File 8: Song (Simply the Best)

File 6. Song: La Isla Bonita

Thanks Paco for the link

File 6. Song: Waterloo Sunset

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright

But I don't need no friends
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander
I stay at home at night

But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground
But Terry and Julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound

And the don't need no friends
As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset
They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset's fine

File 5C. Song: Dancing Queen (ABBA)

File 4D. Song: Unchained Melody

File 3. Song: Oh pretty woman (Extended version)

ORIGINAL SONG






KARAOKE VERSION

File 2B. Song: Something Stupid

SOMETHING STUPID - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman

File 1D. Song: Eternal Flame (by The Bangles)

KARAOKE VERSION

Song: Waltzing Matilda

"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's "unofficial national anthem" and its most famous country folk song. The title is Australian slang for travelling by foot with one's goods in a "Matilda" (bag) slung over one's back.

The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker (or 'swagman') making a drink of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep's owner arrives with three police officers to arrest the worker for the theft, the worker drowns himself in a small watering hole and goes on to haunt the site.

VOCABULARY:
anthem: a song that represents a country, nation or group.
slang: a type of language, words or expressions that are very informal.
goods: things
slung over one's back: colgadoen la espalda
theft: the crime of taking things without permission
to drown: to die because you are underwater and you cannot breathe.
to haunt: when a spirit appears in a house or other places.
site: place

File 1A. Vocabulary: The days of the week + song

THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

The days of the week are usually abbreviated:

Monday (Mon)
Tuesday (Tue)
Wednesday (Wed)
Thursday (Thu)
Friday (Fri)
Saturday (Sat)
Sunday (Sun)

Now click on the links below and play two funny games:
Game 1
Game 2

Finally, listen to the song "When I'm feeling blue" by Travis, and pay special attention to the pronunciation of the days of the week: