TYPES OF LISTENING 1

This weekend's activity will be a listening one.

Go to the BBC Skillswise site, follow the instructions and see how many questions you can answer.

The topic is:

Splashes by blood or body fluids and injuries by sharps or needles

Listen to the audio and see the activity by clicking on:

"Click to listen the audio"

Tell us your results. Remember, you can listen as many times as necessary.

Here's some extra listening practise. You will hear eight separate short pieces and you will have to answer one question for each.


http://www.english-online.org.uk/fcefolder/fcelistenp1.php?name=The%20Listening%20test%20part%201

Tell us about the results!

Sorry, by Madonna

Watch the following video and listen to the song. After that, try to complete the lyrics.



Who is Madonna singing to?
What do you think has happened?
What does she mean by "I can't take it anymore"?

SORRY
by MADONNA

Je suis desolé
Lo siento
Ik ben droevig
Sono spiacente
Perdóname!

I've ___________ it all before...

CHORUS:
I don't ___________ hear
I don't ___________ know
Please don't say you're sorry
I've ___________ it all before
And I can take care of myself
I don't ___________ hear
I don't ___________ know
Please don't say ___________ me
I've seen it all before
And I can't take it anymore

You're not half the ___________ you think you are
___________your words because you've gone too far
And listen to your ___________ and all your___________
(listen to your stories)
You're not half the ___________you’d like to be

CHORUS

Don't explain ___________cause talk is ___________
There's more ___________things than hearing you speak
You stay because I made it so convenient
Don't explain ___________you'll never see

Gomen nasai
Mujhe maaf kardo
Proshtchenija proshu
Slihah
Forgive me

Sorry sorry sorry sorry...
I've heard it all before

CHORUS

Don't explain ___________cause talk is ___________
There's more ___________things than hear you speak

I've ___________ it all before...

Madonna

Listen to the following information from www.breakingnewsenglish.com and do the activity below.


Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:

1. A wax model of Madonna has been put in a wax museum.
2. Madonna's first hit song was twenty years ago.
3. The singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes.
   
4. Te singer said Madonna was a control freak.
5. Madonna thanked people who told her she'd never be successful.
6. People who doubted Madonna's talents inspired her to be better.
   
7. Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing.
8. Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide.

Watch this video and listen to this wonderful song.

Try to fill in the blanks of the lyrics; print it and sing along.

The singer: Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is a Grammy-nominated American singer/songwriter known for his baritone voice. He has concentrated his career so far mostly in concert singing and recordings, although he has stated that he wishes to pursue musical theatre in the future.
Interesting, isn't it?

Let me fall
Let me ___________
There's a ___________ when fear
And ___________ must collide

Someone I am
Is waiting for ___________
The one I want
The one I will become
Will ___________ me

So let me fall
If I must fall
I won't heed your ___________
I won't ___________ them

Let me fall
If I fall
Though the phoenix may
Or may not ___________
I will ___________ so freely
Holding on to no one
You can hold me only
If you too will ___________
Away from all these
Useless fears and chains

Someone I am
Is waiting for my ___________
The one
I want
The one I will become
Will ___________ me

So let me fall
If I must fall
I won't heed your ___________
I won't ___________

Let me fall
If I fall
There's no reason
To miss this one ___________
This perfect moment
Just let me fall

• What does this song and performance mean to you?
• What can you associate its message with?
• Who's speaking?
• Who is the message for?