SOMETHING TO SING AND SPEAK Graciela Valdez

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C ontents T h i r dP a r t

SONG 21 Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) SONG 22 Head over Feet (Alanis Morissette) S O N G 23 7 4 1

Gangstas Paradise (Coolio) SONG 24

Dont Speak (No Doubt) S O N G 25

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Torn (Natalie Imbruglia) S O N G 26

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I dont want to wait (Paula Cole ) S O N G 27

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Genie in a Bottle (Christina Aguilera) S O N G 28

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Strong Enough (Cher) S O N G 29

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Everybody ( Backstreet Boys ) S O N G 30

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Take a Bow (Madonna)

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21. Iris
And I'd give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest thing to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life Cause sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming Or the moment of truth in your lies When everything seems like the movies Yeah you bleed just to know your alive And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am I just want you to know who I am I just want you to know who I am I just want you to know who I am

GooGoo Dolls

Iris
GooGoo Dolls
Y no quiero que el mundo me vea Porque no creo que ellos entenderan Cuando todo se ha hecho para romperse Solo quiero que sepas quien soy. Y no puedes pelear con las lgrimas que no brotan O el momento de verdad en tus mentiras Cuando todo se parece a las pelculas. Si, tu sangras slo para saber que an vives. Y no quiero que el mundo me vea Porque no creo que ellos entenderan Cuando todo se ha hecho para romperse Yo solo quiero que sepas quien soy. Solo quiero que sepas quien soy Solo quiero que sepas quien soy Solo quiero que sepas quien soy

Y renuncio por siempre a tocarte. Porque se que me sientes de alguna manera Tu eres lo mas cercano al paraso que haya visto jams Y no quiero volver a casa ahora. Y todo lo que puedo percibir es este momento Y todo lo que puedo respirar es tu vida Porque tarde o temprano se acabar Simplemente no quiero perderte esta noche.

Students Name:___________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________________ Date : _______________

give up to surrender, to stop cause because heaven sky

VOCABULARY
taste sample or experience flavor breathe inhaled or exhaled air aint are not bleed lose blood

Phonetic System ( vowels )

Circle the correct pronunciation for the words or sounds in bold. The letters or sounds between slashes // should be pronounced like the vowels in Spanish.
How do you pronounce e in: And I'd give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest thing to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now How do you pronounce a in: And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life Cause sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight How do you pronounce o in: And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am How do you pronounce the following letters: And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming Or the moment of truth in your lies When everything seems like the movies Yeah you bleed just to know youre alive you fight aint seems tears movies bleed just /ou/ /ai/ /ai/ /e/ /ea/ /ou/ /e/ /u/ /u/ /i/ /i/ /i/ /ia/ /u/ /i/ /o/ /o/ /ei/ /ii/ /ii/ /o/ /ii/
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give forever cause feel ever home and all cause later taste dont to broken who

/i/ /i/ /i/ /i/ /i/ /i/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /a/ /u/ /u/ /u/ /u/

/e/ /e/ /e/ /e/ /e/ /e/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/

/silent/ /silent/ /silent/ /silent/ /silent/ /silent/ /ei/ /ei/ /ei/ /ei/ /ei/ /ou/ /ou/ /ou/ /ou/

Before you give the students the exercise make sure they understand all the sounds represented in //. /i/ like in imn /e/ and /a/ like in mesa /o/ like in oso /u/ like in curso and the double /ii/ or /ee/ mean a long /i/ or a long /e/. Then /ei/ like in Reina, /ai/ like in maiz, /ou/ like in o usted .

Phonetic System ( vowels )

How do you pronounce e in: And I'd give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest thing to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now How do you pronounce a in: And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life Cause sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight How do you pronounce o in: And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am How do you pronounce the following letters: And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming Or the moment of truth in your lies When everything seems like the movies Yeah you bleed just to know youre alive you fight aint seems tears movies bleed just give forever cause feel ever home and all cause later taste dont to broken who

/i/ /i/
/i/ /i/ /i/ /i/

/e/

/e/
/e/ /e/ /e/

/silent/ /silent/ /silent/ /silent/

/silent/ /silent/
/ei/ /ei/ /ei/

/e/

/a/ /a/ /a/ /a/

/a/

/o/

/o/ /o/

/o/ /o/

/ei/ /ei/
/ou/ /ou/ /ou/

/u/

/u/ /u/
/u/

/o/ /o/ /o/

/o/

/ou/

/ai/ /e/ /ea/ /ou/ /e/ /u/

/ai/

/ou/

/i/ /i/ /i/ /ia/ /i/

/u/

/o/

/u/ /o/

/ei/ /ii/ /ii/

/o/

/ii/
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22. Head Over Feet

Alanis Morrisette
I had no choice but to hear you You stated your case time and again I thought about it. You treat me like I am a princess Im not used to liking that You ask how my day was Youve already won me over in spite of me Dont be alarmed if I fall head over feet Dont be surprised if I love you for all that you are Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole Youre so much braver that I gave you credit for Thats not lip service ( repeat chorus ) You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience Youre the best listener that Ive ever met Youre my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long? Ive never felt this healthy before Ive never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now.

