(SOME) TOP HITS OF 2014

(SOME) TOP HITS OF 2014

... IN JUST 2,5 MINUTES!! 

Michael and Carissa Alvarado

Michael and Carissa Alvarado are American singers. 

They are the two members of the husband and wife duo known as "Us The Duo".

The band consists of Carissa on vocals and Michael on guitar, piano, banjo, ... and everything else.

Their music videos are very famous on social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

They became very popular via the video platforms YouTube and Vine.

They are really interested in their impact on internet and they use it to interact with their fans.

"We like staying connected to our fans 

because they are the reason we are where we are".

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Before listening to their music, let's discover something about them.

On Facebook:

* TASK 1: 
 Visit their Facebook Page and discover the type of music they play and their official website:

                                        

                                    MUSIC GENRE: ........................................

                                    OFFICIAL WEBSITE: ...............................

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Have a look at the following music video, 

where they cover some of the Top 40 songs in 2014, 

and simple enjoy it ...!!

On YouTube:

Can you guess how many songs are there on the following video? 

                                                                                                                    Count them !!

If you are interested, you can follow the lyrics (from the chorus of the songs) here:

1.

'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, ohoh

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnlegend/allofme.html

2.

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

http://www.metrolyrics.com/shake-it-off-lyrics-taylor-swift.html

3. 

‘Cause you're a sky, cause you're a sky full of stars                                                                                                                                              I think I saw you

http://www.directlyrics.com/coldplay-a-sky-full-of-stars-lyrics.html

4.

So am I wrong?
For thinking that we could be something for real?
(Oh yeah yeah yeah)

http://www.lyricsmania.com/am_i_wrong_lyrics_nico_and_vinz.html

5.

I’m gonna swing from the chandelier                                                                                                                                                                        From the chandelier

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sia/chandelier.html

6.

This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more

http://www.musica.com/letras.asp?letra=2187880

  

7.

Because you know I'm all about that bass,
'Bout that bass 'bout that bass, no treble
I'm all 'bout that bass,

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/meghan+trainor/all+about+that+bass_21084827.html

8.

Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth

http://www.songlyrics.com/pharrell-williams/happy-lyrics/

9.

So I'm following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you

http://www.songtexte.com/songtext/maroon-5/maps-5340ab89.html

10.

Why you gotta be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?

http://lyrics.wikia.com/Magic!:Rude

11.

Hey baby, even though I hate ya
I wanna love ya
I want you-u-u

http://letras.com/ariana-grande/problem/

12.
 

When I am with you, there's no place I'd rather be
no-no-no-no-no
No place I'd rather be x2

http://www.sweetslyrics.com/1046311.Clean%20Bandit%20-%20Rather%20Be.html

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... Do you know them all?

If not ...,

... How many songs do you know?

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You can check the list of the songs that appear on the video:

1.- "All Of Me" - John Legend
2.- "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
3.- "A Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay
4.- "Am I Wrong" - Nico & Vinz
5.- "Chandelier" - Sia
6.- "Break Free" - Ariana Grande
7.- "All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor
8.- "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
9.- "Maps" - Maroon 5
10.- "Rude" - Magic!
11.- "Problem" - Ariana Grande
12.- "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit ft. Jesse Glynne

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On Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia):

* TASK 2:
Using Wikipedia discover the Country of Origin of the different artist/s:

SONG	ARTIST/S	COUNTRY
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Now coming back to the lyrics of the songs:

On-line Dictionaries:

* TASK 3:
Using the given on-line dictionaries

3.a) Look up the following words and complete their definitions in English:

- PLAYER: a person who takes part in...                 (1st song)
- CHANDELIER: an ornamental ...                          (5th song)

Use: WordReference

3.b) Look up the following word and find a synonym with 9 letters, starting with "F":

-HAPPY:   F _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                               (8th song)

Use: Merriam-Webster

3.c) Look up the following word and find an antonym with 5 letters, starting with "E":

- FULL:   E _  _  _  _                                                  (3rd song)

Use: Merriam-Webster 

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On a Language Website:

* TASK 4:
Find Examples of Informal Contractions in Colloquial English:

Examples of Informal Contractions Colloquial English	Formal English
…… ……	…… ……

If you need some extra help, you can have a look first at the chart shown on the following website: Language Learning Base

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On Blogger:

* TASK 5:
Give your opinion on "English@Edrissis": Which one do you like most?
1.- Select your favourite song from the music video.
2.- Write a Comment on this post about which of the 12 songs you lke most.

