Lekcja #23 Usa For Africa – We Are The World (1985)

Lekcja #23 Usa For Africa – We Are The World (1985)

by | May 8, 2022 | Piosenka

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Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

There comes a time

When we heed a____________ call

When the __________ must come ___________as one

There are __________________dying

Oh, and it’s time to _________ __ __________ to life

The greatest________________ of all

 

We can’t go on

Pretending _______  ___ ________,

That someone, somewhere soon make a ____________

We’re all a part of God’s great big ___________

And the __________, you know, _________ is all we need

 

CHORUS: We are the ____________

                   We are the ___________

We are the ones who make a ___________ day, so let’s start giving

There’s a ___________ we’re making

We’re saving our own lives

It’s ___________  we’ll make a __________ day, just you and me

 

Oh, send them your ____________

So they know that someone ________________

And their lives will be ________________  and free

As ___________ has shown us by turning __________  to bread

And so we all must _________ a helping ___________

CHORUS…

When you’re down and out, there seems no ___________at all

But if you just ____________ there’s no way we can fall

Well, well, well, well let us realize

Oh, that a ____________ can only come

When we stand ___________ as one, yeah, yeah, yeah

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

change (2x), certain, lend a (…) hand (2x), heart , day-by-day, truth, love, people , together (2x), gift, world (2x), choice, better, brighter, stronger, stones, children, hope, family, true, cares, God, believe

Zadanie 3. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

    • Before the writing of “We Are the World”, American entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte had thought for some time to have a song recorded by the most well-known artists in the music industry at the time. He planned to have the proceeds donated to a new organization called United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa). The non-profit foundation would then feed and relieve starving people in Africa, specifically Ethiopia, where around one million people died during the country’s 1983–1985 famine (A widespread famine affected Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. The worst famine to hit the country in a century, it left 1.2 million dead. 400,000 refugees left the country, and 2.5 million people were internally displaced. Almost 200,000 children were orphaned.)
    • Jackson revealed to Richie that he not only wanted to sing the song, but to participate in its writing as well. To begin with, “We Are the World” was to be written by Jackson, Richie, and Wonder. As Wonder had limited time to work on the project, due to writing songs from the film The Woman in Red, Jackson and Richie proceeded to write it themselves. They began creating the song at the Jackson family home. For a week, the two spent every night working on lyrics and melodies in Jackson’s bedroom. They knew that they wanted a song that would be easy to sing and memorable. The pair wanted to create an anthem. Jackson’s older sister La Toya watched the two work on the song, and later contended that Richie only wrote a few lines for the track. She stated that her younger brother wrote 99% of the lyrics, “but he’s never felt it necessary to say that”.
    • Humanitarian aid: Four months after the release of “We Are the World”, USA for Africa had taken in almost $10.8 million (equivalent to $25 million today). The majority of the money came from record sales within the US. Members of the public also donated money—almost $1.3 million within the same time period. In May 1985, USA for Africa officials estimated that they had sold between $45 million and $47 million worth of official merchandise around the world. Organizer Ken Kragen announced that they would not be distributing all of the money at once. Instead, he revealed that the foundation would be looking into finding a long-term solution for Africa’s problems. “We could go out and spend it all in one shot. Maybe we’d save some lives in the short term but it would be like putting a Band-Aid over a serious wound.” Kragen noted that experts had predicted that it would take at least 10 to 20 years to make a slight difference to Africa’s long-term problems.

Zadanie 4. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

1.__________________pay attention to; take notice of.
2._______________/ˈanθəm/ a musical setting of a religious text to be sung by a choir during a church service, especially in Anglican or Protestant Churches.
3._____________ worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual.
4._________________ hymn, song of praise, chorale, psalm, paean
5.______________ dry spell, dry period, lack of rain, shortage of water
6.________________ unforgettable, catchy, haunting
7._______________ pay attention to, take notice of
8.________________ goods, wares, stock, commodities, produce, product
9.________________ a child whose parents are dead.
10.______________ a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
11.________________ goods to be bought and sold; branded products used to promote a film, pop group, etc., or linked to a fictional character;
12._____________________ a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
13._____________________ the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance. “the major contribution of social scientists to the understanding of political life”
14.________________________/wiːt/ a cereal which is the most important kind grown in temperate countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, pastry, etc.
15.____________________/ˈflaʊə/ a powder obtained by grinding grain, typically wheat, and used to make bread, cakes, and pastry.
16.__________________ during the course of a journey; on the way.
17._____________________ goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

Zadanie 5. Posłuchaj piosenki jeszcze raz zastanawiając się: o czym ona jest? Możesz teraz zauważyć, na ile twoje pierwsze wrażenie po odsłuchaniu piosenki były słuszne.

