Has Been Shown

Lead-in

  • What movie has a very memorable soundtrack?
  • Do you ever watch concerts or music festivals online?
    • If yes, what was the last one?
    • If not, why?
  • Do you prefer music in English or in Portuguese? Why?
  • Can you name three catchy songs?
  • What song best represents you or your life?

Presentation

Pre

  • How do you think a song can change the world? 

Top Down

  • When were each song released? Read the text and find out.
  1. 1984, 1970 and 1974
  2. 1970, 1974 and 1984
  3. 1970, 1974 and 1990
  1. 1984, 1972 and 1974
  2. 1984, 1974 and 1970
  3. 1971, 1974 and 1990
  1. 1984, 1970 and 1974
  2. 1970, 1974 and 1984
  3. 1970, 1974 and 1990
  1. 1984, 1972 and 1974
  2. 1984, 1974 and 1970
  3. 1971, 1974 and 1990

Best Protest Songs In History

From unflinching portrayals of racial hatred to hard-hitting invective against injustice, demands for equality, and even stadium anthems with a subversive message, the best protest songs speak not only to the issues of their times, but transcend their eras to become timeless political expressions. Hip-Hop arguably remains the most politically engaged music of our current era, but, throughout the decades, jazz, folk, funk, and rock music have all made contributions to the best protest songs of all time.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio

While the old saying claims that a picture is worth a thousand words, in the case of a photograph taken by student John Filo and later printed in Life magazine, a picture also inspired one of the best protest songs of its time. The photograph was taken in the immediate aftermath of the Ohio National Guard opening fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, on May 4, 1970, and captures protester Mary Vecchio kneeling aghast and open-mouthed over the body of student Jeff Miller at the moment she realizes what has happened.

When Neil Young saw the photo he was appalled enough to take a guitar handed to him by David Crosby and pour his anger into a song. “Ohio” drew an us-and-them line in the sand, with lyrics such as “Soldiers are cutting us down/Should have been done long ago” reflecting the anti-student-protest sentiment among factions of the US public. The recording by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young made it even more powerful: a heady, simmering brew of a song that comes to a head towards the end with David Crosby’s appalled, passionate cries of “Why?” Only the very best protest songs transcend very specific subject matter to become universal – and “Ohio” does exactly that. – Jamie Atkins

Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” has become such a catchphrase that first-time listeners may be surprised by the amount of righteous and still-relevant anger in this political song by Gil Scott-Heron. With its rapid-fire references to 70s commercials and shows, it’s partly a response to what Scott-Heron saw as the shallowness of TV and its failure to meet the Black experience. Musically it’s an homage to the jazz poetry of The Last Poets, who like Scott-Heron are now recognized as progenitors of rap. There were actually two versions, the 1971 album track (with only voice and congas) and the 1974 single remake (now on most compilations). The latter is the keeper, with drummer Bernard Purdie and flutist Hubert Laws lending a profound funk groove. – Brett Milano

The Specials – Free Nelson Mandela

Proving that political songs can simultaneously sway hips and broaden minds, Jerry Dammers’ (founder of the English ska band The Specials) “Free Nelson Mandela” was a joyous-sounding, upbeat dancefloor hit that became the unofficial anthem for the international anti-apartheid movement. It’s remarkable that a song with such an uncompromising, clear political message was a hit, but in the UK, “Free Nelson Mandela” reached No.6 in the charts while becoming immensely popular elsewhere in the world, including South Africa.

When the song was released, in 1984, Mandela had already been in prison for 20 years on charges of sabotage and attempting to overthrow the South African government, but the song claimed its place among the best protest songs of the 80s, raising both Mandela’s profile and his cause that bit higher and reaching those who might not have been engaged enough with world issues to be familiar with his story, inspiring them to learn more. On Mandela’s release in 1990, “Free Nelson Mandela” was everywhere: an uplifting ode to freedom. – Jamie Atkins

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Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: The text is about the best protest songs in history. True

  1. The best protest songs transcend their eras to become timeless political expressions.
  2. There is an old saying that claims that a picture is worth a thousand words.
  3. When Neil Young saw the photo he was appalled enough to take a guitar handed to him by David Crosby and pour his anger into a song.
  4. “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is an homage to the rock poetry of The Last Poets.
  5. Political songs can simultaneously sway hips and broaden minds.
  1. The best protest songs transcend their eras to become timeless political expressions. True
  2. There is an old saying that claims that a picture is worth a thousand words. True
  3. When Neil Young saw the photo he was appalled enough to take a guitar handed to him by David Crosby and pour his hypocrisy into a song. False
  4. “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is an homage to the rock poetry of The Last Poets. False
  5. Political songs can simultaneously sway hips and broaden minds. True

Post

  • What do you think about the songs mentioned in the text?
  • What is another song that is related to protests?

Target Language

Extreme Adjectives

Instead of using very + adjective, we can resort to an extreme adjective: 

  • Very afraid = terrified 
  • Very angry = furious 
  • Very bad = awful 
  • Very beautiful = stunning 
  • Very big = huge 
  • Very cold = freezing 
  • Very funny = hilarious 
  • Very good/nice = wonderful 
  • Very hungry = starving 
  • Very tired = exhausted 

Present Perfect Passive

The present perfect passive is formed by have/has + been + past participle: 

  • It has been shown that the majority of people respond well to positive reinforcement. 
  • You look familiar, have we been introduced? 
  • A new iPhone has been launched last year. 
  • Marlon Brandon has been nominated for The Oscar twice. 

Music Vocabulary

Controlled Practice

  • Match the words with their meanings. There is one example.

  1. Acoustic

  2. Pounding

  3. Reverb

  4. Instrumental

  5. Ballad

  6. Harmony

(   ) Performed on instruments, with no vocals.

