Still got the blues...

Blues is a type of music that originated in the United States. Blak slaves in the cotton fields used to sing about their unhappy lives, using melodies and rhythms they had brought from their homeland. This singing developed into Blues, which still has an air of sadness and unhappiness. Here are a couple of classic blues tracks. I hope you enjoy them.

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Here are the answers to the reading exercises on page 56. Compare them with your own answers and don't hesitate to let me know if you have any doubts about them, either through the blog or personally.

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The World has changed...

I Still Haven't Found (What I'm Looking For)

Sometimes we keep on looking for something, and we don't really know what it is...

This is a song by rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard. Like much of The Joshua Tree, the song was inspired by the group's interest in American music. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" exhibits influences from gospel music and its lyrics describe spiritual yearning.
Now play the video again and complete the lyrics. Use the words below.

run        fire       mountains       chains       devil


 I have climbed highest _____________
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have____________
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
Burning like a ____________
This burning inside her

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a ____________
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the _______________
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

The Solar System

Here you have an excellent video about the solar system. It explains what the characteristics of planets are, and the criteria which led scientists to state that Pluto is not a planet. Watch the video and then answer this question: WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR A CELESTIAL BODY TO BE CONSIDERED A PLANET? To watch, click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/mtKNH2Y2OJM

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CLOTHES!

Here are some videos which will help you learn clothing vocabulary. In addition, you can practice the pronunciation of all those words. Just listen and repeat.

VIDEO 1: In this video you will learn the name of a lot of pieces of clothing. Listen and repeat. When you finish, you can turn off your computer's loudspeakers and then try to remember how to say the words without listening to them.



VIDEO 2: Now you will practise clothes vocabulary in sentences. Listen and repeat.



VIDEO 3: Some more sentences with vocabulary related to clothes.




OK, I hope you enjoy this simple videos. They are really easy, but I bet you have learnt a few new words with them, and how to pronunciation.

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Inventions!!!

Look at the great inventions in this TV show! Watch the video, choose your favourite invention and answer these questions:

1.- What is your favourite invention?
2.- Why do you like it?
3.- Do you think it is useful?
4.- What invention would you create?




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