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Click on the speaker icon to watch the video and listen to the songs. Then do the activities below

    1. "You are beautiful"   James Blunt      

     2. " Under my umbrella"  Rihanna     

 

1. " You are Beautiful"   James Blunt   2005

There are two activities for the song, depending on your level, you can check the solution at the end.

Exercise  1.  Marisa Fidalgo       (elementary students)                

My ................ is brilliant.

My love is pure.

I ................ an angel.

Of that I´m sure.

She ............ at me on the subway.

She was with another ............

But I won´t lose no sleep on that,

Cause  ................ a plan.

 

You´re ................., You´re beautiful,

You´re beautiful, It´s ..............

I saw your face in a ................ place,                      ( refrain)

And I don´t know what to do.

Cause I´ll never be with you.

 

Yeah, she caught my .............,

As we walked on by.

She could ............. from my ............... that I was fucking high,

And I ................. that I´ll see her again,

But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

(refrain)

You´re beautiful, You´re beautiful

You´re beautiful . It´s true.

There ................... be an .......... with a smile on her face,

When she .................... up that I should be with you.

But It´s time to face the truth,

I will ............ be with you

Put the following words in the blanks

 saw       man       I´ve got       beautiful       true                don´t know

         never       eyes       face        see         angel        must  

    thought          smiled            crowded          life

 

Exercise 2.   Marisa Fidalgo          ( Pair work ..... intermediate students)                                

Complete the blanks and then with student A or B check the  complete the song

                        

 STUDENT  A

"You are Beautiful"       James Blunt,   2005

My life is brilliant.

.............................................

I saw ...............................

Of that I´m sure.

She smiled at me ..........................

She was with another man.

But I won´t lose ....................................,

Cause  ...............  got a plan.

 

You´re beautiful,...............................

You´re beautiful, It´s true.

I saw your face in a crowded place,             ( refrain)

And ....................................................

...........................................................

 

Yeah, she caught my eyes,

...................................... on by.

She could see ................................ that I was fucking high,

And I don´t think that ..........................................,

But we shared a moment ..............................................

(refrain)

You´re beautiful, You´re beautiful

You´re beautiful . It´s true.

There .......................... an angel with ........................ on her face,

When she ........................ up that I ....................................

But It´s time to face the truth

......................................................

  STUDENT B

 "You are Beautiful"       James Blunt,   2005

...........................................

My love is pure.

I ....................... an angel.

Of that I´m sure.

She .................... at me on the subway.

She was with another man.

But I ........................... no sleep on that,

Cause  ................  got a plan.

 

You´re .................., You´re beautiful,

You´re beautiful, It´s true.

.......................................................,               ( refrain)

And I don´t know what to do.

..........................................................

 

Yeah, ...............................................,

As we ..............................on by.

She could ............. from my face that I ............ fucking high,

And I don´t think that I´ll see her again,

But we shared a moment ..................................................

(refrain)

You´re beautiful, You´re beautiful

You´re beautiful . It´s true.

There ...................... an angel with a smile ..............................,

When she ......................... up that I .....................................

But It´s time to face the truth,

.............................................................

                                                                                                                           

"You are Beautiful"       James Blunt,   2005

My life is brilliant.

My love is pure.

I saw an angel.

Of that I´m sure.

She smiled at me on the subway.

She was with another man.

But I won´t lose no sleep on that,

Cause  I´ve  got a plan.

 

You´re beautiful, You´re beautiful,

You´re beautiful, It´s true.

I saw your face in a crowded place,             ( refrain)

And I don´t know what to do.

Cause I´ll never be with you.

 

Yeah, she caught my eyes,

As we walked on by.

She could see from my face that I was fucking high,

And I don´t think that I´ll see her again,

But we shared a moment that will last till the end

(refrain)

You´re beautiful, You´re beautiful

You´re beautiful . It´s true.

There must be an angel with a smile on her face,

When she thought up that I should be with you.

But It´s time to face the truth,

I will never be with you

2. " Under my Umbrella"   Rihanna

I´m sure you have listened to one of the most popular songs  " Umbrella ". 
If you want to know the lyrics, the translation into Spanish and some facts about the singer, Rihanna, read the following, listen to the song and enjoy it .

 
You had my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark, You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I´ll always share
Because
 [CHORUS]
When the sun Shine
We shine Together
Told you I'll be here Forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'm a stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
 You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
 
These fancy things, Can't come in between
You're part of my entity, Here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is Hard, Together we'll mend your heart
Because 
[CHORUS] 
You can run into my Arms
It's Okay don't be alarmed
(Come into Me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
So Go on and let the Rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
 [CHORUS] 
It's raining
Oh baby it's Raining
baby come into me
Come into me
It's Raining
Oh baby it's raining
You can always come into me
 

Tienes mi corazón, y  nunca nos separaran
Tal vez en las revistas, pero todavía eres mi estrella
Chico, porque en la oscuridad, puedes ver autos brillantes
Y es cuando me necesitas ahí
Contigo siempre compartiré
Porque

( estribillo)

Cuando el sol brilla
Brillaremos juntos
Te conté que estaría aquí por siempre
Dije que siempre seria tu amiga
Lo juro, estaré pegada hasta el final
Sabes que nos tenemos el uno al otro
Puedes quedarte bajo mi paraguas
Puedes quedarte bajo mi paraguas
Ela,Ela eh eh eh
Quedarte bajo mi paraguas
Ela,Ela eh eh eh
Quedarte bajo mi paraguas
Ela,Ela eh eh eh
Quedarte bajo mi paraguas
Ela,Ela eh eh ela

Esas cosas lujosas nunca se interpondrán
Eres parte de mi entidad, de aquí al infinito
Cuando la guerra se lleve su parte
Cuando el mundo haya jugado sus cartas
Y si la mano es dura, juntos podemos reparar tu corazón
Porque

( estribillo)

Puedes correr a mis brazos
Está bien, no te alarmes
Ven a mi
No hay grieta en nuestro amor
Deja la lluvia correr
Estaré todo lo que necesites y más
Porque...

(estribillo)

Llueve, llueve
Oh Chico llueve
Chico ven a mi
Llueve
Oh chico llueve
Siempre puedes acudir a mi
Ven a mi...

 

Rihanna was born on February 20th, 1988 in St Michael ( Barbados ) on the Caribbean coast. She lived  a teenager’s quiet life, until she was discovered in 2004 by productor  Evan Rogers, who was on holidays in the island. She was offered to record a demo in New York with modern rhythm and blues and Caribbean style.
After sending lots of tracks to several record companies, Rihanna finally signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings, she released her first album titled "Music of the Sun", with dance music in 2005. The first single was  "Pon de Replay", reaching top two in the Billboard list. With "Music of the Sun" she got three platinum records, something outstanding for such an unknown singer.

In 2006 Rihanna published  her second album, "A Girl Like Me", reaching number five in the American lists. The first single of the album "SOS", gets top one in the  Billboard, thanks mainly to downloading from on line music shops.

"A Girl Like Me" has more than a dozen songs, dance, reggae, r&b, soul, all mixed with Caribbean rhythms, which makes her music so recognizable. In Spain Rihanna´s music is becoming more and more popular especially her last song " Umbrella", soundtrack in famous TV programmes, a song with a support message: " I'll be there for you if you need me". She also runs a charity (obra benéfica) called "Believe" to help children in need.

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