Viva la Vida Lyrics - Coldplay

INTERESTING VOCABULARY

To rule 

To own

To roll the dice 

Fear

Crowd

Cavalry

Choir

Sword

Shield

Field

Drums

Puppet

String 

THE BEATLES

Why did The Beatles become so famous? Where were they from? What were their lyrics about? For a rainy and cold afternoon like the one today, here you have one of their most nostalgic and emblematic songs. Read the lyrics and enjoy the music!! Then, write a comment and tell me things you know  about The Beatles or their music. 

Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye (With Lyrics)

This song in now one of the most famous songs in the UK and also in Spain. Let's  work with it to review some aspects of the language. Read this and then listen to the song: 

• lonely -------> solo, solitario. Do you know the difference between alone and lonely? You are alone when you are with nobody else. You can feel lonely when you are with people. 
• ache ------->  dolor . Do you know how to pronounce this word? Listen to the song!
• addicted to -------> adicto a. Remember you need the preposition to after addicted. 
• kinda -------> kind of
• make sense -------> tener sentido. I'm tired of writing "this doesn't make sense in my students' essays!"
• Remember that glad is a synonym of happy
• cut somebody off -------> desentenderse de alguien, aislar a alguien
• even -------> incluso. This is a very common word in English. English speakers use it a lot. I don't even know his name
• though  -------> although . It is always at the end of the sentence 
• stoop low -------> rebajarse, llegar tan bajo
• used to + infinitive -------> solía. Very common in English to talk about our past lives
• screw somebody over -------> jugársela a alguien
• rough -------> hard, difficult

Did you like the song? What do you know about his singer Gotye? What kind of music does he play and sing? Feel free to give your opinion! 

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!