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FURTHER READING

On their Official Website:

If you are interested in their story,

You can visit their Official website

FURTHER LISTENING

On YouTube:

If you are interested in some of the songs they perform on this music video,

You can watch the videos and listen to the original songs,
visiting YouTube

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The 90's

The 1990s, abbreviated as "nineties" (or 90's), was a decade that began on January 1st, 1990, and ended on December 31st, 1999.

Some of my students remember the 90's as a crucial period of their lives - their childhood.

Culturally, the 90's was characterized by the rise of multiculturalism and aided by then-new thechnology such as cable television and the Internet.

In fact, the 1990's was an incredibly revolutionary decade for digital technology.

Some facts about the 90's:

* The World Wide Web (abbreviated as "w.w.w.") gains massive popularity worldwide.
* The boom of the mobile phones.
* E-mail becomes popular.
* Instant messaging becomes popular.
* Businesses start to build E-commerce websites.

On the other hand, MUSIC in the 1990s saw the continuation of trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, new styles appeared and continued to be highly successful in this decade.

Music in general remained extremely popular throughout the decade

 and many different styles coexisted, such as:

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

INDIE ROCK

PUNK ROCK

POP ROCK

HEAVY METAL

GRUNGE

R&B

FUNK

REGGAE

RAP

NEO-SOUL

HIP HOP

ELECTRONIC MUSIC

COUNTRY 

SALSA

( ... among many other musical styles).

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As an example of the music on fashion during the 90's, we have selected the following video by a Danish vocal group (LOCAL VOCAL), where there is no instruments, just voices a capella, to pay our tribute to some of the 90's dance hits.

I hope you enjoy it !!

Do you like it? 

I'm sure you know them all and you have heard them before... Am I right?

*Activity.-

Here you are the titles of the songs they perform (in a wrong order). 

Can you put the 10 songs in the right order of appearance on the video?

                              ..... "Sing Hallelujah" - Dr. Alban (1993)

                              ..... "No limit" - 2 Unlimited - (1992)

                              ..... "Be My Lover" - La Bouche (1995)

                              ..... "I Like to Move It" - Reel 2 real (1994)

                              ..... "Dub-I-Dub" - Axel Boys Quartet (1997)

                              ..... "Dub-I-Dub" - Me & My (1995)

                              ..... "Scatman" (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) - Scatman John (1994)

                              ..... "All That She Wants" - Ace of Base (1992)

                              ..... "What is Love" - Haddaway (1992)

                              ..... "Rythm of the Night" - Corona (1993)

SELF-CORRECTION.-

You can check your answers  using the following link.

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Merry Christmas 2014

Our blog

"English @ Edrissis" 

wish you all 

Merry Christmas

with this home-made video...

I hope you like it...

... and have a great time 

at Christmas!

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We wish you all

A very Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year !! 

Jesús Canca

PS. The video has been produced by our friend Victor Ferrer. Thank you, Victor !

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE

INTERNATIONAL  DAY  FOR  TOLERANCE

In order to generate public awareness, emphasize the dangers of intolerance 

and react in support of tolerance promotion and education, 

we solemnly proclaim the annual International Day for Tolerance 

on the 16th of November every year.

UNESCO, 1995

Tolerance is ...

... respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, 

our forms of expression and ways of being human. 

 Tolerance is ...

... fostered by knowledge, openness, communication, and freedom of thought, conscience and belief. 

 Tolerance is ...

... harmony in difference. It is not only a moral duty, it is also a political and legal requirement.

 Tolerance,

... the virtue that makes peace possible, 

contributes to the replacement of the culture of war by a culture of peace.

 

"Declaration of Principles on Tolerance"
(Article 1)

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Let's commemorate this day with the song

"Wonderful Life" by the British singer Black.

If We consider the song as an invitation to look for a friend, 

in order to be able to practise TOLERANCE with him / her,
complete the following...

...Activity :

*Watch the video-clip of the song,
paying attention to the lyrics,
and decide in which part of the lyrics of the song
we can include the following sentence...

..."with whom I can practice Tolerance"

Enjoy the song!!

(ANSWER : 3'19'' of the video-clip )