Gift of a Friend

Demi Lovato, Gift of a Friend

(Selected by Sandra Caso and Raquel Mendoza)

U.S.A., September 9, 2009

Spain, November 21, 2009

Created to promote the film Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure,

the song was Demi Lovato´s second single from her second album called Here We Go Again.

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This song talks about friendship.

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At this site you´ve got the lyrics.

There are some spelling mistakes.

Can you find them?

Here you´ve got a video translated into Spanish. It´s interesting that you follow it once you are familiar with the lyrics, in order to recall the English version by heart.

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Friends Are Quiet Angels

Friends Are Quiet Angels

is the title of a song about friendship.

In the link there´s a video with the lyrics in English.

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Do you like this song?

Why? / Why not?

Would you like to listen to other songs about friendship?

Which song on this topic do you like best?

Right Here Waiting

Last week, before Valentine´s Day we listened to this song in class. Now you can listen to it again and do a further practice. First, read de lyrics. Then, play the video to complete the gaps. The full lyrics is in the previous post. Enjoy the song, the lyrics, the music. Isn´t it beautiful?

To watch the video while following the lyrics, link on the red arrow on the right top of it.

Good luck!

Oceans apart

day after _____

And I slowly ___ insane

I hear your ____

on the line

But it doesn't stop the ____

If I see you next to ____

How can we say ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right here waiting for ___

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I ____ the laughter,

I taste the ____

But I can't get near you ____

Oh, can't you see it baby

You've got me goin' ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right ___

waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can ____

This romance

But in the end if I'm with you

I'll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it ___

You've got me goin' ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

Right Here Waiting: Lyrics

Here you have the lyrics, with the following coloured key for you to practise:

In this colour you´ve got the verbs.
You´ll find verbs in the PRESENT TENSE, in the PAST TENSE and in the FUTURE TENSE.
Can you identify them?
See key in comment 1.
In this colour you´ve got adverbs.
Do you know their meaning in Spanish?
See key in comment 2.
In this colour you´ve got compounds with -ever.
Do you know their meaning in Spanish?
See key in coment 3.

Oceans apart

day after day

And I slowly go insane

I hear your voice

on the line

But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never

How can we say forever?

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted,

all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I hear the laughter,

I taste the tears

But I can't get near you now

Oh, can't you see it, baby?

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can survive

This romance

But in the end if I'm with you

I' ll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it, baby?

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

Human Rights: first steps

Now we are working on Human Rights.

If you want to join us, start having a look at this page, which provides interesting links, contents and bibliography.

Which topic would you like to work on?

Mail your ideas to englishwithterry@hotmail.com or leave a comment here.

Thank you for your participation!

The Story of Tracy Beaker (IV)

The following are quotations from the book. Interesting vocabulary is printed in orange colour.

I hate waiting. It really gets on my nerves.

I can´t concentrate on anything.

Not even my writing.

(page 100)

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I wish I hadn´t had that dream.

Dreams can come true.

(page 106)

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Elaine is a pain but she´s also quite quick at putting two and two together.

(page 107)

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The Story of Tracy Beaker (III)

QUESTION 1

COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING WORDS:

DIDN´T LOOK A BIT LIKE / DIDN´T KNOW / FEEL SORRY / LEAVE ME ALONE /

LOOK / LOOK LIKE / LOOKING WORRIED / SHY / SEEM

And it ___(1)___ all that effort was for nothing, because she didn´t ___(2)___ to have the woman writer person with her after all (page 56)

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I wanted to meet this Cam (what sort of a silly name is that?) even though she ___(3)___ a proper writer (...). I´m usually the last person to feel ___(4)___ but somehow

I suddenly ___(5)___what to say or what to do (page 57).

(...)

"I ___(6)___a mess on purpose", I said fiercely. "So you needn´t ___(7)___ for me, Peter Ingham. You just clear off and ___(8)___, right?". Peter fidgeted from one foot to the other ___(9)___ (page 57)

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QUESTION 2

AMONG THE 9 WORDS FROM THE PREVIOUS EXERCISE THERE´S ONE WHICH IS NOT A VERB.

WHICH ONE?

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