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Monday 23 November 2015

LISTENING: Hurricane - Bob Dylan (A2 / B1)

Listen to the song and put the verbs in the correct verb tense past simple or past continuous.

Bob Dylan - Hurricane










Pistols shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
Cries out "My God they killed them all"
Here comes the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities (1)__________ to blame (COME)
For something that he never done
(2)__________ him in a prison cell but one time he could-a been (PUT)
The champion of the world.

Three bodies lying there does Patty see
And another man named Bello moving around mysteriously
"I didn't do it" he says and he throws up his hands
"I (3)__________ only the register I hope you understand (ROB)
I (4)__________ them leaving" he says and he stops (SEE)
"One of us had better call up the cops"
And so Patty calls the cops
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashing
In the hot New Jersey night.

Meanwhile far away in another part of town
Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are driving around
Number one contender for the middleweight crown
(5)__________ no idea what kind of shit was about to go down (HAVE)
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that
In Patterson that's just the way things go
If you're black you might as well not shown up on the street
'Less you wanna draw the heat.

Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the corps
Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowling around
He (6)__________ "I saw two men running out they looked like middleweights (SAY)
They (7)__________ into a white car with out-of-state plates" (JUMP)
And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head
Cop said "Wait a minute boys this one's not dead"
So they (8)__________ him to the infirmary (TAKE)
And though this man could hardly see
They told him that he could identify the guilty men.

Four in the morning and they haul Rubin in
Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs
The wounded man looks up through his one dying eye
Says "What do you bring him in here for ? He ain't the guy !"
Yes here comes the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities (9)__________ to blame (COME)
For something that he never done
(10)__________ in a prison cell but one time he could-a been (PUT)
The champion of the world.

Four months later the ghettos are in flame
Rubin's in South America fighting for his name
While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
And the cops are putting the screws to him looking for somebody to blame
"Remember that murder that (11)__________ in a bar ?" (HAPPEN)
"Remember you said you saw the getaway car?"
"You think you'd like to play ball with the law ?"
"Think it might-a been that fighter you (12)__________ running that night ?" (SEE)
"Don't forget that you are white".

Arthur Dexter Bradley said "I'm really not sure"
Cops said "A boy like you (13)__________ use a break (CAN)
We got you for the motel job and we're talking to your friend Bello
Now you don't want to have to go back to jail be a nice fellow
You'll be doing society a favour
That son of a bitch is brave and getting braver
We want to put his ass in stir
We want to pin this triple murder on him
He ain't no Gentleman Jim".

Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
But he never (14)__________ like to talk about it all that much (DO)
It's my work he'd say and I do it for pay
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail
But then they (15)__________ him to the jailhouse (TAKE)
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse.

All of Rubin's cards (16)__________ marked in advance (BE)
The trial was a pig-circus he never had a chance
The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
To the white folks who (17)__________ he was a revolutionary bum (WATCH)
And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger
No one doubted that he pulled the trigger
And though they could not produce the gun
The DA said he was the one who did the deed
And the all-white jury agreed.

Rubin Carter was falsely tried
The crime was murder 'one' guess who testified
Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
And the newspapers they all (18)__________ along for the ride (GO)
How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game.

Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
An innocent man in a living hell
That's the story of the Hurricane
But it won't be over till they clear his name
And give him back the time he's done
Put him in a prison cell but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world









ANSWER KEY:

1. came 2. put 3. was (only) robbing 4. saw 5. had 6. said 7. jumped 8. took 9. came 10. put 11. happened 12. saw 13. could 14. did 15. took 16. were 17. watched 18. went

Wednesday 4 November 2015

LISTENING: Hello - Adele (A1)

Listen to the song twice and complete the blanks with the missing sentences.



Hello from the outside (x3)                     Hello, it’s me                 Hello, can you hear me?

Hello from the other side (x3)          I hope you are well             Hello, how are you?         



(1). ___________________
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal yah, but I ain't done much healing
(2). ___________________
I'm in California dreaming of who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet
There's such a difference between us
and a million miles
(3). ___________________
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
(4). ___________________
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
(5). ___________________
It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry
(6). ___________________
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?
It's no secret that the both of us
are running out of time
(7). ___________________
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
(8). ___________________
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, anymore
(9). ___________________
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
(10). ___________________
At least I can say that I've tried
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore


Now check your answers in this video.



   

Monday 2 November 2015

LISTENING: Women in the Arab World (B1)

Women in the Arab World

Below I propose you do a listening activity on stereotypes. Before you watch the video, think about the following questions:

  • What is your idea about Arab women? 
  • Does Queen Rania of Jordan stick the idea of the typical Arab woman?

Now watch the video and complete the questions below. Do not use more than three words.





People frequently ask Queen Rania the following questions:
     Do all Arabs (1) ________ Americans?
     Can Arab women (2) ________?
     Are there any "you tubers" (3) ___________?

She thinks YouTube is a (4) ________ for dialogue.
She hopes to receive from Youtubers the (5) ___________ that they have and the (6) ___________ that they hear about the Arab world.
Queen Rania wants people to know the (7)____________.


What do you think of Queen Rania's iniciative? Do you think it can help to break down stereotypes?






















ANSWER KEY:
1. hate 2. work 3. in Jordan 4. great platform 5. questions 6. common stereotypes 7. real Arab world.



Saturday 24 October 2015

LISTENING: Haven't met you yet - Michael Bublé (A2 / B1)

Listen to the song in the blanks with a correct verb. 
The verbs can be in the present simple, past simple, present perfect or in the future form with “going to”.










I'm not surprised
Not everything lasts
I(1) __________ my heart so many times,
I (2) __________ keeping track.
Talk myself in
I talk myself out
I get all worked up
Then I let myself down.
I (3) __________ so very hard not to lose it
I came up with a million excuses
I thought, I thought of every possibility
And I (4) __________ someday that it'll all turn out
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out
And I promise you kid, that I'll give so much more than I get
I just (5) __________ you yet
I might have to wait
I'll never give up
I (6) __________ it's half timing
And the other half's luck
Wherever you are
Whenever it's right
You (7) __________ out of nowhere and into my life
And I know that we can be so amazing
And baby your love is (8) __________ me
And now I can see every possibility
But somehow I know that will all turn out
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out
And I promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get
I just haven't met you yet
They (9) __________ all's fair
In love and war
But I won't need to fight it
We'll get it right
And we'll be united
And I know that we can be so amazing
And being in your life is (10) __________ me
And now I can see every single possibility
Mmm
And someday I know it'll all turn out
And I'll work, to work it out
Promise you kid, I'll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get
Oh you know it will all turn out
And you'll make me work, so we can work, to work it out
And I promise you kid, to give so much more than I get
Yeah I just haven't met you yet
I just haven't met you yet
Oh promise you kid
To give so much more than I get
I said love, love, love, love, love, love, love
I just haven't met you yet
Love, love, love, love, love, love
I just haven't met you you



Now watch the video with the lyrics and check your answers.






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