Head Over Feet

Alanis Morrisette
No tuve mas remedio que escucharte Planteaste tu situacin y Lo consider Me tratas como si fuera una princesa No estoy acostumbrada y no me encanta Me preguntas como me fue en el da Ya me haz ganado a pesar de mi Y no te alarmes si enloquezco por ti. No te sorprendas si te amo por todo lo que eres Tu amor es inmenso y me absorbi completamente Eres mucho ms valiente de lo que cre Y no es un cumplido. ( repeat chorus ) Eres el portador de cosas incondicionales. Detienes tu vida y la puerta para mi. Gracias por tu paciencia. Eres el mejor confidente que he conocido Eres mi mejor amigo Mejor amigo con ventajas. Porqu me tom tanto tiempo? Nunca me he sentido tan bien Nunca haba querido algo racional Ahora me doy cuenta Ahora me doy cuenta

Students Name:____________________________________________ Grade: _____________ Class and Schedule: _________________________________________ Date : _____________

Modals ( Certainty )
Alanis describes a man who makes her feel SO SPECIAL. She only talks about the way he makes her feel but she doesnt say what he does to make her feel like that. Read the lyrics and make speculations about what this man must/ may / might / could / should / ought to / or have done to make her feel so special. You can use the modals in present or in past depending the situation you are talking about. 1. She says: I had no choice but to hear you a. He must have insisted in many ways until she decided to listen to him. b. He cant have insisted so much. c. He might have insisted so much. 2. She says: You treat me like Im a princess a. He has to open the door of the car for her b. He may have opened the door of the car for her c. He cant have opened the door of the car for her 3. She says: You are so much braver that I gave you credit for a. He must face many problems to be with her. b. He should face many problems to be with her. c. He must have faced many problems to be with her. 4. She says: You are the best listener that Ive ever met. Youre my best friend a. He may be receptive and emotional whenever she talks to him and tells him about what she did or what happened to her. b. He might be receptive and emotional. c. He cant have been receptive and emotional. 5. When she says Ive never felt this healthy before a. She might feel happy, and secure. b. She must have felt happy, and secure. c. She must feel happy, and secure. Now circle the correct modal. This man she talks about 6.should/cant/might/must be a wonderful person to her. He 7. could/ should/cant/might/ be a good friend and she 8. might have/cant have/should have not realized that, until after he insisted so much. Now that she knows him she believes she 9.might have/ cant have/should have given him a chance a lot before, but fortunately now they are together and they 10.cant have/cant/must be very happy.

To fall head over feet-To be crazy about ( You usually say head over heels ) State your case- Make your point Your love is thick- Your love is so big It swallowed me whole-It got me Lip service-Say words without any meaning behind Bearer-The bearer is the one that brings or carries Hold your breath-Breath deeply and dont let the air go. A mother usually holds her breath when the baby is learning to walk. In this case they mean that the man is there basically living for her and trying to please her and help her when she needs. Healthy-Sane Aware-Conscious

Vocabulary

TIP This works for oral production if after doing the exercise you ask the students to give more options of the possible things the man did to make her say what she says, or to make her feel the way she does.

1. She says: I had no choice but to hear you d. He must have insisted in many ways until she decided to listen to him. e. He cant have insisted so much. f. He might have insisted so much. 2. She says: You treat me like Im a princess d. He has to open the door of the car for her e. He may have opened the door of the car for her f. He cant have opened the door of the car for her 3. She says: You are so much braver that I gave you credit for d. He must face many problems to be with her. e. He should face many problems to be with her. f. He must have faced many problems to be with her. 4. She says: You are the best listener that Ive ever met. Youre my best friend d. He may be receptive and emotional whenever she talks to him and tells him about what she did or what happened to her. e. He might be receptive and emotional. f. He cant have been receptive and emotional. 5. When she says Ive never felt this healthy before d. She might feel happy, and secure. e. She must have felt happy, and secure. f. She must feel happy, and secure. Now circle the correct modal. This man she talks about 6.should/cant/might/must be a wonderful person to her. He 7. could/ should/cant/might/ be a good friend and she 8. might have/cant have/should have not realized that, until after he insisted so much. Now that she knows him she believes she 9.might have/ cant have/should have given him a chance a lot before, but fortunately now they are together and they 10.cant have/cant/must be very happy.

23. Ganstas Paradise

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize theres nuthin left Cuz Ive been blasting and laughing so long, that Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone But I aint never crossed a man that didnt deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know thats unheard of You better watch how youre talking, and where youre walking Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip but I gotta loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool Im the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise The getto situation, they got me facin I cant live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watching got me chasing dreams Im an educated fool with money on my mind Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye Im a locd out gangsta set trippin banger And my homies is down so dont arouse my anger, fool Death aint nothing but a heartbeat away, Im living life, do or die, what can I say? Im 23 now but will I live to see 24? The way things are going I dont know Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise Spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybodys running, but half of them aint lookin Whats going on in the kitchen, but I dont know whats cookin Coolio

They say I gotta learn, but nobodys here to teach me If they cant understand it, how can they reach me? I guess they cant, I guess they wont I guess they front, thats why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise Spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise Spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me?

Paraso de Pandilleros
Mientras camino por el valle de la sombra de la muerte Observo mi vida y me doy cuenta de que no queda nada. Porque he desperdiciado demasiado en diversin que An mi madre piensa que mi mente se ha ido. Pero nunca he traicionado a ningn hombre que no lo merezca. Tal vez tratado como punk, tu sabes nadie les escucha. Ms te vale que cuides lo que dices y donde caminas. O tu y tus carnales pueden ser acribillados. Odio encabronarme pero tengo que hablar Mientras crezco me veo en el humo de la pistola, tonto Soy un poco como un pequeo carnal quisiera ser. Pero en las noches estoy de rodillas implorando a la luz de los faroles. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. La situacin del barrio que me llevan a enfrentar No puedo vivir una vida normal. Fui criado a golpes. As es que tengo que ser ley con mi banda. Ver tanta televisin me llev a anhelar sueos. En mi mente soy un tonto educado con dinero. Tengo un bote para mendigar y el brillo del sueo en mis ojos. Yo hablo por la banda encabronndome con la pistola Y mis carnales son ley as es que no me calientes. pendejo. La muerte no es nada ms que un corazn que deja de latir.

