A Tribute to Freddie Mercury

20^th ANNIVERSARY OF FREDDIE MERCURY’S DEATH 

by Jose

20 years ago, on the 24^th of November of 1991, Freddie Mercury died. He was one of the most famous singers and his death was mourned worldwide.

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar (Tanzania) on the 5th of September of 1946 and his real name was Farookh Bulsara. His parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara sent him to India where he attended St. Peter’s boarding school. He was keen on music since he was a child, starting his piano lessons at the age of seven.

Freddie and his family moved to Middlesex (England) in 1964. During the next years he studied graphic design at Ealing College of Art. While he was studying he met Brian May and Roger Taylor, who formed a band called Smile. Immediately after Freddie had joined them the band’s name turned into Queen.

Freddie Mercury also had his own career apart from Queen’s; he appeared in musicals and recorded albums as a solo artist. In 1985, he sang with Montserrat Caballé the song of Barcelona’s Olympic Games, making one of his dreams come true.

Here you have Freddie’s dream, it is the video of the song Barcelona, which all of you already know. As you can see in the video, Freddie was very fond of opera too, and of course he had a marvellous voice that let him sing whatever music style you can imagine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztqcuawqi34

I also attached a Queen well-known song, The Miracle, whose message is still alive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DaY8-Mui0I

I also attached the lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K80HN7rInvw

Thanksgiving Word Quiz

Review the vocabulary you have learnt with the Worksheet "Thanksgiving".

1. This word starts with "P". These European settlers moved to North America in 1620. What were they called?

2. This word starts with "M". It is the name of the ship these settlers sailed in. What is it?

3. This word starts with "A". It is the name of the ocean that these settlers crossed. What is it called?

 4.  This word starts with "M". It is the name of the state containing the location where the settlers landed and lived. What is its name?

5.  This phrase starts with "N". These people have lived in the Americas for thousands of years. One group celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the new European settlers. What is their name?

6.  This word starts with "F". It is the name of the season in which Thanksgiving is celebrated. This word is American English. What is it?

7.  This word starts with "M". After giving thanks, people celebrate Thanksgiving by having a big ...

8.  This word starts with "T". It is a bird that is commonly eaten on Thanksgiving Day. What is it?

9.  This word starts with "C". It is a vegetable that was first grown by Native Americans and was later used by the European settlers. What is it called?

10. This word starts with "S". It is also a vegetable first grown by Native Americans and was used by the European settlers. What is it called?

Did you guess all the words? WELL DONE !!!

Bonfire Night Video

You can find out more about this festival. Enjoy it!

Learning English pronunciation

This is a film clip where you can see how to learn the pronunciation of English. As we have said in class, it's a question of practice, too.

Write about it!

Write about your interests and how they started. Try to use the expressions we have learnt in class.
 Example: 

I really got into cars a few months ago. It started when I decided that it was high time for me to buy a car. I saved up some money and guess what ... I bought a second-hand car !!! The nice thing about it is, I don't depend on buses and timetables any more. For me, time is important.

Listen to it!

Practise your listening skills with an Indonesian family. Isthma talks about her family routine and what different members like to do. Click on the link below.
 
elllo #1131 Indonesian Family