Thursday, June 16, 2011

Homework for Monday, June 20th

Summit HW:
1. Activity E (p. 19) (collected)

2. Read G4 (second half of page); Do Activity D (p. G4) (collected)

Other HW:
1. Choose a favorite song of yours. Describe the song to your classmates; explain why you enjoy this song so much. At the end of your comments, post the url link to your song. You can read my example below.

2. Complete the presentation outline from class (handout). Make sure that you answer the questions thoroughly (with details!).

Have a good weekend!


The song that I'd like to talk about is called "Concrete Jungle." It's a reggae song by the famous Jamaican band The Wailers. Bob Marley was the lead singer of the band, and he is probably the most famous Jamaican musician ever. I love this song. The song describes living in the ghetto (poor neighborhood) in Kingston, Jamaica. The beat is very rhythmic and steady (constant). I also love Bob Marley's voice. In it, you can hear the pain and struggle of the ghetto inhabitants (people living there). The lyrics are also great because they are so real; that is, they perfectly describe the challenging, unpredictable environment in which the people live where there are no trees but only concrete. For example, when Bob Marley sings "no chains around my feet, but I'm not free," he expresses the frustration of having few opportunities to work, be happy, and have good life because of the difficulty of living in the ghetto. This is a very powerful song! Go ahead and give it a listen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDMxLbMcjxY
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6 comments:

  1. tomas_leiva91June 17, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    The song that I'd like to talk about id called "Patience" by Guns N' Roses. It's a acoustic rock song. I really like this song because the lyric is very romantic. Second, the singer's voice is so good, I can't get enough of it. Third, there are three guitars in the song that make it sound so especial. In summery, I've given a few reasons way this song is really good. Now go head and give it a listened.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvgV4P6Fzc

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  2. jinghui.dongJune 17, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    I`d like to introduce a Japanese song, that was the best song in 1986. It seems old, but I think it represented cheerful feeling at good economical situation in 1980s in Japan, later called bubble economy. The song "Dance Beat until Sunrise"(I translated the latter half of the title), as the name suggests, has a dance beat. You maybe feel the lyrics something strange, here is some English words, but sometime they use one or two English words in Japanese songs. The singer, Yoko Oginome has a nice voice, she was also a pop idol. Here is a url.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EJWwhTdW-s

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  3. aida1413June 18, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    ayidah said..
    I like Paradise Paradise song we call it in ARABIC ( janna janna )by majed al mohandes.this song take about motherland.how the singer live his motherland.he descripe his motherland like paradise. this song has a quickly beat and catchy lyrics. also, it has exciting sound and beautiful voice.I like it because it has a great words.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdNL_K1VTU&feature=related

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  4. AishaJune 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    This song is one of my favorite songs. It was talking a place in 2009. The name of the sing is (Allah). The name of the singer is Sami Yusuf; he is a British singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist musician. This song is talking about the God. I like this song because the singer has a wonderful voice. The song has different languages in the same time. The lyrics were beautiful and the beat is the middle between quickly and slowly. Go ahead and give it a listen!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zL0CFb2IXQ

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  5. mJune 19, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    this song is one of many songs that's i like it to much, this song has nice lyrics and it is about love and read the lyrics before and i was trying to memorize the song i can memorize some of the lyrics not all of it because it is English not Arabic lol
    the name of this song is: i can't wait for akon and t-pain
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLVzrG0JpNY

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  6. akirakojiJune 20, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    This song is one of my favorite music. The title is scream. It means to scream something to be able to solve sadness like the war, etc. So, the lyrics shows a emptiness like fights. In addition,a great point of the song is to join two of famous male band and team in Japan. It means all vocalists are men. But their voices are a nice accompaniment. Finally the sound is catchy. I think everyone like it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUqE1L6Y2B8

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