Coolio

Yo vivo la vida, hacerlo o morir. Qu me queda? Ahora tengo 23 pero no se si llegar a los 24 Segn como van las cosas: No lo s. Dime porqu estamos tan ciegos para ver Que solamente te hiero a ti y a mi. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros.. Poder y dinero, dinero y poder. Minuto tras minuto, hora tras hora Todo el mundo est corriendo, pero la mitad de ellos ni est viendo. Qu est sucediendo?, No se que estn tramando. Ellos dicen que tengo que aprender, pero nadie est aqu para ensearme. Si ellos no pueden entender esto cmo pueden ensearme? Yo creo que ellos no pueden. Creo que no lo harn Creo que se contradicen, por eso Se que mi vida est perdida, estpido. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Han pasado la mayor parte de sus vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Seguimos pasando la mayora de nuestras vidas viviendo en el paraso de pandilleros. Dime porqu estamos tan ciegos para ver Que solamente te hiero a ti y a mi. Dime porqu estamos tan ciegos para ver Que solamente te hiero a ti y a mi.

Students Name:___________________________________ Grade: ________________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________ Date : ________________

Oral Production ( Project )

Gangstas Paradise
FIRST STAGE
1. Look at the posters the teacher will show you about violence in USA, and guns control, and write down your impressions. 2. Get into groups of 4 and make some conclusions based on your impressions. 3. Be prepared to share your conclusions with the class.

SECOND STAGE
4. 5. 6. Look at the glossary as we talk about the meanings. Listen to Gangstas Paradise as you read the lyrics. Well discuss as a class.

THIRD STAGE ( Homework assignment )

7. Make a poster with the members of your team: Choose at least 4 of the words or expressions on the glossary. Graphically represent the words you selected (using photos from magazines, headlines from newspapers etc.) The size of the poster should be similar to the ones you saw today. You must use the library resources to do this homework and be creative to make it look nice. Be prepared to present your poster to the class tomorrow.

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Evaluation of Poster Project for Gangstas Paradise

Individual Grade Names of Group Members: Group Grade ________________________________________________

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Criteria for Evaluation:

At least 4 words or expressions from the glossary to Gangstas Paradise were included on the poster. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High) Graphics adequately represented each of the words and expressions. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High) The poster was the correct size and was easy to see and understand. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High) It is clear that library resources were used for this poster. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High) The poster and the presentation made a statement about gun violence and/or gun control. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High) Everyone in the group spoke during the presentation. 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Low) (High)

Total: Comments:

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Make a poster for the students using articles about violence and Guns Control in USA.

Vocabulary
1. blasting: (verb: to blast): to party or have a good time; also: to use a gun 2. aint never: (verb with adverb) have never aint never crossed a man means have never double crossed or cheated a man 3. punk: (noun) someone who is weak and worth very little, someone whom others dont respect 4. watch how youre talking: (verb) be careful of what you are saying 5. homies: (plural noun. singular: homey) A shortened form of home boy. A home boy is a very good friend, someone who is like a family member to you. Home boy is also the name of someone who is in the same gang as you are. you and your homies might be lined in chalk: When someone is shot and dies, the police draw an outline around the persons body with chalk. When the body is taken away, all that remains on the road or pavement is the shape of the body. The narrator is threatening you by saying that you and your friends might be murdered. 6. to trip: (verb) to get very angry or too emotional; to freak out or go crazy. Im trippin means Im losing control or going crazy. 7. to loc: (verb) to speak I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc means I hate to lose control, but I have to say what I am thinking. 8. pistol: (noun) gun 9. fool: (noun) idiot 10. G, gangsta, or gang banger: (noun) gangster/a person in a gang/criminal 11. paradise: (noun) heaven, a perfect place where there are no troubles 12. getto: (noun) the correct spelling is ghetto. A neighborhood that is separated from the surrounding city, although the people there do not want to live apart from everyone else; Ghettos are usually poor communities for people who are racial or ethnic minorities. For example, during World War II, Polish Jews were forced to live in ghettos. They were ghettoized.

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13. stripes: (plural noun; singular: stripe) the wounds or scars that appear on your skin when you are beaten or hit raised by the stripes means raised in a violent way. The narrator could be saying that his home life and his community were violent when he was a child. 14. hood: (noun) an abbreviation for neighborhood 15. tin: (noun) a cup or can made out of the metal, tin. It is used by beggars to collect money. 16. gleam: (noun) a brightness or shininess Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye means that the narrator is begging for money and that he is greedy. 17. down or down with: (adjective) to be cool or popular among your peers (people your age, in your social group.) I gotta be down with the hood team means I must fit in or be liked by my peers in my neighborhood. My homies is down means My friends are cool. 18. front (verb): to lie, to say one thing and do another

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24. Don't Speak

You and me We used to be together Every day together always I really feel I'm losing my best friend I can't believe This could be the end It looks as though you're letting go And if it's real, Well I don't want to know Dont speak I know just what youre saying So please stop explaining Dont tell me cause it hurts Our memories They can be inviting But some are altogether Mighty frightening As we die, both you and I With my head in my hands I sit and cry Its all ending I gotta stop pretending who we are You and me I can see us dying... are we? CHORUS

No Doubt

Calla
Tu y yo Solamos estar juntos Cada da siempre juntos Realmente siento Que estoy perdiendo a mi mejor amigo No puedo creer Que esto pueda ser el final Parece sin embargo que te das por vencido Y si es real, Pues no quiero saberlo. Calla Se lo que estas diciendo As es que deja de explicar No me digas porque duele. Nuestros recuerdos Pueden ser tentadores Pero algunas son en conjunto Algo aterrador. Mientras morimos tu y yo. Con my cabeza en las manos Me siento a llorar. Todo se acaba Debo dejar de pretender quienes somos. Tu y yo. Puedo ver que morimos es cierto? Verso.

