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GIMNASIO PARAISO ANTARES GA-F34 MANUAL DE PROCESO MISIONAL GESTIÓN ACADÉMICA Versión: 4 EL NIÑO, LA NIÑA, L@S JOVENES, LA LÚDICA Y LA PAZ GUIA DE TRABAJO 4to PERIODO Fecha: 2017-01-25 FAMOUS PEOPLE I) Decide which sentences belong to the story about a well-known British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and which sentences belong to the story about a famous English singer, songwriter Robbie Williams. 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber, a highly successful British composer and impresario of musical theatre, was born on March 22, 1948 in Kensington, London. 2 Robert Peter ‘Robbie’ Williams was born on February 13, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. 3 He is an English singer, songwriter and actor. 4 He started writing his own music at a young age and published his first piece when he was only nine. 5 Later he composed thirteen musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations and two film scores. 6 His career started as a member of the pop group Take That in 1990. 7 Some of his musicals ran for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway 8 The singer left the group in 1995 to launch a hugely successful solo career, which saw his first seven albums, each reached number one in the UK. 9 He also released seven number-one singles and found similar success across Europe at that time. 10 Several of his songs, notably” Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” “You Must Love Me”,’ “Any Dream Will Do”,”I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Memory’” and “The Music of the Night “were widely recorded and became hits. 11 In 2006 he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets of his Close Encounters Tour in a single day. 12 He received a number of awards, including a knighthood in 1992, followed by a peerage from Queen Elizabeth II, 7 Tony and 3 Grammy Awards, 7 Oliver Awards, a Golden Globe and many other awards. 13 He received a record 17 Brit Awards, 8 German ECHO and 3 MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame after being voted as the” Greatest Artist of the 1990s.” 14 His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London. III) Find the similar words in the texts and write II) Answer the questions to the texts. them next to these words. 1.Who was knighted by the Queen in 1992? 1. to begin work on _________________________ 2. When and where was Robbie Williams born? 2. a prize in a competition____________________ 3. Why did R.Williams leave the group Take 3. period of ten years________________________ ? That 4. to get or to be given _______________________ 4. How old was A.L.Webber when he started 5. rank or dignity of a knight _________________ writing his own music? 6. a play that tells a story with songs and often 5. What songs from Webber’s musicals have dancing _____________ been widely recorded? 7. aristocracy, noble class ____________ 6. Why did R.Williams enter the Guinness Book of World Records? 8. make a film, album, etc. available to the public ____________ 7. Do you like Robbie’s songs? Why (not)? 9. success in a profession, occupation _____________ 10. s/one who organizes performances ___________ 11. to store on a tape or a disk ___________ GIMNASIO PARAISO ANTARES GA-F34 MANUAL DE PROCESO MISIONAL GESTIÓN ACADÉMICA Versión: 4 EL NIÑO, LA NIÑA, L@S JOVENES, LA LÚDICA Y LA PAZ GUIA DE TRABAJO 4to PERIODO Fecha: 2017-01-25 IV) Fill in the gaps in these songs with suitable words given in the boxes, then listen to the songs and check your answers. power / nigh t / mind / mystery / sang / face / dreams / wear / find / behind / there / spirit / Sing In sleep he 1 ________ to me Those who have seen your 9 ______ In 2__________he came. Draw back in fear That voice which calls to me I am the mask you 10 ________, And speaks my name. It's me they hear. And do I dream again? My/your 11________ and your/my voice For now I 3_________ In one combined. The Phantom of the Opera is there, The Phantom of the Opera is there, Inside my 4___________. Inside your/my mind. 5______ once again with me, In all your fantasies Our strange duet. You always knew My 6________ over you That man and 12 ________ Grows stronger yet. Were both in you? And though you turn from me And in this labyrinth To glance 7____________ Where 13__________ is blind The Phantom of the Opera is 8________, The Phantom of the Opera is there, Inside your mind. Inside your/my mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5z_l6NE3qs - The Phantom of the Opera song Sung by: Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvq_URd-DnE - Sarah Brightman and Antonio Banderas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JaeBxYCI9k Emmy Rossam, Gerard Butler (without the last verse) "The Road To Mandalay" by Robbie Williams Save / funny / dragons / stream / Sun / say / sea / trees / mistake / way / reborn / give Save me from drowning in the 1______ I like to sleep beneath the 8______ Beat me up on the beach Have the universe at one with me Look down the barrel of a gun What a lovely holiday And feel the Moon replace the 9_____ There's nothing 2_______ left to say This sombre song would drain the sun Everything we’ve ever stolen But it won't shine until it's sung Has been lost returned or broken No more 10______ left to slay No water running in the 3______ Every mistake I’ve ever made The saddest place we've ever seen Has been rehashed and then replayed As I got lost along the way Everything I touched was golden Everything I loved got broken 11______ me from drowning in the sea On the road to Mandalay Beat me up on the beach Every 4_______I've ever made What a lovely holiday Has been rehashed and then replayed There’s nothing funny left to 12______ As I got lost along the 5______ There's nothing left for you to 6______ The truth is all that you're left with Twenty paces then at dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9t7Zq95WQQ - We will die and be 7______ .