help you to understand how to use So and Neither.
After watching the video, do these exercises where you have to choose the correct option. Now you are ready to try this interactive quiz on the use of So and Neither.
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2.1 Linking Devices
In the following table we will review linking devices to express result, reason, purpose, contrast, time and condition.
RESULT: so, such, as a result, therefore, consequently REASON: as, since, because, for, because of, due to, owing to PURPOSE: to + infinitive, in order (not) to, so as (not) to, so that, in case CONTRAST: although, even though, though, however, nevertheless, even so, but, despite, in spite of TIME: when, as soon as, after, as, while, before, once, until, till, since CONDITION: if, whether, unless, providing, provided, as long as, so long as, even if To check your knowledge on linking devices, do the following activities:
Linking words for advanced students Linking expressions
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You are going to read about the music festival in Glastonbury. Fill in the gaps using linking words from the chart below. There are extra words you do not need to use. Write the corresponding number in the space provided.
01. because 06. but 02. and 07. although 03. until 08. however 04. therefore 09. providing 05. to 10. whether
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL The first Glastonbury Festival took place in 1970 was organised by Michael Eavis, who still runs the festival now on his farm in Somerset in the south-west of England. Michael charged people just £1 to enter, and the ticket included free milk from the farm. Only 1,500 people attended on that occasion, this number has grown exponentially since then. In 2011, there were approximately 100 times more people in the crowd and tickets, which cost £195 each, sold out within 4 hours. The festival takes place almost every year in the last weekend of June and lasts for three days. it is best known for contemporary music, Glastonbury (or ‘Glasto’ as it is often called) is host to other performing arts such as dance, comedy and theatre. The festival site is now made up of distinct zones, each one providing something different cater for the tastes of all those present. Countless famous British musicians have played at the festival, including Sir Paul McCartney, Oasis and Coldplay, the festival also attracts international interest, and has seen headline acts in recent years such as the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z. The festival is renowned for being extremely muddy, and on many occasions, most notably in 1997, heavy rainfall turned the whole festival site into a quagmire. Glastonbury-goers remain undeterred, however, and are quite happy to boogie the festival away in their wellies. of the high demand for tickets, the festival has also been famous for ‘fence-jumpers’. In 2000, when only 100,000 tickets were sold, about 250,000 people attended the event – many of whom jumped over the surrounding fence to gain entry. , security increased in 2002 and a ‘superfence’ was created to prevent people from entering without a ticket. In the same year, the new Pyramid Stage, graced by the presence of David Bowie, was welcomed back following its demise in 1994 when it burnt down just a week before the festival was to begin. The festival supports Fair Trade and has made substantial contributions to charity over the years. In 2003, over a million pounds was donated, and Greenpeace, Oxfam and WaterAid continue to be main beneficiaries. The next Glastonbury festival is set to take place in 2013, following a year off in 2012, the farmland has a chance to recover. Registration for tickets is already open. SOURCE: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Music%20is%20Great_worksheet_1.pdf Enviar
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Look for a partner and perform the following role play. One of you is going to be Student A and the other one Student B. Before doing the activity look at the list of expressions below which will be useful to interact with your partner and besides it will help you to manage the conversation. to interact with your partner and besides it will help you to manage the conversation.
STUDENT A
You are a famous musician who usually participates in different music festivals like Glastonbury. You have noticed that lately people don't want to spend much money on live music festivals since they prefer to download music from the Internet as it is cheaper. But even so, you simply don’t believe that people should be allowed to download music from the Internet for free. You think that musicians wrote it, did the work, recorded it, performed it and produced it. You even sometimes sing free for charity. But you think it is wrong that people can take it for nothing. You are talking to your partner who is 19 and don't have money to spare. Defend yourself. You have money yourself, but not all singers do, and above all it’s a question of principle: You are also defending the rights of other singers who are poor and whomight lose their livelihood if their music is available for Imagen de flykr en Flickr bajo licencia CC free, for anybody who wants it. Why should musicians work for free? Nobody else works for nothing. You think the quality of music will fall if free downloading becomes themain way of obtaining music. You believe that live music festivals will disappear. SOURCE:http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/lesson- plans/conversation-lesson-music
STUDENT B You are a 19 year old music fan and a student. You love music and you would like to go to music festivals like Glastonbury, but you don’t have a lot of spare money. For this reason, you download a lot of music from the Internet. You know it’s illegal, but you think this is wrong. You think music should be shared by the people without paying for it. But your partner who is a famous musician disagrees. Explain to him/her why you should get it for free: You think that millionaire musicians don’t need any more money from music sales. You think that music is the voice of the people and not owned by one person. You think that more people will be able to enjoy music if it is available for free. Imagen de matthileo en Flickr bajo licencia CC SOURCE:http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/lesson-plans/conversation-lesson-music
The expressions below will help you to manage a conversation. Sometimes when you are discussing an issue in English there's a person who tends to dominate the conversation or even who keeps going off the topic. So, to avoid finding it hard to follow a conversation use the phrases in the boxes below:
EXPRESSIONS TO MANAGE A CONVERSATION a. Encouraging someone else to contribute
So, what do you think about...? But don't you think...? How do you feel about it? Do you think that's always the case? What do you have in mind? Can you go into more detail?