Lekcja #22 Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are (1977)

Lekcja #22 Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are (1977)

by | May 8, 2022 | Piosenka

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Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

Don’t go changing to try and __________  me

You never ________ me _________ before

Don’t imagine you’re too __________

And I don’t see you ____________

 

I wouldn’t _______ you in times of_____________

We never could have come this far

I took the ________ times; I’ll take the ______ times

I’ll _________ you just the way you are

 

Don’t go trying some new ___________

Don’t __________ the color of your hair

You always have my ____________ passion

Although I might not seem to ___________

 

I don’t want ________  conversation

I never want to __________ that hard

I just want _________ that I can talk to

I ____________ you just the way you are

 

I _________to know that you will always be

The same old ___________ that I knew

What will it take till you ________ in me

The way that I _________ in you?

 

I said I love you and that’s _________

And this I _________ from the heart

I could not love you any ___________

I ___________you just the way you are

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

promise , trouble, bad , please, let (…)down, anymore, familiar, good, better, fashion, unspoken, clever, someone (2x), forever, leave, take, change, care, work, want, need, believe (2x), love

Zadanie 3. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

  1. Joel wrote this song about his first wife, Elizabeth. A pure expression of unconditional love, he gave it to her as a birthday present. Sadly, after nine years of marriage, Joel and Elizabeth divorced in 1982. Joel’s next two marriages didn’t work out either: he was married to Christie Brinkley from 1985-1994, and to Katie Lee from 2004-2010. “Every time I wrote a song for a person I was in a relationship with, it didn’t last,” Joel said. “It was kind of like the curse. Here’s your song – we might as well say goodbye now.”
  2. This song is about the ideal someone. The person you fall so deeply in love with. The person you want to stay up all night with just talking and getting to know. The person you know who may not be the prettiest or most handsome but it is their inner beauty that make them your special someone. So, you don’t want them to think they need to change and in fact you don’t want them to change a thing. This love will stand the test of time as you both grow old. They will still be the person you want to share your life with.
  3. I love ole Billy as much as the next middle-aged guy, but this song is hilariously douchey and passive-aggressive. It speaks volumes about how much gender relations have evolved since the seventies. Back when it was released, it probably meant “Hey babe, I’m so easygoing and awesome, let’s have sex”. Nowadays it sounds more like “I’m an abulic slob who hates change, so don’t bother trying to improve one bit because I sure as hell won’t. Oh, and don’t you even THINK of freaking AGING on me.”
  4. The Need For Acceptance In Relationships: The word ‘acceptance’ can have so many different connotations when used in terms of human behaviour and experience. No matter how important we know it to be in almost every aspect of relationships, there still remains that strong part of our nature that is loathed to settle for anything less than perfect. We strive to get exactly what we want, to be exactly who we want and we like to only involve people who we deem worthy of our time and efforts.  Acceptance and perfection can reside at completely different ends of the needs spectrum and this is why we have to be really clear on which we value most and the impact that it has on our lives. Whilst it’s crucial to accept that nobody is perfect, including yourself, there is another end of the spectrum to stay alert to and that’s ‘over acceptance’, otherwise known as settling.  Knowing what your end goal is for any situation or relationship, will make you way more savvy in reaching your full potential, so be ultra mindful to not play fast and loose with the things that really are significant to you.  For example, you may indeed find that you’re able to balance your active lifestyle with a partner’s who is more of a homebody.  Ultimately however, if you want a life filled with trekking holidays and cycling tours then you need to double check your choices.  Is accepting someone who’s so different to your dream of a passionate and adventurous life really such a good option for you? 