No Doubt

youre letting go-youre giving up stop pretending- dont make believe what is not real. I can see us dying- This is over frightening - scary altogether - wholly
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VOCABULARY

Students Name:____________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: ________________________________________ Date : ______________

Grammar Discovery
You can substitute what is underlined for some other similar parts of speech as long as it make sense. Identify the parts of speech and the possible substitutes then make your own versions for the following stanza. Original 1. You and me 2. We used to be together 3. Every day together always 4. I really feel 5. I'm losing my best friend 6. I can't believe 7. This could be the end 1. 2. 3. 4. Modified 1. He and she (example) 2. ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ 4. I really feel. 5. ___________________________________________ 6. I cant believe 7. ___________________________________________

The parts of speech for number one are called : ___________________________________________ The three parts underlined in the second are : _____________ , ______________ and ____________ The two parts underlined in this line are: ___________________________ and __________________ This is a phrase, write a possible complement for it.

Find and explain the grammar mistake in the first sentence. Now underline in this stanza the parts you can possibly substitute and make your own version of it. Dont speak I know just what youre saying So please stop explaining Dont tell me cause it hurts _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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Grammar Discovery
You can substitute the what is underlined for some other similar parts of speech as long as it make sense. Identify the parts of speech and the possible substitutes then make your own versions for the following stanza. Original 1. You and me 2. We used to be together 3. Every day together always 4. I really feel 5. I'm losing my best friend 6. I can't believe 7. This could be the end 1. 2. 3. 4. Modified (answers may vary) 1. He and she (example)/ different personal pronouns 2. They used to shop together 3. Every Sunday together always 4. I really feel. 5. They are falling in love 6. I cant believe 7. This could end up in marriage

The parts of speech for number one are called: personal pronouns The two parts underlined in the second are: personal pronoun and verb The two parts underlined in this line are: adverb of frequency This is a phrase, write a possible complement for it.

Find and explain the grammar mistake in the first sentence. You and me: One is a personal pronoun and the other is an object pronoun, both should be personal pronouns. They are the subject NOT THE OBJECT of the sentence so the object pronoun me is not correct. You can use this expression when they are the object of a preposition like: Between you and me.... Now underline in this stanza the parts you can possibly substitute and make your own version of it. ORIGINAL Dont speak I know just what youre saying So please stop explaining Dont tell me cause it hurts The options to complete the modified version may vary. MODIFIED _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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25. Torn
l thought l saw a man brought to life He was warm he came around like he was dignified He showed me what it was to cry Well you couldn't be that man l adored You don't seem to know or seem to care what your heart is for l don't know him anymore There's nothin' where he used to lie My conversation has run dry That's what's goin' on Nothin's fine l'm torn l'm all out of faith This is how l feel l'm cold and l am shamed Lying naked on the floor lllusion never changed

Natalie Imbruglia :

lnto something real l'm wide awake and l can see the perfect sky is torn Your'e a little late l'm already torn So l guess the fortune teller's right l should have seen just what was there and not some holy light But now you crawled beneath my veins and now l don't care l have no luck l don't miss it all that much There's just so many things That l can't touch l'm torn There's nothing where he used to lie My inspiration has run dry That's what goin' on Nothing's right l'm torn

Desgarrada
Natalie Imbruglia : convirtindose en realidad Estoy completamente despierta y puedo ver que el cielo perfecto est desgarrado Llegas algo tarde ya estoy desgarrada Creo que la adivinadora tena razn. deb haber visto solamente lo que haba ah y no alguna luz divina Pero ahora te arrastras por mis venas y ahora no se, no tengo suerte No lo extrao tanto. Simplemente hay muchas cosas que no puedo tocar Estoy desgarrada. No hay nada de lo que l sola ser. Mi inspiracin se agot Eso es lo que sucede Nada est bien estoy desgarrada.

Pens haber visto un hombre que volvi a la vida Era clido, se recuper como si fuese una divinidad Me ense lo que era llorar Bien, no puedes ser ese hombre que ador No pareces saber o no parece importarte para qu es tu corazn No lo conozco mas No hay nada de lo que sola ser Mi conversacin se ha acabado Eso es lo que sucede Nada est bien estoy desgarrada Estoy completamente sin fe As es como me siento Estoy fra y avergonzada Yazgo desnuda en el piso. La ilusin nunca cambia

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Students Name:___________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: ________________________________________ Date : ______________

Sentence Completion:
Work in pairs to complete each line with one of the sentence endings in the envelope your teacher will give you.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

I thought He was warm He showed Well you You don't what your heart is for There's nothin' where he used to lie. That's what's goin' on. l'm all out of faith .This is how l feel l'm cold and l am shamed. Lying naked on the floor lllusion never changed into something real l'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn. Your'e a little late l'm already torn. So l guess the just what was there But now you crawled and now l don't care l don't There's just so many things There's nothing where he used to lie. Thats whats goin on.

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VOCABULARY
come around to recover nothin Nothing out of faith I cant trust any more shamed feeling of disgrace naked nude, without clothes wide awake completely alert torn into pieces crawled beneath my veins dragged inside my veins

Xerox and cut up. Cut the left margin off the words. Place sets of words in envelopes. Make one envelope and one worksheet per each group of students (3 to 5 students) (be sure to mix the papers).

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

l saw a man brought to life he came around like he was dignified showed me what it was to cry couldn't be that man l adored seem to know or seem to care l don't know him anymore My conversation has run dry Nothin's fine l'm torn l'm all out of faith .This is how l feel l'm cold and l am shamed. Lying naked on the floor lllusion never changed into something real l'm wide awake and l can see, the perfect sky is torn Your'e a little late l'm already torn. fortune teller's right l should have seen and not some holy light beneath my veins l have no luck miss it all that much That l can't touch. Im torn. There's nothing where he used to lie. That's what goin' on.

