Green Day - 21 Guns /Listening Practice

                             

  DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S WORTH FIGHTING FOR,

WHEN ITS NOT WORTH  ____________  FOR?

DOES IT TAKE YOUR ____________AWAY

AND YOU FEEL YOURSELF SUFFOCATING?

DOES THE  ____________ WEIGH OUT THE  ____________ ?

AND YOU LOOK FOR A  ____________  TO HIDE?

DID SOMEONE BREAK YOUR  ____________  INSIDE?

YOU'RE IN  ____________  

ONE, 21 GUNS

LAY DOWN YOUR  ____________  

GIVE UP THE  ____________  

ONE, 21  GUNS

THROW UP YOUR ARMS INTO THE  ____________  ,

YOU AND I

WHEN YOU'RE AT THE END OF THE  ____________  

AND YOU LOST ALL SENSE OF  ____________  

AND YOUR THOUGHTS HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL

WHEN YOUR MIND BREAKS THE SPIRIT OF YOUR  ____________  

YOUR FAITH WALKS ON BROKEN  ____________  

AND THE HANGOVER DOESN'T PASS

NOTHING iS EVER BUILT TO LAST

YOU’RE IN  ____________  

ONE, 21  GUNS

LAY DOWN YOUR ____________  

GIVE UP THE  ____________  

ONE, 21  GUNS

THROW UP YOUR ARMS INTO THE  ____________  ,

YOU AND I

DID YOU TRY TO ____________  ON YOUR OWN

WHEN YOU BURNED DOWN THE HOUSE AND HOME?

DID YOU STAND TOO CLOSE TO THE ___________  ?

LIKE A LIAR LOOKING FOR FORGIVENESS FROM A  ____________  

WHEN IT'S TIME TO  ____________  AND LET DIE

AND YOU CAN'T GET ANOTHER TRY

SOMETHING INSIDE THIS  ____________  HAS DIED

YOURE IN  ____________  

ONE, 21 GUNS

LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS

GIVE UP THE  ____________  

ONE, 21 GUNS

THROW UP YOUR ARMS INTO THE  ____________  ,

YOU AND I

Listening to music is one of the best ways to learn a language. This is my first suggestion, one o my favourite songs. 

•  Do you like Green Day? 
•  What is this song about? 
•  What are the missing words? 
• Use the dictionary to look for all the words you don't know 
• If you are a teacher, which songs do you usually play in class?

For teachers and students 

Escuchar canciones es una de las mejores maneras de aprender un idioma. Aquí te dejo una de mis favoritas. ¿qué palabras faltan? ¿qué otras canciones has escuchado en inglés para aprender? Si eres profesor/a, maestro/a ¿qué canciones pones a los alumnos? Espero vuestros comentarios! 

OLIVER TWIST, Charles Dickens

April 23rd is a symbolic day in world literature. It is the international day of the book. It is the international day of the book because two of the best writers , Shakespeare and Cervantes died on 23rd April 1616. Shakespeare was also born that day. Isn't it a coincidence? 

To commemorate this special day, I am going to devote some lines to one of the best books in English literature: Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist is a great story about an orphan boy who is trapped in the London's criminal world. He faces a lot of problems until he discovers his true identity. 

We are reading this book in class and we are going to work with it in depht since this year we celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Since we have read only six chapters, I invite my students and whoever is interested in literature to choose two of the following questions and answer them: 

1. What do we know about Oliver's mother? 

2. Who is the first person who wants to teach a job to Oliver? Which job? 

3. Why was Oliver punished for asking for more soup? Does this depict the economic situation in England at that time? 

4. What is the meaning of these words: artful- dodger- twist . Is there any symbolism in the characters' names? 

5. Tell me something you read about Charles Dickens that you consider interesting. 

6. Have you enjoyed the story so far? What is your opinion about it? 

Oliver Twist, una de las obras más importantes de la literatura inglesa por todo lo que representa y por el gran autor por quien fue escrita. Con esta entrada invito a mis alumnos que la están leyendo y a cualquier otra persona que esté interesada en el tema a escribir algo sobre la obra o su autor. Celebro así a mi manera el día del libro, un día muy representativo para aquellos que aman leer. 

¿Se puede saber idiomas sin viajar?

Os invito a que leáis este artículo. ¿Se puede saber idiomas sin viajar? ¿Domina igual la lengua una persona que ha vivido en el país extranjero que una que no? Dejando un poco de lado lo político del artículo, centrémonos en lo lingüístico. Hay experiencias y opiniones de todo tipo. ¡¡Espero las vuestras!!  

¿Se puede saber idiomas sin viajar? ARTÍCULO EL PAÍS

Don't insist on English!

This is an interesting VIDEO about teaching English and the importance of this foreign language. It shows a different perspective; a different way to see the power of English. 

Watch it and let me know what you think about it: 

• Do you agree with Patricia's point of view? Why? Why not?
• Is the teaching of English based on commercial purposes?
• Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? 
• Does our world need a lingua franca? Or are we giving too much importance to one single language? 
• Is there any word in the speech that you don't know? Do you know the meaning of all the words? 
• Is there anything you want to comment? 

For teachers, intermediate and advanced students and for any English lover. 

Becas para aprender idiomas

Recordad que en el mes de Abril se cierran muchos plazos para solicitar ayudas para realizar cursos de idioma en el extranjero. Las becas van dirigidas a estudiantes y/o docentes que quieran aprender, practicar o perfeccionar la lengua. Mirad bien los requisitos y las fechas.

Aquí os dejo el link:

BECAS MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN