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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Perpetuum Jazzile

                                                                                    Photo taken from its official website

PERPETUUM  JAZZILE

- A  Group from Slovenia -

Do you know that group?

To tell you the truth,
I didn't know them until today
(thanks to Miguel, a friend of mine).
Perhaps you dodn't know them either.
And that's the reason of this post.
In my opinion, it is worth listening to them.
 They are really good !

Watch the following video
and try to translate the lyrics of the song
into Spanish -if possible.

 ;-)

The video is a proof that... 

nearly every kind of music can be sung!

Don't you think so?

The group has a website, where you can read:

"The stage is our canvas,
we paint with our voices,
we blend and combine them
into masterpieces.
Happy faces drive us forward
and reassure us
that what we do,
we do with all our heart and devotion."

                                             Nice, isn´t it? 

After a concert of  Perpetuum Jazzile somebody said:

“Perpetuum Jazzile is a vocal group in which music is actually the only thing 

the singers take seriously.”

Well, there is some truth to that… but there is more...

Powerful rhythms, rich harmonies and energetic sounds 

are what they love to make and give to the audience through "a cappella" songs.

It seems that ...

Friendship is what connects them; 

and music is what they live for.

A nice thought for these difficult times.

And just to finish, 

let's take a reflection from them ...

"Who needs instruments when we have voices?"

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"Los Reyes"

"Los Reyes",

A Spanish Tradition

                                   Photo by Lucía Canca

On the 6th of January each year, Spain celebrates the end of Christmas 

with a great party where everybody gives and receives presents.

It is the arrival of "The Three Wise Men" 

(or: "Los Reyes Magos" - in Spanish).

It is a happy day because everybody enjoys opening their presents.

But, on the other hand, it also sadly marks the end of our Christmas Holidays!

Welcome back !

(You can read more here about The Three Wise Men ) 

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By the way, 

talking about presents ...

THIS  IS ... 

... A  PRESENT  FOR  YOU !

;-)

 I have a present for you!

Any clue... ??

It is the number-one song when you were born !!

I hope you like it! 

To open your present...

Follow the following 4 steps:

Step 1:

What is Your Birthdate ?

 (When is your birthday?)

Step 2.a):

Discover the number-one song in the United States

when you were born at Wikipedia (USA)

Step 2.b):

Discover the number-one song in Europe *

when you were born at Wikipedia (Europe)

Step 3:

Search for (and Listen to) the Video-clip of the song in YouTube

Step 4:

Look up the Lyrics of the song here

TASK.- 

;-)

Enjoy your present !!

Enjoy your song/s !!

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* REMARKS  ( in Step 2.b  =  the number-one song in Europe ):

If you were born before 1976 the information you are looking for is not included in this list of European number-one hits. As an alternative, you can check the following sites, with a  list of the UK number ones from the 1950´s:

Welcome to Number Ones 

or

UK Music Charts 

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