GEORGE MICHAEL INTERVIEW 11-29-07
Watch the first 5’20’’ of this video and then answer these questions:
2. Where was arrested Michael in 1998?
He was arrested in the Memorial Park of Berverly Hills.
3. What does he think about his own arrest?
He thinks that it was good for him but that it was a stupidity.
4. Complete the sentence:
George Michael´s musical journey began in far form glamorous surrundings.
5. Where did he live when he was born?
He lived in a little flat above a launderette in the London north suburbs.
6. What did his parents do for a living?
They worked in a fish and chips shop.
7.How does he define his life at 12-13 years old?
He lived in a nice big house and his life was good.
8. Where was his father from?
He was from Cyprus, an island of Greece.
9.Did Michael have money when he was a child?
His parents were penniless, his father was very tight with money and even in the nice big house had to work to earn money.
10.How did start his interest in music?
He started interesting in music because he started listening to records.
11. Which were the bands he liked most when he was young?
He liked Tom Jones and supremes
12.What was the name of his very first song?
The name of the song was the music maker of the world.
13. Who was decisive in his life to become famous? Why?
It was Andrew Ridgeley his friend, because he was determinated to be famous.
14.Which was the name of the band they started?
The name of the band was The Executive
15. Name the instruments they had at that band.
They had: two microphone, bass guitar, a rhythm guitar and one little amplifier.
Watch the first 5’20’’ of this video and then answer these questions:
- Look up in the dictionary the meaning of these words:
- to gather: jaso
- awards:sariak
- overshadow:eclipsar
- however:ez du inporta nola
- lewd act:indecente
- to embarrass:lotsatu
- tiny:txikia
- suburb:residenteen ausoa
- fish and chips:arraia eta patatak
- launderette:lavanderia
- to struggle:borrokatu
- penniless:dirurik gabe
- to take for granted:asumitu
- tight:estutua
- record:grabatu
- pillow:almooada
- classmate:gelakidea
- catchy:pegadica
- to encourage:animatu
- to be determined:ser determinante
- dreadful:horrible
- rehearsal:ensaioa
2. Where was arrested Michael in 1998?
He was arrested in the Memorial Park of Berverly Hills.
3. What does he think about his own arrest?
He thinks that it was good for him but that it was a stupidity.
4. Complete the sentence:
George Michael´s musical journey began in far form glamorous surrundings.
5. Where did he live when he was born?
He lived in a little flat above a launderette in the London north suburbs.
6. What did his parents do for a living?
They worked in a fish and chips shop.
7.How does he define his life at 12-13 years old?
He lived in a nice big house and his life was good.
8. Where was his father from?
He was from Cyprus, an island of Greece.
9.Did Michael have money when he was a child?
His parents were penniless, his father was very tight with money and even in the nice big house had to work to earn money.
10.How did start his interest in music?
He started interesting in music because he started listening to records.
11. Which were the bands he liked most when he was young?
He liked Tom Jones and supremes
12.What was the name of his very first song?
The name of the song was the music maker of the world.
13. Who was decisive in his life to become famous? Why?
It was Andrew Ridgeley his friend, because he was determinated to be famous.
14.Which was the name of the band they started?
The name of the band was The Executive
15. Name the instruments they had at that band.
They had: two microphone, bass guitar, a rhythm guitar and one little amplifier.
BOB DYLAN
BOB DYLAN Awarded Nobel prize in Literature
Video
Watch the first 4´48´´ minutes of this video and then answer these questions:
VOCABULARY:
TO BE CITED FOR: Ser citado para
BUZZ:zumbido
TO DELAY: repartir
TO SPRING: saltar
GASPS AND CHEERS: noseque y plausos
FIGUREHEAD:mascaron
ACCOLADE:elogio
TO DESERVE: merecerse
PEBBLE:guijarro
POUND: libra
CIVIL RIGHT: derechos civiles
APPLICABLE: apiicable
TIMELESS: atemporal
1.What was Bob Dylan cited for?
He was cited to creating new poetic expressions
2.How many time had the prize be delayed?
The Literature prize was delayed for a week
3.Which was the surprise the jury sprung?
The surprise was that Bob Dylan won the prize
4.Why was he awarded?
He was awarded for having created new poetic expressions with integrate American song tradition.
5. Complete the sentence:
He couldn’t avoid the accolades
He’s never stopped performing, never stopped writing
6. Is the prize deserved in the opinion of Sid Griffin, and why?
Yes it was deserved in his opinion, because the lyrics of his songs are very influential and timeless and his song are about very important things like civil rights
7. What does he say about Bon Dylan songs?
His songs will last the test of time, in 200 years people will sing his songs in privet they’ll sing them in public and certainly single political rallies .
8. What it´s said in THE TIME magazine about him?
That he is one of the 100 most important singers and one of the most influential people.
Interesting links: Nobel prize
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
9. Who featured 2016 Nobel Prize Concert?
Gianandrea Noseda featured it.
10.Where and when was held this concert?
The concert was the 8 of november in the Stockholm Concert Hall
Video
Watch the first 4´48´´ minutes of this video and then answer these questions:
VOCABULARY:
TO BE CITED FOR: Ser citado para
BUZZ:zumbido
TO DELAY: repartir
TO SPRING: saltar
GASPS AND CHEERS: noseque y plausos
FIGUREHEAD:mascaron
ACCOLADE:elogio
TO DESERVE: merecerse
PEBBLE:guijarro
POUND: libra
CIVIL RIGHT: derechos civiles
APPLICABLE: apiicable
TIMELESS: atemporal
1.What was Bob Dylan cited for?
He was cited to creating new poetic expressions
2.How many time had the prize be delayed?
The Literature prize was delayed for a week
3.Which was the surprise the jury sprung?
The surprise was that Bob Dylan won the prize
4.Why was he awarded?
He was awarded for having created new poetic expressions with integrate American song tradition.
5. Complete the sentence:
He couldn’t avoid the accolades
He’s never stopped performing, never stopped writing
6. Is the prize deserved in the opinion of Sid Griffin, and why?
Yes it was deserved in his opinion, because the lyrics of his songs are very influential and timeless and his song are about very important things like civil rights
7. What does he say about Bon Dylan songs?
His songs will last the test of time, in 200 years people will sing his songs in privet they’ll sing them in public and certainly single political rallies .
8. What it´s said in THE TIME magazine about him?
That he is one of the 100 most important singers and one of the most influential people.
Interesting links: Nobel prize
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
9. Who featured 2016 Nobel Prize Concert?
Gianandrea Noseda featured it.
10.Where and when was held this concert?
The concert was the 8 of november in the Stockholm Concert Hall
LADY GAGA
LADY GAGA IN THE SUPER BOWL
Read this article and later answer these questions with a very short sentence.
LADY GAGA
Read this article and later answer these questions with a very short sentence.
LADY GAGA
- What does it mean that “Lady Gaga's Super Bowl show was fairly restrained…”?
- How many times did she change costume?
- How much time did it last?
- What was the audience she had?
- From how many metres did she dive?
- Name some of the song titles that she sang in the concert.
- Which was the last song she sang?
- How did she prepare her show?
- What was the special permission required for the show?