INSTITUCIN EDUCATIVA LA ESMERALDA

SEVENTH
ENGLISH

NAME: ________________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________________

1. Read James Blunts biography and answer the questions.

JAMES BLUNT
James Blunt, an English singer-songwriter and musician, started his career as a commissioned officer in the British
Army. He rose to the rank of army captain and saw action in the strife-torn Kosovo region. After six years of service,
he decided to resign from the army to focus on his musical career. He changed his name from James Hillier Blount to
James Blunt. He signed with EMI, before securing a recording contract with Atlantic Records and Custard Records.
His debut studio album, Back to Bedlam, initially attracted little critical attention and his live performances received
somewhat mixed reviews, where his lack of performing experience became apparent. However, soon his debut album
garnered popularity with the masses and the single You're Beautiful from the album propelled him to stardom.
Another single Goodbye My Lover from the same album became immensely popular and Blunt started being
recognized for his musical talents. The album sold several million copies worldwide and featured on the UK Albums
Chart and also earned great success in the US. His second album, All the Lost Souls, topped the charts in over 20
countries. His other albums, Some Kind of Trouble and Moon Landing, also did exceedingly well on the charts. The
singer has won many accolades especially for his debut album and continues to perform in live shows and concerts.

2. Answer the following questions.

a. Who is James Blunt? _______________________________________________________
b. Where is he from? _________________________________________________________
c. When was he born? ________________________________________________________
d. What does he do? __________________________________________________________
e. What was his first single? ____________________________________________________

3. Listen the song and complete the song with the verbs in the chart

Smiled was caught got Saw(3) crowded (2) shared walked thought

MY LIFE IS BRILLIANT

My life is brilliant
My love is pure
I ________ an angel
Of that I'm sure
She _________ at me on the subway
She ______ with another man
But I won't lose no sleep on that
'Cause I've ________ a plan

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I ______ your face in a __________ place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you
 Yes, she _________ my eye
As we _________ on by
She could see from my face that I was,
Fuckin' high
And I don't think that I'll see her again
But we __________ a moment that will last till the end

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I __________ your face in a _________ place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you

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 __________ up that I should be with you
But it's time to face the truth
I will never be with you

4. Classify the verbs in the chart and write the spanish meaning

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

5. Practice the song.

6. Transale the song to spanish. (Homework)