Singing English songs at school 1H- 1I

Here are the videos recorded at school 

on May 11th

You are cool!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwyEDhV-b6w&list=HL1368466422



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bPZey1Mr8&list=HL1368466200

Mother's Day song

Per le classi prime.

 Eccovi il testo di questa canzone per la mamma, sotto c'è il link per il video, ascoltatela e cantatela tantissime volte!!!!

Listen! Listen! Listen!!!!!!

MOTHER'S DAY SONG LYRICS:

Mommy, mommy, I love you mommy

This is your special day

Flowers and presents

And breakfast in bed

Whatever you wish for

I'll give you instead

Mommy, mommy, I love you mommy

No chores for you today

Bear hugs and kisses

To show how I feel

I love you mommy dear

Baking, cooking

Washing and working

Making our house a home

Always helping

Care for my well being

I never feel alone

Mommy, mommy

I love you mommy

In all your special ways

So on every second

Sunday in May

We'll celebrate

Mother's Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9rptz0mDI

LONDON per le terze classi

                                 

       LONDON

London is the capital of England and the UK.

The Romans founded the city 2000 thousands years ago, on the north side of the river Thames and they named it Londinium.

In the past London was destroyed twice: the Great Fire in 1666 and the bombs of German troops during the Second World War.

Today London is a cosmopolitan metropolis, where people coming from every part of the globe, form a melting pot of habits and cultures and  more than 300 languages are spoken.

The population is about 10 million , it has 5 international airports, 43 univerities, 40 theathres and is the most visited city in the world.

London attracts very large numbers of visitors and tourists.

The most popular attractions are:

1.   The London Eye

The big wheel which gives you a panoramic view of London. It is the world's highest observation wheel and offers passengers spectacular views of over 55 of London's most famous landmarks .It is 135 metres high, with 32 pods; the trip takes 30 minutes.

2.  Changing of the guard: it takes place every day at about 11,15 from April to August. In winter the ceremony takes place every two days, in front of Buckingham Palace.

     3. Tower of London  It was built in 1066 by William the Conqueror. It has been a royal palace and a prison. Now it is a museum where you can see the Jewels’ Crown. In the tower live the black ravens which are a curiosity for the tourists. According to a legend, it is said that if a raven dies, the tower will fall in pieces.

     4. Tower Bridge, is an example of Victorian Gothic architecture.

5.  Hamleys: the world’s biggest toy store. HARRODS, probably the greatest department store in the world.

    6. Piccadilly Circus  , the most known square in London, where a number of streets meet. It is particularly known for its video display mounted on the corner building of the northern side.

7. Museums and Art Galleries

British Museum – National Gallery 

Madam Tussauds, the Wax museum.

   8. Buckingham  Palace, the Home of the Royal Family

9. The Houses of Parliament

10.  The Big Ben, is the name of the bell inside the clock tower. It is about 98 metres high. The hour hand is 3 metres long and the minutes hand 4 metres long.

11.   St. Paul Cathedral,which has the second dome in the world, after San Pietro in Rome.

 Westminster Abbey, where are buried many famous English men and women. Here we can find the tombs of  Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare.

LONDON TRANSPORTS

London taxi is called black cab. The majority of buses in London are still red and therefore the red double-decker bus remains an iconic symbol of the city.

The London Underground (often shortened to the Tube) is a rapid transit system in the United Kingdom, serving a large part of London.

The Underground serves 270 stations and has 402 kilometres (250 mi) of track, 45 per cent of which is underground. It is the second largest metro system in the world.It was built in th 19^th century and it was inaugurated in 1863. It has 12 lines, each one of them has a name and a different colour.

In London there are many parks: Hyde Park, Green Park, St. James Park, Regent’s Park, Kensington Gardens.

There are also a lot of markets where you can buy an enormous variety of things: Portobello Market, Camden Market, Covent Garden, Petticoat Lane.

The rules of the classroom

Per le classi prime

Ragazzi, cliccate su questo link e vedete tutto quello che c'è, passate da una pagina all'altra, cercando di capire quanto più è possibile, le cose più importanti di ogni sezione, memorizzate i nomi dei luoghi, delle attrazioni, prendete qualche appunto, soprattutto fate attenzione a queste parole:  streets (strade), bridges (ponti), chiese (dome, cathedral), guards, (guardie), market( mercato), museums, (musei), buildings (palazzi),parks (parchi), theatre (teatro), ecc.



http://www.londontopic.co.uk/

PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE

Per le terze classi

WISH YOU WERE HERE
PINK FLOYD

So, so you think you can tell

heaven from hell?

Blue skies from pain?

Can you tell a green field

from a cold steel rail?

A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade 

your heroes for ghosts?

Hot ashes for trees?

Hot air for a cool breeze?

Cold comfort for change?

Did you exchange a walk on part in the war

for a lead role in cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here

We're just two lost souls

swimming in a fish bowl

Year after year,

running over the same old ground

What have we found?

The same old fears.

Wish you were here.

WISH YOU WERE HERE
TRADUZIONE DI ALEXIA

Così, così pensi di poter distinguere

il paradiso dall'inferno?

Cieli blu dal dolore?

Puoi distinguere un campo verde

da un freddo binario d'acciaio?

Un sorriso da un velo?

Pensi di essere capace di distinguerli?

E ti hanno portato a barattare

i tuoi eroi con dei fantasmi?

Ceneri roventi per degli alberi?

Aria bollente con una fresca brezza?

Una magra consolazione per il cambiamento? 

E hai scambiato una parte da comparsa in guerra

con un ruolo di comando in gabbia?

Come vorrei, come vorrei che tu fossi qui.

Siamo solo due anime perse

che nuotano in una boccia per i pesci.

Anno dopo anno,

correndo sempre sul solito terreno,

cosa abbiamo trovato?

Le stesse vecchie paure.

Vorrei che tu fossi qui

.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk_V6R_pGfM

PINK FLOYD

PER LE CLASSI TERZE

Pink Floyd were an English rock band. 

Founded in 1965, the band originally consisted of students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. They first gained popularity performing in London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's creative leadership they released two charting singles and a successful debut album. David Gilmour joined as a fifth member in December 1967, and Barrett left the band in April 1968 due to his deteriorating mental health.

After Barrett's departure, Waters became their primary songwriter and lyricist. Pink Floyd achieved critical and commercial success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979) and The Final Cut (1983).

The Wall is a concept album and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation.

 The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character Waters modelled after himself, with some aspects based on the band's original leader, Syd Barrett. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.