SHADOWS

SHADOWS

                                                                                                (Picture: Leer.es)

Sometimes SHADOWS make us think.

To illustrate that idea...

Watch the following video

from a TV program called "Britain's Got Talent 2013",

performed by ATTRACTION

(a Shadow Dance Group).

Use this LINK.

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ATTRACTION are nine shadow dancers from Hungary,

who tell stories through the movement of their bodies.

On the previous video,

They perform an emotional love story,

in which the song and the story goes along with the shadows.

It is amazing how just music and bodies can tell a story

that inspires, moves and touches our hearts.

What do you think about the video?

In my opinion,

Creativity has no limits.

The video is absolutely fantastic!

Great performance...

talented and original!

THE STORY...

The story covers different aspects of human life:

BIRTH,  DEATH,  MARRIAGE  and  LOVE / ROMANCE.

Could you put them in chronological order?

(according to the video) 

1st: _____       2nd: _____       3rd: _____       4th: _____

  

THE MUSIC...

The beautiful song "Read all about it",

by Emeli Sande,

plays the music on that wonderful performance.

Could you put lhe lines from the Chorus of the song

 into the correct order?

a.) read all about it

b.) they can read all about it

c.) I'm not afraid

d.) so put it in all of the papers

e.) I wanna scream till the words dry out

f.) I wanna sing, I wanna shout

1.- ____________________

2.- ____________________

3.- ____________________

4.- ____________________

5.- ____________________

6.- ____________________

SELF-CORRECTION

You can check the lyrics of the song here.

FURTHER INFORMATION

You can also read about the performance by Attraction on this article.

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Just to finish, let's sing the song

"Read all about it", by Emely Sande,

reading the lyrics on the following video.

Use this LINK.

Hope you like it!

(My) Old Days

(MY) OLD DAYS

                                              Photo published at "la informacion.com"

Probably one of the songs that comes first to my mind,
thinking about the music I liked most during "My Old Days", 

 is ...

... "Voulez-Vous", by ABBA.

Do you know it?

Have you ever heard that song?

I'm sure you have!

At that time, during "My Old Days",
I ignored the meaning of the song"Voulez-Vous"(1979), by ABBA. . 

Nowadays, you can easily check the meaning of the LYRICS.

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Today, I have read on a post published by the journalist Borja Terán
remembering that they disappeared 30 years ago.
In my opinion, they started a new era in Music.


ABBA was a Swedish pop music group very successful in the 1970s and early 1980s.
The name "ABBA" is made from the first letter of each member's first name...
Find them at Wikipedia:

• A__________
• B__________
• B__________
• A__________

ABBA became very popular after they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. They had many hits, including "Dancing Queen", "SOS", "Chiquitita", "Mamma Mia", and "Waterloo".
They broke up in 1982, but their music is still very popular.

You can watch a selection of some of their best 15 songs
on the mentioned publication on lainformación.com.
I hope you enjoy them!!

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And ... What about You?
What is the song you like most from "Your Old Days"?

Write a comment and let us know...
... The music I liked most during "Your Old Days".

Cheers,

Jesús C.

;-)

Further information.-

*You can read more about ABBA here.

ADELE

 And the Oscar goes to ...

 ... ADELE !!

                                              Photo taken from "hellomagazine.com"

Adele is one of the Oscar winners this year.

She wins the Oscar for "Best Original Song"
 for "Skyfall"

at the 85th Academy Awards in L.A,

celebrated in February 2013.

The 24-year-old British singer

wins best song Oscar for "Skyfall", 

the theme for the 23rd official James Bond film, 

also called "Skyfall".

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Just to get to know her song "Skyfall", 

you can complete the following

Fill-in-the-blanks activity:

"Skyfall"

This is the _____ (1) Hold your _____(2) and count to ____ (3) Feel the _____ (4) move and then Hear my _____ (5) burst again For this is the end I've drowned and dreamt this _____ (6) So _____ (7) I owe them Swept away, I'm _____ (8) Let the sky fall When it _____ (9) We will stand _____ (10) Face it all _____ (11) Let the sky fall When it _____ (12) We will stand _____ (13) Face it all _____ (14) At skyfall That skyfall Skyfall is where we _____ (15) A thousand miles and poles _____ (16) Where worlds collide and days are ____(17) You may have my _____ (18), you can take my _____ (19) But you'll _____ (20) have my heart Let the sky fall (let the sky fall) When it crumbles (when it crumbles) We will stand tall (we will stand tall) Face it all together