Zadanie 4. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

1._______________ not expressed in speech; tacit.
2.________________ obnoxious or contemptible (typically used of a man or his behaviour).
3.____________ suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions; neurotic, psychoneurotic. affected with emotional disorder.
4.__________________ a person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness.
5._______________ ________________ of or denoting a type of behaviour or personality characterized by indirect resistance to the demands of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation.
6.______________ a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
7._____________ not subject to any conditions.
8._____________ a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.
9.____________ feel intense dislike or disgust for.
10._____________ be situated.
11._______________ shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgements.
12. ___________________ a person who likes to stay at home, especially one who is perceived as unadventurous.

Zadanie 5. Posłuchaj piosenki jeszcze raz zastanawiając się: o czym ona jest? Możesz teraz zauważyć, na ile twoje pierwsze wrażenie po odsłuchaniu piosenki były słuszne.

Lekcja #21 Jump – The Pointer Sisters (1983)

Lekcja #21 Jump – The Pointer Sisters (1983)

by | May 8, 2022 | Piosenka

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Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

Your__________ tell me how you ___________ me
I can ___________ it in your heart beat
I know you like what you ________________
Hold me, I’ll ____________ all that you need
Wrap your love _____________me
You’re so ____________, I can feel you
Getting hotter, oh baby

I’ll take you down, I’ll take you down
Where no one’s ever gone _______________
And if you want more, if you want more, more, more, then

CHORUS: Jump for my love
                                               Jump in and _______ my touch
Jump if you want to____________ my kisses
In the night then

Jump, jump for my love
Jump, I know my ________ can make you ____________
Jump in, you know these ______________
Can feel you up
Jump, you want to _____________ my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my love

 

You told me, I’m the only __________ for you
____________ does you like I do
Then ____________ a move before you try and
Go much farther, oh baby
You are the one, you are the one
And ___________ waits here at my door
And if you want more,
If you want more, more, more then

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

feel, taste (2x), heart, woman, heaven, happy, arms, want, feel, give, around, before, excited, eyes, see, Nobody, make

Zadanie 3. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

  • A hit in the summer of 1984, this energetic love song got a nice boost[1] from the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in Los Angeles. The video showed various leaping athletes competing in events like the long jump, high jump and triple jump.
  • The Pointer Sisters made some of the most popular soul dance records of the first half of the 1980s. The lead singer on many of their most dynamic performances was June Pointer, the youngest of the four sisters, who has died of cancer aged 52.

She was born in Oakland, California, the youngest of six children. Her parents were ministers[2] of the West Oakland Church of God where their offspring sang in the choir, but at home they enforced a strict ban on dancing, listening to the radio and secular music. Nevertheless, the children would wait till their parents left the house and, as June told an interviewer in 1981, “get in the back room and beat pie pans with spoons, making that rhythm and jamming together”.

The punishment for doing what Elton Pointer called “the devil’s work” was a whipping[3]. Despite (or because of) this, June and her sister Bonnie began to perform in the nightclubs of San Francisco in the late 1960s.

The Pointers “weren’t the typical black women singers. They were very independent-minded and they shopped at thrift[4] shops and had a whole ’40s look”. That look, with floral dresses, feather boas and wide-brimmed[5] hats brought frequent television appearances.

Throughout her career, June had been a heavy user of drugs and alcohol and in 2000 she told People magazine that drugs had been part of her life since the age of 13 and in the mid-1970s she had suffered a nervous breakdown. At the time of the interview, June had conquered her addiction but soon relapsed and was expelled from the group in 2003. Her replacement was Ruth’s daughter Issa.

Subsequently, June was arrested for drug possession and assault on her boyfriend. She was sentenced to 18 months in rehab last year, but in February she suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with the cancer that killed her. She is survived by her mother, her sisters and two brothers.

 

[1] help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

[2] a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches.

[3] a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement.

[4] the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

[5] fill something so completely that it almost overflows.

Zadanie 4. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

1. __________________ different from one another; of different kinds or sorts.
2. _______________ a person’s child or children.
3. ________________ jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
4. _______________ (of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement.
5. _______________ officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.
6. ________________ make a physical attack on.
7. _______________ a course of treatment for drug or alcohol dependence, typically at a residential facility.
8. ________________ compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).
9. _______________ officially prevent (someone) from doing something.
10. ___________________ in spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.
11. ______________ improvise with other musicians, especially in jazz or blues.
12. ________________ the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence.