b. Keeping your turn
Hold on a minute. I wanted to say that.... The point I'm trying to make is that.. What I mean is... So, in other words.... Can you just let me finish what I was trying to say? Sorry, and another thing is that....
c. Giving you thinking time
Well, you're right That's something we should consider carefully I haven't thought much about it before Well, let me think
d. Staying on an original topic
As you said before,... Getting back to the point, ...
3. Intonation patterns I Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words. There are two basic intonation patterns: Rising and Falling. With rising intonation you have to raise slightly the pitch at the end of the sentence, whereas with falling intonation you go down a bit.
We use falling intonation with: Statements Wh- questions Commands or invitations Exclamations Alternative questions We use rising intonation with: Imagen de Tricia Wang en Flickr bajo licencia CC Yes / No questions Offers Enumerations
Listen to examples of sentences with falling and rising intonation.
Pregunta Verdadero-Falso
Watch the video below which introduces intonation and explains how falling intonation works. Say if the following statements are True or False: 1. Thanks to intonation, our voice doesn't sound flat. Verdadero Falso 2. Intonation can help you to know when's your turn to participate in conversations. Verdadero Falso 3. Falling intonation communicates certainty and completion. Verdadero Falso 4. The three lines of melody the speaker talks about are examples of falling intonation. Verdadero Falso 5. In a line of melody, the voice changes in the last content word of the statement. Verdadero Falso
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Look at the list of sentences in the table below. Do they have falling or rising intonation? Read the information provided in the introduction again and write 1 if the sentences have rising intonation or write 2 if, on the contrary, they have falling intonation. Use the spaces provided to write the number.
TYPE OF SENTENCES ANSWER INTONATION PATTERNS
That band was a worldwide hit 1. Rising Intonation
Do you sing while taking a bath? 2. Falling Intonation
What musician would you most like to meet?
Turn the volume down!
What an orchestra concert!
I listen to classical music, jazz and rap.
Do you prefer music in English or in your own language?
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4. Britpop
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Pop music is an important part of British culture, not just as an expression of Englishness, but as an indicator of the multi-cultural nature of Britain today. The Beatles first arrived on the Liverpool music scene in the early 60's creating a huge controversial craze among their fans known as Beatlemania. But there are many different kinds of music or musical genres that have helped shape British youth and here are just a few: Banghra, Garage, Glam Rock, Goth, Grunge, Hip Hop, Indie, Madchester, Mod, Punk, Rockers and more Imagen de smcgee en Flickr bajo licencia CC Which other interesting British bands can you name apart from The Beatles?
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Read the following text and find words for the definitions below:
ENGLAND'S CULTURE: BRITPOP Britpop is a British alternative rock movement from the middle 90s, characterised with the appearance of bands who borrowed many influences from 60s and 70s while creating big and catchy hooks, as well as the glamour of earlier pop stardom and the sense that they were creating the soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth. Although incredibly popular from about 1994-1996, it has been criticised for its lack of innovation. British youth. Although incredibly popular from about 1994-1996, it has been criticised for its lack of innovation. ORIGINS
Britpop evolved in the early 90s as a response to the American grunge, new wave and punk revival movements. Britpop groups were primarily influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s, particularly British Invasion cornerstones like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Classic Mod bands like The Who, The Kinks and The Small Faces were also cited as influences. Another source were 70s' glam idols such as David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music, and punk and new wave artists like The Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Jam, Madness, XTC, and Elvis Costello. The Indie rock outfits of the 80s exemplified by The Smiths, Depeche Mode, U2, Duran Duran, The Cure and R.E.M. were cited too. It should also be noted that late 80s and early 90s acts like The Stone Roses and ex-Jam frontman Paul Weller, with their referencing of 70s rock music, were big influences on the Britpop sound, which in the case of bands like Kula Shaker moved towards psychedelia. PAUL WELLER (1991-1993)
Weller in particular is praised as the founder and initiator of the movement. His records Paul Weller (1991) and Wild Wood (1993) are considered seminal forces for the movements of the following years. His influence over the Britpop, coupled with his love of Mod music, had earned him the nickname "The Modfather". As well as guiding Blur, Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene through his recordings, Weller has also performed with the bands, including playing guitar on Oasis' "Champagne Supernova". BRITPOP AND COOL BRITANNIA (1994- MIDDLE 1996)