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26. I Don't Want To Wait

So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I. you know that if we are to stay alive. Then see the peace in every eye. She had two babies. One was six months, one was three In the war of '44. Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging When she thought it was God calling her. Oh would her son grow to know his father? (chorus) I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, I want to know right now what will it be. I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, Will it be yes or will it be sorry? He showed up all wet on the rainy front step Wearing shrapnel in his skin. And the war he saw lives inside him still Its so hard to be gentle and warm. The years pass by And now he has granddaughters (chorus) You look at me from across the room Youre wearing your anguish again Believe me I know the feeling It sucks you into the jaws deeply my love All we have is this very moment And I dont want to do what his father, and his father, and his father did, I want to be here now. So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I You know that if we are to stay alive, Then see the peace in every eye. (chorus)
Paula Cole

Bien brete a la luz de la maana, y haz una pequea oracin por mi. Sabes que si hemos de permanecer vivos. Hemos entonces de ver paz en cada rostro.

No quiero esperar
(estribillo)

Paula Cole

Es tan duro ser amable y clido Los aos pasan y ahora el tiene nietos

Ella tena dos bebs uno de seis meses y uno de tres en la guerra del 44. Con cada llamada los corazones palpitaban cuando pensaba que Dios le llamaba. Oh su hijo crecera para conocer a su padre? (estribillo) No quiero esperar que nuestras vidas terminen, Quiero saber ahora qu pasar. No quiero esperar que nuestras vidas terminen, Va a ser si? o va a ser lo siento? El apareci todo hmedo en el frente lluvioso Usando fragmentos de concha en su piel. Y la guerra que vio an vive dentro de l

Me miras a travs de la habitacin Nuevamente traes tu angustia encima Creme, conozco el sentimiento Te absorbe profundamente en sus fauces mi amor. Todo lo que tenemos es este momento y no quiero hacer lo que su padre y su padre y su padre hicieron quiero estar aqu ahora. As que brete a la luz de la maana, y di una oracin por mi Tu sabes que si hemos de permanecer vivos, debemos entonces ver la paz en cada rostro.. (estribillo)
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Students Name:___________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: ________________________________________ Date : _____________

About Sentences:
A sentence is a group of words that makes sense by itself. A fragment is a part of a sentence that does not make sense alone. A sentence can tell you something. Every sentence must begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.

Choose a phrase from the first flower and match it to a phrase in the second flower to make a complete sentence, then write in parenthesis the tense and the form.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

CHALLENGE: Add words of your own to the fragments to make complete sentences. Its so hard All we have I want to

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Students Name:__________________________________________ Grade: ________________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________________ Date : _______________

Words that Describe:

Sometimes you have noun modifiers that also describe a word, or compounds An adverb can be a describing word. It usually tells something about a verb. Adverbs often end with the letters ly. Identify and circle all the words that describe and tell how are they describing such word. Circle with one color the ones that describe things and with a different color the ones that describe verbs. So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I. you know that if we are to stay alive. Then see the peace in every eye. She had two babies. One was six months, one was three In the war of '44. Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging When she thought it was God calling her. Oh would her son grow to know his father? (chorus) I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, I want to know right now what will it be. I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, Will it be yes or will it be sorry? He showed up all wet on the rainy front step Wearing shrapnel in his skin. And the war he saw lives inside him still Its so hard to be gentle and warm. The years pass by And now he has granddaughters (chorus) You look at me from across the room Youre wearing your anguish again Believe me I know the feeling It sucks you into the jaws deeply my love All we have is this very moment And I dont want to do what his father, and his father, and his father did, I want to be here now. So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I You know that if we are to stay alive, Then see the peace in every eye. (chorus)

An adjective is a describing word. It tells more about a noun. Adjectives help make a sentence more interesting.

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in every eye- looking at every face grow- become larger, raise. showed up- appear shrapnel- shell fragments skin- outer covering

VOCABULARY

sucks- draw into or from jaws-bones that make up bottom part of mouth prayer- An expression of thoughts directed to a deity heartbeat stinging- A single complete pulsation of the heart causing a sharp pain. gentle- mild, easy-going, quiet

The activity about sentences is recommended for basic students while the activity about words that describe is recommended for Intermediate and advanced students.

About Sentences:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I know the feeling. ( simple present-affirmative) I dont want to wait (simple present-negative) She had two babies (simple past-affirmative) He showed up all wet ( simple past-affirmative) Youre wearing your anguish (present progressive-affirmative)

Words that Describe:

Bold are describing nouns and Italics are describing verbs. So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I. you know that if we are to stay alive. Then see the peace in every eye. She had two babies. One was six months, one was three In the war of '44. Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging When she thought it was God calling her. Oh would her son grow to know his father? (chorus) I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, I want to know right now what will it be. I don't want to wait for our lives to be over, Will it be yes or will it be sorry? He showed up all wet on the rainy front step Wearing shrapnel in his skin. And the war he saw lives inside him still Its so hard to be gentle and warm. The years pass by And now he has granddaughters (chorus) You look at me from across the room Youre wearing your anguish again Believe me I know the feeling It sucks you into the jaws deeply my love All we have is this very moment And I dont want to do what his father, and his father, and his father did, I want to be here now. So open up your morning light, And say a little prayer for I You know that if we are to stay alive, Then see the peace in every eye. (chorus)

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27. Genie In A Bottle

oh... I feel like Ive been locked up tight For a century of lonely nights; Waiting for someone To release me. Youre licking your lips and blowing kisses my way, But that dont mean Im gonna give it away; Pre-chorus: Baby, baby, baby. (Baby, baby, baby.) Oh whoa... My bodys saying lets go. Oh whoa... But my heart is saying no. Chorus: If you wanna be with me, baby, theres a price you have to pay. Im a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way. If you wanna be with me, I can make your wish come true. You gotta make a big impression, I gotta like what you do. Im a genie in a bottle, baby. Gotta rub me the right way, honey. Im a genie in a bottle, baby, Come, come, come and let me out. The musics playing and the lights down low, One more dance and then were good to go; Waiting for someone Who needs me. My heart is beating at the speed of light, But that dont mean its gotta be tonight; Pre-chorus: If you wanna be with me, baby, theres a price you have to pay. Im a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way. If you wanna be with me, I can make your wish come true. Come and set me free, baby, and Ill be with you. Im a genie in a bottle, baby. Gotta rub me the right way, honey. Im a genie in a bottle, baby, Come, come, come and let me out. Pre-chorus : If you wanna be with me, baby, theres a price you have to pay. Im a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way. If you wanna be with me, I can make your wish come true. You gotta make a big impression, I gotta like what you do. If you wanna be with me, baby, theres a price you have to pay. Im a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way. If you wanna be with me, I can make your wish come true. Chorus: Come and set me free, baby, and Ill be with you. Im a genie in a bottle, baby, Come, come, come and let me out.