Zadanie 5. Posłuchaj piosenki jeszcze raz zastanawiając się: o czym ona jest? Możesz teraz zauważyć, na ile twoje pierwsze wrażenie po odsłuchaniu piosenki były słuszne.

Lekcja #20 A Kind of Magic – Queen (1986)

Lekcja #20 A Kind of Magic – Queen (1986)

by | May 8, 2022 | Piosenka

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Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

It’s a kind of magic (2x)

A kind of magic – no way

One ________________, one_______________, one _______________

One goal, one ________ ____________ of what should be[1]

It’s a kind of magic

One shaft of __________ that shows the ______________

No ___________ man can win this day[2]

It’s a kind of magic

The ___________  that rings inside your mind

Is challenging the ________ ____ _____________

It’s a kind of magic

The waiting seems _______________

The day will dawn of _________________

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

___________  this a kind of magic?

It’s a kind of magic

There can be _______ _____________

This ________  that lasts a thousand years

Will __________ be done

This _____________ that burns inside of me

I’m hearing ______________  harmonies

It’s a kind of magic

The ___________  that rings inside your mind

Is challenging the ________ ____ _____________

 

[1] This is talking about the soul transcending from the body, to see what heaven/afterlife will be like

[2] This is talking about the light leading to the afterlife… reaching it means you are mortal and will cease to exist

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

rage, sanity, dream, prize, light, doors of time, eternity, golden glance, flame, soul, way, mortal, bell, only one, is, soon, secret,

Zadanie 3. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

  1. The idea for the song came from a scene in the Highlander movie, when Connor McLeod get’s shot by a German soldier, while he’s holding a little girl Rachel (who became his assisten later on), so he falls down,but he isn’t death and the girl askes him “why didn’t you die” he reply’s “hey, It’s a kind of magic”
  2. This song talks about something we all have inside (the bell that rings inside your mind), some sort of inherent magical sense (I´m hearing secret harmonies), that lets us know that things could be better, and that it’s up to us (a golden glance of what should be). It could be seen as some sort of divine illumiantion, the feeling that makes you see that there is something greater, something eternal (lasts a thousand years, challenges the doors of time, the waiting seems eternity), that kind of sets the order of things, and through connecting with this kind of magic, you could have a glimpse of what should be. It also is optimistic since it says that rage will soon be done, and the day will dawn os sanity when the eternal wait ands.
  3. Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. The film chronicles the climax of an ages-old war between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines.

Zadanie 4. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

  1. __________________ (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
  2. _____________________ a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.
  3. _____________________ a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
  4. _____________________ the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.
  5. ____________________ violent uncontrollable anger.
  6. ______________________ infinite or unending time.
  7. ____________________ a ray of light or bolt of lightning.
  8. _______________________ take a brief or hurried look.
  9. ___________________ the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.
  10. _________________________ come or bring to an end.
  11. ___________________ a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.
  12. _____________ an inhabitant of the Highlands of Scotland.
  13. ______________ _________________ the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace.
  14. _______________ see or perceive briefly or partially.
  15. __________________________ the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.
  16. _________________ blend closely.
  17. ______________________ too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
  18. ____________________ a catchphrase or slogan, especially as used in advertising, or the punchline of a joke.
  19. ________________ anger or aggression associated with conflict arising from a particular situation.

Zadanie 5. Posłuchaj piosenki jeszcze raz zastanawiając się: o czym ona jest? Możesz teraz zauważyć, na ile twoje pierwsze wrażenie po odsłuchaniu piosenki były słuszne.

