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6月24日 At Last!For some weeks I haven't been able to edit this site from home. But It seems my computer is happy today and she (it's a twisted, revengeful thing, therefore it's she) has let me do some changes. The song playing is widely known: My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone. Do you remember that lovely videoclip with a cat trying to get into the venue where a sexy female cat was singing? A simple yet beautiful song for you to enjoy.
My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for clothes My baby just cares for me My baby don't care for cars and races My baby don't care for high-tone places Liz Taylor is not his style And even Lana Turner's smile Is somethin' he can't see My baby don't care who knows My baby just cares for me Baby, my baby don't care for shows And he don't even care for clothes He cares for me My baby don't care For cars and races My baby don't care for He don't care for high-tone places Liz Taylor is not his style And even Liberace's smile Is something he can't see Is something he can't see I wonder what's wrong with baby My baby just cares for My baby just cares for My baby just cares for me 6月12日 MarksI'll hang the marks on the board along Monday morning (June 12th).
You'll be able to see the dates for September exams and exam revisions too. Remember that if you have any question or the dates for the revisions are not convenient for you, you can always write an email to me and we can try to arrange meetings.
6月2日 Technical problem solvedNow you can listen to the song...if you ever visit this site ...hello?
Ok, Germán asked a question that kept me surfing the Internet and I think the answer deserves a whole blog entry!
Germán wrote:
"A long time ago, i looked for one lyric** because i didn't understand the "chorus" meaning, maybe it must be an american expression, i believe, or maybe another foreign expression, i'm not sure. The chorus is "Dag gummit dag" and the song is "who is he (and what is he to you?)" by Bill Withers."
Cool song, Germán. I might put it here to honour the student who posts!! Hurray!!
I've found the lyrics and it seems he says Dadgummit. It's a swearword, something very impolite that is said when you are angry. It is related to Damned. To be honest, I had never heard this variation before, but I found something very interesting here:
"REGIONAL NOTE There are many regional variants, mostly euphemisms, for damned, both as an oath and as a mild intensive. Southern exclamations and intensives tend to begin with dad–, a euphemism for “god”—hence dadblamed, dadblasted, dadburn, and dadgum. Dadgum can be combined with it in the interjection dadgummit. Another such euphemism is the better-known doggone, probably originally Southern but now widespread. Like dadgum, doggone is used as a mild intensive: “The best doggone deals in Alabama” (billboard in Montgomery). Doggone likewise appears in phrasal interjections: Doggonit, I dropped my hammer. A common Southern and South Midland variant of damned is durn, also euphemistic and relatively mild, as in this snatch of Baltimore dialogue: “If that's not just the weirdest durn thing I ever laid eyes on” (Anne Tyler)." By the Way ** A lyric is a poem, it is usually used in plural (The lyrics) when it refers to the words of a song. (be careful, this is part of the vocabulary in the last unit (Intermediate) and we're having an exam!!)
Thanks Germán.
5月19日 technical problemsIt seems you can't hear the song (why didn't you tell me?  ). I can't upload it now...I'll try some other day, when my computer decides she likes me more than today. Sorry.5月7日 New songFor you to wonder why you're learning languages
 depeche mode - Enjoy The Silence (Lyrics) Words like violence Break the silence they come crashing in Into my little world Vows are spoken To be broken Feelings are intense Words are trivial Pleasures remain So does the pain Words are meaningless And forgettable 4月27日 LyricstFor lazy students: Black and white Wanting love Whispered words Think it through 4月20日 Black and WhiteThought it was time to change the song. So I've decided to upload this beautiful song by Alastair Artingstall. I think it is easy for you all, with its slow rythm and simple vocabulary (but deep meaning). I'm not going to post the lyrics (yet). Make an effort and try to understand.
Alastair is not a famous singer, so it's not strange that you have never heard about him. But you can listen to more songs and learn about him in the links I've left.
Hope you like it.  4月15日 I'm backI've been on holiday for a week but here I am again. Soon I'll change the song and try to add new links and interesting stuff.
Hope you're enjoying/have enjoyed your holidays. 3月31日 New SongSo, here is the new song. Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morissette. Full of adjectives for you to look up and desperate!
 Unless you decide to post an message and ask directly...There is a short glossary after the lyrics.
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette What it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet 'cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chicken shit I'm sick but I'm pretty baby And what it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano What it all comes down to my friends Is that everything's just fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxicab...
Come down to: if a problem comes down to a particular consideration, it can be reduced to that basic consideration
 Give a high five:when you clap your hand with a friend's hand in the air. It's an informal way to greet people...or celebrate sports victories...
Flick a cigarette: You put the cigarette between your index finger and your thumb, and you hit it with the index finger, to throw it away.
Figure out: Understand.
Hail a taxi: to wave your hand to call the taxi driver's attention and (luckily) make him/her stop.
3月28日 What's the willing Suspension of Desbelief?Well, some people have asked me what the title of my space means...so...let me try to explain.
The term was originally used for film criticism, but now it is extended to the world of psychology, as it is a device we use subconsciously. Ok, you go o the cinema and see a terror film. You get scared at everything and even shout "look back!" to the stupid blonde girl who, instead of running out of the house, goes upstairs. If you didn't suspend your disbelief, you would not believe what you are watching, you would not shout or get scared and would never enjoy a film. So the willing suspension of disbelief is the device your subconscious uses to believe and enjoy what you see.
So here you are, sitting at your Spanish desk, reading and English text, written by your Spanish teacher, listening to songs in English, trying to be immersed in an English-speaking world, only cause you want to learn some foreign language.  3月16日 WelcomeIf you've been brave enough to check this "space" you will see that it is still in construction. I'm investigating how to put things so that it is easy for you all to use.
4th year-Students: I've put a song for you. You only have to click on "play". I'll leave the lyrics here, so that you can check. It is related to the grammar point we've just introduced "the+comparative" I hope you like it. If you have any question about the lyrics, you only have to reply to this post "agregar comentario" and ask, I'll answer as soon as possible.
Twisted and sick (Marlango)
The more you see, the more I hide
The more I show, the more I lie
Or may be the more I hide, the more you see The more I lie, the more I show
But I'm twisted and sick,
So that's fine with me, cause I'm...
The more I show, the more you see
The more I hide, the more I lie Or even the more you see, the more I show The more I lie, the more I hide But I'm twisted and sick,
So that's fine with me, cause I'm...
I'd love to need you, but I don't I want to miss you, but I don't
And I need to want you And I miss your wanting And I want your loving But I'm twisted...
Until I finish what I have to do I can't start doing what I should do I have to do this,
I have to say that I'll have to go beat Out all of the crap I'll have to sit still I'll have to fulfill Those stupid ideas They have about me
That's fine with me = I don't mind Beat out = Make disappear by hitting Crap = (very informal/rude English) Rubbish (= shit, which is even ruder)  |
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