Christina Aguilera

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Genio en una botella

Oh... Siento como si hubiera estado encerrada Por un milenio de noches solitarias; Esperando a alguien Que me liberara. Humedeces tus labios Y me lanzas besos, Pero eso no significa Que ceder Pre-coro: Nene, nene, nene. Nene, nene, nene. Oh whoa... Mi cuerpo dice vamos. Oh whoa... Pero mi corazn dice no. Chorus: Si quieres estar conmigo, nene Tienes que pagar un precio. Soy un genio en una botella, Tienes que frotar correctamente. Si quieres estar conmigo, Puedo hacer tus sueos realidad. Tienes que impresionarme, Me tiene que agradar lo que haces. Soy el genio en una botella nene Tienes que frotar correctamente, cielo. Soy el genio en una botella nene, Ven, ven, ven y librame. La msica toca y las luces a medias, Una pieza mas y estamos listos para irnos; Esperando a alguien Que me necesite. Mi corazn est palpitando a la velocidad De la luz, Pero eso no significa que ser esta noche; Pre-coro: Si quieres estar con migo nene, Hay un precio que tienes que pagar. Soy el genio en la botella, Tienes que frotar correctamente. Si quieres estar conmigo, Puedo hacer tus deseos realidad. Ven y librame nene, Y estar contigo. Soy el genio en una botella, nene. Debes frotar correctamente, cielo. Soy el genio en una botella, nene, Ven, ven, ven y librame. Pre-coro : Si quieres estar conmigo nene, Tienes que pagar un precio. Soy el genio en una botella, Tienes que frotar correctamente. Si quieres estar conmigo, Puedo hacer tus deseos realidad. Debes impresionarme, Me tiene que gustar lo que haces. Si quieres estar conmigo nene Tienes que pagar un precio. Soy el genio en una botella, Tienes que frotar correctamente. Si quieres estar conmigo, Puedo hacer tus deseos realidad. Coro: Ven y librame nene Y estar contigo. Soy el genio en una botella nene, Ven, ven, ven y librame.

Christina Aguilera

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Students Name:__________________________________________ Grade: _______________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________________ Date : _______________

Collage Song:
Your teacher will give you an envelope with some words and drawings. Match the words with the pictures that represent them. Now listen to the song and complete the lyrics with your pictures.

oh... I feel like Ive been tight for a century of lonely ;

Waiting for someone to release me. Youre licking your and blowing kisses my way, But that dont mean Im gonna give it away. Pre-chorus: Baby, baby, baby. (Baby, baby, baby.) Oh whoa... My bodys saying lets go. Oh whoa... But my saying no. is
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Students Name:___________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: ________________________________________ Date : ______________

Chorus: If you wanna be with me, baby, theres a price you have to .

Im a genie in , you gotta rub me the right way. If you wanna be with me, I can make your wish come true. You gotta make a big impression, I gotta like what you do. Im a genie in , baby. Gotta rub me the right way, honey.

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Students Name:___________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Class and Schedule: ________________________________________ Date : ______________

Im a genie in a bottle, baby, Come, come, come and let me out. The is playing and the lights

down low, One more and then were good to go; waiting for someone Who needs me. My is beating at the speed of light,but that dont mean its gotta be tonight. Pre-chorus Pre-chorus Chorus

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Get students work in groups of three. Xerox, cut up and paste on cards, introduce the papers in an envelope. Make as many envelopes as groups you have in your classroom. First you give the students the envelope for then to match the words and the pictures, then you pick up the words and leave the drawings. Play the song for the students to complete using the drawings.

1. locked up 2. nights 3. lips 4. heart 5. pay 6. a bottle 7. a bottle 8. music 9. dance 10. heart

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28.Strong Enough
Cher

I don't need your sympathy There's nothing you can say or do for me And I don't want a miracle You'll never change for no one I hear your reasons why Where did you sleep last night? And was she worth it, was she worth it? 'Cos I'm strong enough To live without you Strong enough and I quit crying Long enough now I'm strong enough To know you gotta go There's no more to say So save your breath And then walk away No matter what I hear you say I'm strong enough to know you gotta go So you feel misunderstood Baby, have I got news for you On being used, I could write the book You don't wanna hear about it

I've been losing sleep You've been going cheap She ain't worth half of me it's true I'm telling you Now I'm strong enough To live without you Strong enough and I quit crying Long enough now I'm strong enough To know you gotta go Come hell or waters high You'll never see me cry This is our last goodbye, it's true I'm telling you That I'm strong enough To live without you Strong enough and I quit crying Long enough now I'm strong enough To know you gotta go There's no more to say So save your breath And then walk away No matter what I hear you say I'm strong enough to know you gotta go

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Suficientemente Fuerte
Cher He ido perdiendo el sueo Tu te haz rebajado Ella no vale ni la mitad de mi, es cierto Yo te lo aseguro. Ahora soy suficientemente fuerte Para vivir sin ti Suficientemente fuerte y dejo de llorar Es suficiente tiempo, ahora soy fuerte para saber que Te tienes que ir. Vengan infiernos o diluvios Nunca me vers llorar Este es nuestro ltimo adis, es verdad. Te digo Que soy suficientemente fuerte. Para vivir sin ti Suficientemente fuerte I dejo de llorar Es suficiente tiempo y ahora soy fuerte Para saber que te tienes que ir. No hay ms que decir As es que ahrrate la salive Y luego mrchate No importa lo que te escuche decir. Soy suficientemente fuerte para saber que tienes que irte.