Lekcja #19 I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder (1984)

Lekcja #19 I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder (1984)

by | May 7, 2022 | Piosenka

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Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

No New Year’s Day to ____________

No chocolate covered ___________  hearts to give away

No first of ______________

No song to sing

In fact here’s just another ___________  day

No ______________  rain

No flowers ____________

No wedding ____________  within the month of June

But what it is, is _____________true

Made up of these _______ words that I must say to you

 

CHORUS: I just called to say I __________ you

                I just called to say how much I __________

                I just called to say I love you

                And I mean it from the __________ of my heart

 

No summer’s high

No warm ____________

No harvest moon to light one tender __________ night

No autumn _______________

No _____________  leaves

Not even time for birds to fly to _____________  skies

No Libra sun

No _________________

No giving thanks to all the ___________ joy you bring

But what it is, though old so new

To fill your ________  like no three words could ever do

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

ordinary, bloom, three, care, love, bottom, July, southern, breeze, Christmas, heart, celebrate, candy, spring, April, August, Saturday, Halloween, something, falling

Zadanie 3. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

  1. _____________ sweets; confectionery.
  2. ________________ the full moon that is seen nearest to the time of the autumn equinox.
  3. __________ the state or period of flowering.

 “the apple trees were in ___________________”

  1. ______________________ a gentle wind.
  2. ________________ average, not interesting or exceptional
  3. ____________/ðəʊ/ despite the fact that; although.
  4. ______________ the night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints’ Day, often celebrated by children dressing up in frightening masks and costumes. 

Zadanie 4. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

  • This song was written by Stevie to Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned at the time (for around 30 years!) for his part in fighting against the apartheid system in place in South Africa. Apartheid was the legal racial segregation system in place since 1948. The song depicts what Mandela had missed out on each year, every year while he was in prison. While not in the song, it is worth it to mention that apartheid ended and Mandela was elected the President of South Africa in 1994 in the first democratic election of the country.
  • Stevie Wonder- An American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He was born six weeks premature[1] which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in retinopathy of prematurity, a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted [2], so he became blind. “My mother always told me that I could do anything as long as I was careful,” Stevland once reflected about his childhood and inquisitive[3] He himself never considered his blindness to be a handicap[4]. He climbed trees and rode a bike. Perhaps more intensively than other children, he soaked up [5]music, spending hours listening to the radio, and later, glued to the loudspeakers of the television. He would bang on pots and pans, and taught himself every instrument he could get his hands on. At the age of nine, he could play bongo drums, harmonica, bass, and piano.
  • On the occasion of his 35th birthday, Stevie Wonder was honored by the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid for his stance against racism in South Africa that same year (1985).
  • South Africa bans “I Just Called to Say I Love You”

Stevie famously gave a shoutout[6] to Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), who was imprisoned at the time, when he accepted the Academy Award for this song. The negative affect of such was that it led to his music being banned in South Africa. But that incident is also recognized as an impetus [7]which led to other prominent musicians acting out against the apartheid regime.  For instance, Stevie performed this tune, to great applause, at the star-studded Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute in London in 1988.

  • Apartheid was a system of institutionalised[8] racial segregation that existed in Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s. Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on white supremacy[9], which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation’s minority [10]white population. According to this system of social stratification[11], white citizens had the highest status, followed by Asians and Coloureds, then black Africans. The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day.

[1] occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early.

[2] bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

[3] having or showing an interest in learning things; curious.

[4] a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.

[5] to absorb or enjoy something that exists around you

[6] (especially in hip-hop or dance music) a mention, credit, or greeting, typically one made over the radio or during a live performance.

[7] something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.

[8] establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture.

[9] the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

[10] a small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion.

[11] the arrangement or classification of something into different groups.

Zadanie 5. Posłuchaj piosenki jeszcze raz zastanawiając się: o czym ona jest? Możesz teraz zauważyć, na ile twoje pierwsze wrażenie po odsłuchaniu piosenki były słuszne.

Lekcja #18 Sesame Street: Ernie and his Rubber Duckie (1970)

Lekcja #18 Sesame Street: Ernie and his Rubber Duckie (1970)

by | May 7, 2022 | Piosenka

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Pobierz plik z darmową lekcją w PDF: Sesame Street: Ernie and his Rubber Duckie – Jim Henson (1970)

Zadanie 1. Wysłuchaj piosenki z youtube jednocześnie czytając tekst. O czym mówią słowa?

Well, here I am in my tubby again. And my tubby’s all filled with water and nice _________ suds. And I’ve got my _______  and washcloth to wash myself. And I’ve got my nifty scrub brush to help me scrub my __________. And I’ve got a big fluffy towel to _______ myself when I’m done. But there’s one other thing that makes tubby time the very best time of the whole day. And do you know what that is? It’s a very special friend of mine, my very favorite little __________.