Let the sky fall (let the sky fall) When it crumbles (when it crumbles) We will stand tall (we will stand tall) Face it all together At skyfall [x2:] (Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall) Where you go I go What you see I see I know I'd never be me Without the security Of your loving arms Keeping me from harm Put your hand in my hand And we'll stand Let the sky fall (let the sky fall) When it crumbles (when it crumbles) We will stand tall (we will stand tall) Face it all together Let the sky fall (let the sky fall) When it crumbles (when it crumbles) We will stand tall (we will stand tall) Face it all together At skyfall Let the sky fall We will stand tall At skyfall Oh

If you need any help, you can fill in the gaps using the following words:

name number end ten

never dark apart start

breath earth heart blog

moment overdue stolen english

together (2) crumbles (2) tall (2) edrissis

Be careful !!

There are 3 words from the previous list that are NOT included 

in the lyrics of the song "Skyfall" by Adele.

Identify the 3 of them and complete the name of this blog:

_ _ _ _ _  " _ _ _ _ _ @ _ _ _ _ _  " 

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Now watch the video of the official movie trailer

of James Bond 007 "Skyfall" (produced by SonyPictures)

and enjoy "Skyfall" by Adele.

I hope you like it !

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SELF-CORRECTION

You can check the lyrics of "Skyfall" here.
... or You can watch the following video with English subtitles...
(from http://adele.tv )

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Just to fiinish,
let me show you

SOME HISTORY ABOUT...

 "THE MUSIC IN THE OSCARS"

According to Wikipedia...

The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the film industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

You can check the Official Website.

Probably..., 

if you like cinema you are interested in knowing the winners of this Award 

(Best Original Song ) in the 5 last years. 

If so, try to complete the following chart:

YEAR	EDITION	SONG	FILM	MUSIC & LYRICS
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012	85th Academy Award	“Skyfall”	“Skyfall”	Adele

You can check the "List of Winners and Nominees" here.

(Source: Wikipedia)
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SOMEWHERE...

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

                                                        Photo by Angelina Atencia

Even at difficult times, there is a reason to smile.

Because there is always "somewhere"

where dreams come true.

Let me show you a video
of a friend of mine from Salamanca.

BEFORE watching the video
... some Guessing:

Have a look at the image (of the video) and answer the following questions:

1. Where are the people?
2. Who are the people?
3. Do they know each other?
4. How do they feel?

After that you can watch part of the video (until 0:35) to check your answers,
and then  5. Predict what will happen next.

Now Watch the video
and 6. compare your opinions with what you see in the video.

 I hope you like it!

After watching the video answer the following questions:

7. What adjectives would you use to describe the video?

8. Does the video transmit any message? (If so, reason your opinion.)

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After this introduction,
 you can watch the video of a well-known version of that song,

 "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW",

by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole.

After watching this version of the song,
try to complete the following tasks:

 Jumbled Lines:

* Put the first (8) lines of the song into the correct order:

... Dreams really do come true

... Way up high

... Bluebird fly

.. .And the dreams that you dreamed of

... And the dreams that you dreamed of

... Once in a lullaby 

... Somewhere over the rainbow

... Oh somewhere over the rainbow

(...)

SELF-CORRECTION.-

*You can check the Lyrics of the song here.

 Reading Comprehension:

* Read the lyrics of the song and complete the following sentences:

The song "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"

transmit a message of ...

a) LOVE                 b) FREDOOM             c) HOPE

*Complete the famous English idiom with the previous word:

"While there is life there is ...".

( Do you know the Spanish equivalent? )

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DID YOU KNOW THAT...?

The song "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"

became famous thanks to the cinema in 1939,

by means of an American fantasy adventure film.

The film was nominated for 6 Academy Awards.

And It won the Award "Best Original Song" for

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

You can watch the original version of the song

on the following video, sung by Judy Garland on that film.

Do you know the name of that film?

Choose the correct title:

a) Star Wars

b) Gone with the wind

c) King Kong

d) ET

e) The Wizard of Oz

f) Schindler's list

SELF-CORRECTION.-

*You can check the title of the film here.

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Just to finish,

Remember one thing:

There is always "somewhere"

where dreams come true....

...

... "Somewhere over the Rainbow".

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