Fans of the Britpop are divided which album kick-started the movement. Oasis’ breakthrough debut Definitely Maybe, Blur's bombastic third album Parklife and Suede's self-titled debut are all contenders. These albums defined the movement and paved the way for many other acts. The Britpop movement rapidly gained huge media and fan attention in Britain, Western Europe and some parts of the US. In 1995 the Britpop movement reached its zenith. The famous “Battle of the Bands” found Blur and Oasis as prime contenders for the title “Kings of Britpop”. Spurred on by the media, the "Battle" was headed by two groups - Oasis' brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher representing the North of England, and from Blur, Damon Albarn and Alex James representing the South. This "Battle" was epitomised when, after some back-handed marketing, Oasis' Single "Roll With It" and Blur's "Country House" were released in the same week. The event caught the public's imagination and gained mass media attention - even featuring on the BBC News. In the end, Blur won, selling 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 - the songs charting at number 1 and number 2 respectively. However, in the long-run, Oasis' album (What's the Story) Morning Glory won the popular vote over Blur’s The Great Escape, although Blur's album received more critical acclaim. In the UK, What's the Story spent over three times as long on the charts (a total of three years) and outsold Blur's album over four to one, selling over eighteen million copies. Oasis' second album is widely considered to be the definitive Britpop album capturing the essence of the attitude and the Cool Britannia movement. Although the majority of the bands associated with Britpop were English, there were exceptions. Super Furry Animals, Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics were Welsh. Others like Travis and Belle and Sebastian were Scottish. There were also Irish acts and not to mention the infamous Gallagher brothers, who were Irish descendants. Thus the movement and Britpop hysteria engulfed not just one province or city; it wrapped the entire region and was established as a definitive British movement in musical and spiritual way. BRITPOP WEAKENS (LATE 1996 - 1998)
In late 1996, the movement and hysteria started to subside due to high expectations, burnout and drug fuelled lives - common traits from the inspiring bands of the 60s and 70s. It received some late impetus from Radiohead and The Verve, who weren't previously considered to be Britpop acts with their respective 1997 albums OK Computer and Urban Hymns, both of which were widely acclaimed. Other acts including Suede, Pulp, Supergrass and Cornershop made some challenging records, but Britpop was on the way out. Initiators like Oasis and Blur turned their backs on the movement scene. Be Here Now, Oasis' third album, although selling strongly to a still loyal fanbase, attracted strong criticism from critics and record- buyers. Blur's self-titled fifth effort was better received but departed from the familiar style of Parklife and The Great Escape. DEATH OF THE MOVEMENT (1998-1999) By the late 90s, Britpop was largely considered to be a spent force musically. Blur continued to move away from the movement with their subsequent releases, parting company with longtime producer Stephen Street and guitarist Graham Coxon in the process. Ironically a couple of years after Coxon left, the latter realigned with Street to record his solo records. Oasis remained popular amongst their fans although their later albums failed to achieve the heights previously set, and they also suffered the loss of longterm members Bonehead, Guigsy and Alan White. Suede soldiered on, releasing two more albums, but eventually called it quits in 2003. Pulp entered in a big hiatus, while The Verve, after losing key guitarist Nick McCabe, also split, although their frontman Richard Ashcroft subsequently forged a successful solo career. Radiohead, never the most strongly associated band with the movement, radically changed their sound with Kid A and abandoned all pretence of being a Britpop style band. SECOND WAVE OF SIMILAR ACTS (2000 - PRESENT)
After the initial wave died in late 90s, new groups started to appear in the early 2000s. Bands such as Muse, Travis and Coldplay drew inspiration from the earlier sound. Albums such as Showbiz and Absolution (Muse), Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head (Coldplay), and The Man Who and The Invisible Band (Travis) showed lesser or greater Britpop influences. In 2003 and 2004 bigger influx happened of more new acts. Bands such as Doves, Franz Ferdinand and Kasabian showed Britpop influences in their work. The last couple of years other acts like Elbow, The Libertines and Keane have also come to the fore, with music, influenced by Oasis and Radiohead. 1. An adjective used to describe a tune which is pleasant and easily remembered or imitated: 2. The fame and prestige of being a star: 3. Young people: 4. People or things of prime importance: 5. Set of clothes: 6. The lead performer in a musical group: 7. Those struggling in rivalry: 8. To issue for sale or circulation: 9. The lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos: the 10. Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress, frustration or drug abuse: 11. Informal expression which means stop doing something: to 12. To come to the front position: to come
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Visit this web page if you are interested in knowing the origin of some popular band names.