 

Rubber duckie you’re the ____________

You make bath time lots of ______________

Rubber duckie I’m __________  fond of you

Rubber duckie __________  of joys

When I _________ you, you make __________

Rubber duckie you’re my very best friend it’s true

 

CHORUS: Oh, every day when I make my ______ to the tubby

I find a little ___________ who’s cute and _______  and chubby

Rub-a-dub-dubby

Rubber duckie, you’re so___________

And I’m lucky that you’re _________

Rubber duckie, I’m ____________ fond of you

Hey, rubber duckie would you like me to scrub your back with my little nifty scrub brush? You would okay, how’s this? Hey, you want me to scrub behind your__________? Oh, I see you don’t have any ears, do you? Well, how about your _________? Scrub his little duckie tummy.  Oh, he’s ticklish oh-hoo

Zadanie 2. Uzupełnij luki w piosence słowami poniżej.

soap, one, fun, squeeze, fellow, fluffy, joy, dry, awfully (2x), way, fine , yellow, mine, ears, tummy, back, pal, noise

Zadanie 3. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

1.__________________ particularly good, skilful, or effective; attractive or stylish.
2._______________(of a person) sensitive to being tickled (lightly touch in a way that causes mild discomfort or itching and often laughter)
3.____________a friend. “we’ve been pals for a long time” Similar: companion, comrade
4._________ froth made from soap and water.
5.____________ rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water.
6.__________ fleecy, woolly, fuzzy
7.________________ attractive in a pretty or endearing way.
8.__________ firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one’s fingers.
9.______________ plump and rounded.
10.__________________ a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically.
11.________________ a person’s stomach or abdomen.

Zadanie 4. Przeczytaj komentarze. Czy zgadzasz się z nimi?

  • “Rubber Duckie” is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) on Sesame Street. The song is named after Ernie’s toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children in 1971.
  • James Maury Henson (1936 –1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets (1955–present) and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987); puppeteer and puppet character creator for Sesame Street (1969-present).
  • Wise Quacks: A History of the Rubber Duck: In the middle of a raging storm in 1992, a cargo ship carrying a huge assortment of vinyl toys tipped over. Descending into the Pacific were nearly 29,000 tub playthings, including untold thousands of rubber ducks. Bobbing and drifting, the tiny yellow birds took weeks, months, and years to wash ashore in Hawaii, Maine, Seattle, and other far-flung locations. Their journeys were able to telloceanographers crucial information about waves, currents, and seasonal changes—what one journalist dubbed “the conveyor belt” of the sea. The humble little rubber duck had, once again, exceeded expectations.

Aside from soap, shampoo, and towels, there may be no more pervasive an item in a kid-occupied bathtub than the rubber duck, a generic aquatic toy that usually squeaks, sometimes spits water, and can be teethed upon without incident.

The ducks had their origins in the mid-1800s, when rubber manufacturing began to gain ground. Out of the many animals crafted, they were the most native to water and broke away from the pack. Families who used to make bathing a weekly event prior to Sunday church sessions would entice children to submerge themselves in the murky tubs with a duck, some of which didn’t float. They were intended as chew toys.

By the early 1960s, the vinyl ducks became a bathroom fixture. They were cheaply made, cheaply acquired, and a soothing presence for children with apprehensions about being dipped into water. Any hydrophobia was eased by the bright yellow duck, who didn’t appear to have a care in the world.

Rubber Duckie, you’re the one…The song went on to sell over 1 million copies as a single and has been included in more than 20 different Sesame Street compilation albums. The image of Ernie playing with the duck was licensed for T-shirts, storybooks, and other merchandise that further endeared the ducks to child-occupied households.

Zadanie 5. Uzupełnij definicje słowami, które są wyróżnione (na grubo). Słowa mogą być w tekście piosenki, lub w komentarzach.

1.________________ (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
2.________________ anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
3._________________ make a quick, short movement up and down.
4.__________ _______________ a continuous moving band of fabric, rubber, or metal used for transporting objects from one place to another.
5._______________ attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
6.______________ in a way that displays fondness or tenderness.
7._______________continuing with great force or intensity.

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