CANCIONES PARA TRABAJAR EN EL AULA
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
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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
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STUDENT B
"You are Beautiful" James Blunt, 2005
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"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
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 .
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Rihanna was born on February 20th,
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.