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Beatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward British pop rock band The Beatles intense fan frenzy directed toward British pop rock band The Beatles during the early years of their success. The word is similar to the much earlier term Lisztomania, used to describe fan reaction to the concerts of pianist Franz Liszt. Andi Lothian, a former Scottish music promoter, claims that he coined the term while speaking to a reporter at the Caird Hall Beatles concert that took place as part of The Beatles' Mini-Tour of Scotland, on 7 October 1963, and an early printed use of the word is in The Daily Mirror 15 October 1963 in a news story about the previous day's Beatles concert in Cheltenham. Beatlemania was already evident when the band arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in February 1964, but became common in the United States after The Beatles performed on several editions of The Ed Sullivan Show the same month. It was characterised by intense levels of hysteria and high-pitched screaming, demonstrated by female fans both at concerts and during the band's travels. The extent of Beatlemania in the United States is evidenced by their sales. During the 6½ years between the appearance of the "I Want to Hold Your Hand" single on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Let It Be LP, The Beatles had the Number One single in the US for a total of 59 weeks and topped the LP charts for 116 weeks. In other words they had the top- selling single one out of every six weeks, and the top-selling album one out of every three weeks. Imagen de Luiz Fernando / Sonia Maria The world experienced its last major Beatlemania on August 29, 1966 at en Flickr bajo licencia CC San Francisco's Candlestick Park. On that evening the foursome performed its last live concert to a crowd of 25,000 at the end of The Beatles' 1966 US Tour. On that night The Beatles retired from touring and live performing. SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania
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JOHN LENNON'S MINI BIOGRAPHY Watch the video below and fill in the gaps using just one word:
1. John was devastated when his mother was and killed by a car. 2. John was a boy at school. 3. John had a dream of becoming a star. 4. In they were discovered by Brian Epstein who would become their manager. 5. Lennon thought that The Beatles were more popular than 6. John and Yoko decided to stay in bed as a way of 7. The song which has been considered to be an anthem of peace is 8. Lennon died as a result of multiple on his chest and left shoulder. 9. People reacted with a sense of and to Lennon's death. 10. The world was in complete after Lennon's death.
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Watch the video of the song Let it be and once you have read the lyrics, decide which the meaning of the song could be among those three listed below: a. This single makes reference to Paul's mother and he felt that she was helping him through this dark time in his life when he didn't know if the band was going to get through the tension which was really beginning to increase in the recording studio. b. This song originated as a poem where Paul makes reference to his hard childhood. It is autobiographical. c. In this song, Paul is paying tribute to musicians and the long hours they spent in the recording studios.
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5. God Save the Queen
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Reflect upon the following questions:
Which is the British National Anthem? When did it come to be known as the National Anthem? When was it first performed? What about the anthems of England, Scotland and Wales? If you do not know the answers to these questions, click on the following links: The British Monarchy Imagen de madhavaji en Flickr bajo licencia CC Project Britain
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Read the full version of the British National Anthem and fill in the gaps with just one word of those provided in the tables below. For each verse write the number in the space provided.
VERSE 1 1. happy 2. noble 3. gracious 4. long 5. victorious God save our Queen, live our Queen, God save the Queen! Send her , and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen! VERSE 2 1. frustate 2. thee 3. fix 4. enemies 5. fall
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her And make them Confound their politics, their knavish tricks, On our hopes we God save us all!
VERSE 3 1. reign 2. pour 3. voice 4. may 5. heart Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to Long may she she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with and God save the Queen!
VERSE 4 1. mercies 2. brothers 3. family 4. land 5. world
Not in this alone, But be God's known, From shore to shore! Lord make the nations see, That men should be, And form one The wide over.
VERSE 5 1. foe 2. mother 3. assassins 4. friend 5. sake
From every latent From the blow, God save the Queen! O'er her thine arm extend, For Britain's defend, Our prince, and God save the Queen! Enviar
There is no authorised version of the British National Anthem and additional verses have been added down the years. It has many historic versions. In general, on official occasions only the first or the second verses are sung and rarely the third one is used. In the video below you can listen to and read the lyrics of the first three verses.
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6. Bitesize Throughout this unit we have studied aspects of British music like British musical genres, britpop and Beatlemania, we have also learnt about British musical festivals such as Glastonbury and last but not least we have also analyzed the lyrics of the British National Anthem. What else have you learnt? As far as vocabulary is concerned, we have studied vocabulary related to music, musical instruments, slang and proverbs related to this topic. From a grammatical point of view, we have studied how to use the particles so and neither. Apart from that we have reviewed linking words to express reason, purpose, contrast, condition, result and time. If we consider the language functions of this unit, we have studied expressions to manage a conversation i.e. how to encourage someone to contribute, how to keep your turn, how to Imagen de Shane McGrawen Flickr get time to think and how to stay on an original topic of the conversation. bajo licencia CC With regards to pronunciation, we have introduced intonation patterns in English highlighting how falling intonation works. Besides, we have reviewed the pronunciation of music related words through phonetic symbols.