lunes, 25 de junio de 2012

Biography

Britney Spears
Britney Spears was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, on December 2nd 1981. Is an American recording artist and entertainer, Spears began performing as a child landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album “Baby One More Time” in 1999, which became the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. During her first decade in the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, follow by a much-publicized personal life. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s, and became the “best-selling teen aged artist of all time” before she turned 20, garnering her the honorific titles of “Princess of Pop” and “Queen of Pop”.
Spears work has earned her numerous awards and accolades including a Grammy Award, 6 MTV Video Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Britney Spears has sold over 100 million albums world wild making her one of the best- selling music artist of all time. 

 According to the biography:
 
1.    Answer the following questions:
a)    Who is Britney Spears
b)    Where was she born?
c)    What was her debut album?

2.    Answer True (T) or False (F) according to the text and justified the false.

a)    ____ Spears signed with Sonny records for her debut album.
b)    ____ Her debut album was “Baby one More Time”
c)    ____ Britney Spears has sold over 200 million albums worldwide.
d)    ____ Spears is well-known as the “Princess of pop”
e)    ____ Britney was born in the U.S.A.



Artists.


  • Write a paragraph about your favourite type of music.
  • What is it?
  • What are the names of bands or singers who make this type of music?


A famous pop singer.

Justin Bieber.

Now you are going to listen to one of the most famous song “Baby”.





 
Listen to the song and complete the gap with a word:

(Ohh wooaahhh) x3
You know you (1)_____ me, I know you care
Just shout whenever, And I'll be there
You want my love, You (2)________ my heart
And we (3)________ never, ever, ever be apart

Are we an item?, (4)_______ quit playin'
We're just friends, What are you sayin'?
Said there's another (5)____ you look right in my eyes
My (6)_______ love, broke my heart for the first time

And I was like, Baby, baby, baby ooh
Like, Baby, baby, baby noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I (7)_______ you'd always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby ohh
Like, Baby, baby, baby noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)

Oh oh For you, I would have (8)________ whatever
And I just can't believe we ain't together
And I wanna play it (9)_________, But I'm losin' you
I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring
Cause I'm in (10)____________, Baby fix me
And just (11)___________ me till you wake me from this bad dream
I'm goin down, down, down, down
And I just can't believe (12)________ first love won't be around
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/justin-bieber-baby-lyrics.html ]
And I'm like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
Like, Baby, baby, baby noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I (13)________ you'd always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby ohh
Like, Baby, baby, baby noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)

(Luda)
When I was 13, I (14)_______ my first love
There was (15)_________ that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us, no one could ever come (16)__________
She had me going (17)________, oh I was star-struck,
She woke me up daily, don't (18)________ no Starbucks(Woo! )
She made my heart pound, I skip a beat when I see her in the street
And at (19)__________ on the playground, but I really wanna see her on the weekend
She knows she got me dazing cuz she was so amazing
And now my heart is breaking but I just keep on saying...

Baby, baby, baby ohh
Like, Baby, baby, baby noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I thought you'd always be mine (mine)

Baby, baby, baby ohhh
Like, Baby, baby, baby, noo
Like, Baby, baby, baby ohh
I though you'd always be mine (mine)

I'm gone
Yeahh, yeah, yeah
Yeahh, yeahhh
Now I'm all gone
Yeahh, yeah, yeah
Yeahh, yeahhh
Now I'm all gone
Yeahh, yeah, yeah
Yeahh, yeahhh
Now I'm all gone, gone, gone, gone
I'm gone
 

  •  Did you like the song? Why?
  •  Would you like to repeat this activity?  








Teen Magazines


Please check the following web pages:

Which of these magazines do you prefer? Why?

After checking the webpages you have to write a little description of “ONE” magazine.
Make sure you include:
  • Name of the magazine.
  • Type of information. 
  • Type of public.

miércoles, 20 de junio de 2012

Welcome!






Welcome to this weblog where we are going to work with extra materials and different exercises related with the unit that we have been working in class. 
You must do all the activities and use the different information and websites provided to learn and to do a better work.