No necesito tu lstima No hay nada que puedas hacer o decir por mi Y no quiero un milagro Nunca vas a cambiar por nadie. Escucho tus razones porque Dnde dormiste anoche? Y vali la pena? vali ella la pena? Porque soy suficientemente fuerte Para vivir sin ti Suficientemente fuerte I basta de llorar Hace tiempo ahora soy suficientemente fuerte Para saber que tienes que ir No hay mas que decir Ahrrate la saliva Y luego mrchate No importa lo que te escuche decir Soy suficientemente fuerte para saber Que te tienes que ir As que te sientes incomprendido Cario, te tengo una noticia Respecto a ser usado, podra escribir un libro Que no vas a querer escuchar

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VOCABULARY
Sympathy understanding, compassion Worth equal value Quit crying stop crying Save your breath dont say anything Misunderstood not appreciated Loosing sleep not being able to sleep Go cheap turn inferior, dishonest Come hell or waters it is a phrase to say no matter how hard the problems will be I will face them. The purpose of the activity is to make students use the correct word order for adjective + enough and too + adjective and understand that they use too with a adjectives that have a negative implication : like too expensive, too ugly, too stupid. Students have to identify the word in each pair that will be used with too and the other will be used with enough and the negative form in order to say the same thing: She is too stupid / she is not intelligent enough

Instructions to use the Chart:

Divide the class in groups of 3 or 4 ( maximum ), Photocopy the Chart and give every team one chart One member from team 1 will give a letter and a number for team 2. For example: (Letter c, Number 3 ) One member from team 2 has 5 seconds to make two sentences with the same meaning using both words, too and enough. (She is too stupid/ She is not intelligent enough ) Now a member from team 2 picks a number and a letter for team 3 and so on until all teams have made up their sentences. Very frequently theres one student in a team who wants to give all the answers, dont let the same student give the answer. Everyone should participate. The typical mistake will be to use the wrong word order or the positive idea with too like she is too intelligent or she is not stupid enough. If they have a mistake they dont get the point. If one student who already answered gives another sentence the team doesnt get the point. If they take more than 5 seconds they dont get the point. (You can decide if 5 seconds is enough, depending the level and the class, when the student starts saying the sentence you stop counting to let the student concentrate on the answer).

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29.Everybody
Everybody Rock your body Everybody Rock your body right Backstreet's Back all right Oh my God we're back again Brothers, sisters, everybody sing We're gonna bring the flavor show you how I've gotta question for ya Better answer now

Backstreet Boys

Now throw your hands up in the air And wave 'em around like you just don't care If you wanna party let me hear you yell 'Cause we've got it goin' on again Pre-chorus (Chorus) So everybody, everywhere Don't be afraid, don't have no fear Gonna tell the world, make it understand As long as there'll be music we'll be coming back again

Pre chorus: Am I original? (yeah) / Am I the only one? (yeah) / Am I sexual (yeah) /Am I everything you need? You better rock your body now. Chorus

Todo el mundo

Backstreet Boys

Todo el mundo Muevan su cuerpo Todo el mundo Muevan su cuerpo as Backstreet estn de regreso muy bien Oh Dios mo hemos vuelto de nuevo Hermanos, hermanas, todo el mundo cante Vamos a traer el sabor para mostrarte como Tengo una pregunta para ti Mejor contesta ahora

Ahora sacude tus manos en el aire Y muvelas como si nada te preocupara Si quieres divertirte, djame escucharte gritar 'Porque tenemos que armarla de nuevo Pre-coro (Estribillo) As que todo el mundo donde quiera No teman, no tengan miedo. Voy a decirle al mundo, hacerlo entender Siempre que haya msica Seguiremos regresando otra vez.

Pre-coro: Soy original? (si) / Soy el nico? (si) / Soy sexy? (si ) /Soy todo lo que necesitas? Mas vale que muevas tu cuerpo ahora. Estribillo

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Students Name:__________________________________________ Grade: _______________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________________ Date : _______________

VOCABULARY Throw your hands up put your hands up. wave' em around move them around. wanna party want to have fun, want to have a social gathering. yell cry out or utter loudly. cause weve got it goin on again Because we got to make it happen again. rock your body Move back and forth. Ive got a question for ya I have a question for you.

Phonetic System ( consonants )

Circle the correct pronunciation for the words or sounds in bold. The letters or sounds between slashes // should be pronounced like the vowels in Spanish.
The following stanza will help you identify the pronunciation of the /r/ at the beginning, in the middle and in the end of the words. Listen carefully and try to pronounce it properly. This is one of the sounds that makes the hard Spanish accent. Stress goes on the _______ syllable: Everybody Rock your body Everybody Rock your body right Backstreet's Back all right /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/

This stanza will help you identify the pronunciation for the /b/ and the /v/. The first sound is pronounce with both lips while the other is pronounced with your upper teeth and the bottom lip. Stress goes on the ________ syllable: Oh my God we're back again Brothers, sisters, everybody sing We're gonna bring the flavor show you how I've gotta question for ya Better answer now /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second /third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/

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/r/ is a retroflex sound which is not easy to pronounce for Spanish speakers. In English the tip of the tongue doesnt touch the palate while in Spanish it touches and makes vibration. One strategy to help your students pronounce this sound is to ask them to put a pencil in their mouth and say words with r using the pencil so that they understand the movement of the tongue. /b/ /v/ It is important to emphasize the difference between the bilabial sound and the dental one so that they will make the difference. The following stanza will help you identify the pronunciation of the /r/ at the beginning, in the middle and in the end of the words. Listen carefully and try to pronounce it properly. This is one of the sounds that makes the hard Spanish accent. Stress goes on the _______ syllable: Everybody Rock your body Everybody Rock your body right Backstreet's Back all right /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/

This stanza will help you identify the pronunciation for the /b/ and the /v/. The first sound is pronounce with both lips while the other is pronounced with your upper teeth and the bottom lip. Stress goes on the ________ syllable: Oh my God we're back again Brothers, sisters, everybody sing We're gonna bring the flavor show you how I've gotta question for ya Better answer now /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/ /first/second /third/fourth/ /first/second/third/fourth/

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30.Take A Bow
Take a bow, the night is over This masquerade is getting older Light are low, the curtains down There's no one here [There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd] Say your lines but do you feel them Do you mean what you say when there's no one around [no one around] Watching you, watching me, one lonely star [One lonely star you don't know who you are] Chorus: I've always been in love with you [always with you] I guess you've always known it's true [you know it's true] You took my love for granted, why oh why The show is over, say good-bye Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye Make them laugh, it comes so easy When you get to the part Where you're breaking my heart [breaking my heart] Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown

Madonna

[Just make 'em smile the whole world loves a clown] Wish you well, I cannot stay You deserve an award for the role that you played [role that you played] No more masquerade, you're one lonely star [One lonely star and you don't know who you are] (chorus, repeat) Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye All the world is a stage [world is a stage] And everyone has their part [has their part] But how was I to know which way the story'd go How was I to know you'd break [You'd break, you'd break, you'd break] You'd break my heart I've always been in love with you [I've always been in love with you] Guess you've always known You took my love for granted, why oh why The show is over, say good-bye (chorus) Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye Say good-bye

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Haz una reverencia

Haz una reverencia, la noche ya termin Este espejismo se est desvaneciendo Las luces son tenues y el teln se cierra No hay nadie aqu (No hay nadie aqu, no hay nadie en el pblico) Di tus lneas pero las sientes? Realmente sientes lo que dices? Cuando no hay nadie alrededor ( nadie alrededor ) Mirndote, mirndome, Una estrella solitaria ( ona estrella solitaria que no sabe quien es ) Estribillo Siempre he estado enamorada de ti. (siempre de ti) Creo que siempre lo haz sabido (tu sabes que es cierto) Diste mi amor por hecho, Porqu o porqu? El espectculo termin, di adis Di adis (adiosito), Di adis Hazlos rer , Es tan loco Cuando llegas a la parte Donde rompes mi corazn. ( rompiendo mi corazn ) Te escondes tras tu sonrisa, Todo el mundo ama al payaso

Madonna

( Solo hazlos rer todo el mundo ama al payaso ) Te deseo el bien, No me puedo quedar Mereces un premio por la interpretacin de tu papel. (interpretacin de tu papel ) No ms espejismos, Eres una estrella solitaria (Una estrella solitaria y no sabes quien eres) ( coro ) Di adis (adiosito), di adis. Todo el mundo es un escenario (el mundo es un escenario ) Y cada uno tiene su parte (tiene su parte) pero cmo iba yo a saber el argumento de la historia. Cmo iba a saber que romperas. (romperas, romperas, romperas) Romperas mi corazn. Siempre he estado enamorada de ti (Siempre he estado enamorada de ti) Creo que siempre lo haz sabido Tomaste por hecho mi amor, porqu? porqu? El espectculo termin di adis. (coro ) Di adis ( adiosito ), di adis Di adis

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Students Name:__________________________________________ Grade: ________________ Class and Schedule: _______________________________________Date : ________________

bow bend masquerade disguise, act under false pretences award to grant or declare as merited or due crowd a large number of persons or things gathered together granted to accord as a favor deserve to be worthy of stage a raised platform

VOCABULARY

The Writing Process:

A Paragraph is a group of sentences that tell about one idea or thing. The first word should be indented ( it starts a little to the right of the left-hand margin). The main idea is usually introduced in a sentence called the topic sentence, which usually states an idea or attitude about the topic known as the controlling idea of the whole paragraph. You can follow this formula to write your topic sentence : A limited topic ( Music ) + a specific impression ( helps people relax ) = topic sentence . The first part is the topic and the second is the controlling Idea. Study the topic sentences that follow. Circle the controlling Idea and underline the topic in each sentence. 1. All the world loves a clown. 2. People can hide their emotions very well. 3. People say things they dont mean. 4. Once romanticism disappears, love is over. 5. All the world is a stage. Read the following weak topic sentences. Rewrite each one to make it more specific. 1. All the world loves a clown._____________________________________________________________ 2. All the world is a stage.________________________________________________________________ 3. Life is a masquerade.__________________________________________________________________ 4. Men say things they dont feel.__________________________________________________________ 5. Women are so dramatic._______________________________________________________________

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The Writing Process:

1. All the world loves a clown. 2. People can hide their emotions very well. 3. People say things they dont mean. 4. Once romanticism disappears, love is over. 5. All the world is a stage. Read the following weak topic sentences. Rewrite each one to make it more specific. 6. All the world loves a clown Children love clowns 7. All the world is a stage Some dramas of the world are like those on stage 8. Life is a masquerade The illusion of a perfect love is a masquerade 9. Men say things they dont feel When people get angry they tend to say things they dont really feel 10. Women are so dramatic When braking up with their couples women take many very dramatic decisions

Follow-up Activity :
Now you can ask your students write a paragraph using one of the topic sentences. Ask them to pick any of the topic sentences previously provided and write down a paragraph about it. The song talks about life as stage and people like actors. They can use any of those ideas and the vocabulary from the song to write a paragraph. They can also write about any of the topic sentences provided like: smoking is a bad habit. It is up to them to use any of them.

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INTELIGENCIAS MLTIPLES

Something to Sing and Speak

Something to Sing and Speak Graciela Valdez Vera (author) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or Transmitted, in any form or by any means without the Prior permission of Multiples Int. Co.