(   ) When a sound echoes on different surfaces at different speeds, giving more layers to the original sound.

(   ) The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords.

(   ) Rhythmical beating or throbbing.

(1) Not having electrical amplification.

(   ) A slow romantic or sentimental song.

  1. Acoustic

  2. Pounding

  3. Reverb

  4. Instrumental

  5. Ballad

  6. Harmony

(4) Performed on instruments, with no vocals.

(3) When a sound echoes on different surfaces at different speeds, giving more layers to the original sound.

(6) The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords.

(2) Rhythmical beating or throbbing.

(1) Not having electrical amplification.

(5) A slow romantic or sentimental song.

Freer Practice

  • Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
    • I think … are hilarious.
    • I feel exhausted when I …
    • One thing that I find … is …
    • An example of a … song is …
    • I think foreign movies are …
    • My favorite movie has been…

Production

  • What do you think about the following quote?

“Stars are rare creatures, and not everyone can be one. But there isn’t anyone on earth – not you, not me, not the girl next door – who wouldn’t like to be a movie star holding up that gold statuette on Academy Award night.” Sue Mengers

  • Talk about the topics below using the Target Language.
  • a hilarious movie
  • an awful song
  • a movie that made you feel terrified
  • a situation that makes you furious
  • a stunning actress or actor
  • something wonderful 

Homework

Match the words from the first column with their meanings. There is one example.

  1. Terrified

  2. Furious

  3. Stunning

  4. Wonderful

  5. Exhausted

  6. Hilarious

(   ) Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.

(6) Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter.

(   ) Drained of one’s physical or mental resources; very tired.

(   ) Full of anger or energy; violent or intense.

(   ) Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.

(   ) Strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence.

  1. Terrified

  2. Furious

  3. Stunning

  4. Wonderful

  5. Exhausted

  6. Hilarious

(4) Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.

(6) Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter.

(5) Drained of one’s physical or mental resources; very tired.

(2) Full of anger or energy; violent or intense.

(1) Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.

(3) Strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence.

Match the sentence halves.There is one example.

  1. I am terrified that signing a mortgage will make…

  2. When my cat was found as a little kitten…

  3. The virus would have been pretty awful if it…

  4. Outsourcing became a huge factor for…

  5. He was almost exhausted by the run from…

  6. I felt exhausted and the moonlight slowly…

(   ) survival for many smugglers and opium farmers.

(   ) she was starving and had yet to stop eating.

(   ) the entrance to the security checkpoint.

(6) filtering through the window and covering everything only reinforced that.

(   ) me sacrifice my time to pay for a shell to house my life.

(   ) had taken control of a large number of computers and started replicating itself.

  1. I am terrified that signing a mortgage will make…

  2. When my cat was found as a little kitten…

  3. The virus would have been pretty awful if it…

  4. Outsourcing became a huge factor for…

  5. He was almost exhausted by the run from…

  6. I felt exhausted and the moonlight slowly…

(4) survival for many smugglers and opium farmers.

(2) she was starving and had yet to stop eating.

(5) the entrance to the security checkpoint.

(6) filtering through the window and covering everything only reinforced that.

(1) me sacrifice my time to pay for a shell to house my life.

(3) had taken control of a large number of computers and started replicating itself.

Choose the best option for each sentence.

Example: Absolutely terrified / terified and trembling like a leaf, I sat down and played for him. > Absolutely terrified and trembling like a leaf, I sat down and played for him.

  1. She colapsed / collapsed against his chest, exhausted / exausted with the mental anguish of arguing with this man.
  2. Despite the huge number of wounds see / seen in clinical practice, there are limited quality data for evaluated symptoms and signs.
  3. It made / make you do silly things and it gave you an aful / awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences.
  4. I was starving / starve this morning and the complimentary breakfast was much appreciated.
  5. I meet people all the time who are / is terrified walking around because they think everybody is making fun of them or plotting against them.
  1. She collapsed against his chest, exhausted with the mental anguish of arguing with this man.
  2. Despite the huge number of wounds seen in clinical practice, there are limited quality data for evaluated symptoms and signs.
  3. It made you do silly things and it gave you an awful headache, but we never worried about the risks, let alone the long-term health consequences.
  4. I was starving this morning and the complimentary breakfast was much appreciated.
  5. I meet people all the time who are terrified walking around because they think everybody is making fun of them or plotting against them.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: very / Dave / to / criticism / doesn’t be / open / seem / to > Dave doesn’t seem to be very open to criticism.

  1. remain / library / will / open / The / least / at / for / reprieved / has / year. / and / been / another
  2. river / have / that / and / some / other / anti-social / complain / noise / side / about / of / the / been / people / on / I / the / habits. / told
  3. rebels. / The / has / government / at / disarming / unsuccessful / been / the
  4. criticized / the / slavish / He / rules. / been / has / to / his / for / devotion
  5. and / divided / dynamic. / For / Monarchians / been / modal / two / have / into / the / practical / classes, / purposes
  1. The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year.
  2. I have been told that some people on the other side of the river complain about noise and anti-social habits.
  3. The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.
  4. He has been criticized for his slavish devotion to the rules.
  5. For practical purposes the Monarchians have been divided into two classes, modal and dynamic.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: I may have being wrong about the exact description of the vestment she wore. > I may have been wrong about the exact description of the vestment she wore.

  1. At the start of the campain, this would have been considered a strong showing.
  2. Some students has been making wacky farmyard animals out of modeling clay, which will be out on display.
  3. One player, in particular, have been grabbing a lot of attention lately.
  4. The island have been invaded by some algae, some of which are now wel established.
  5. York’s economy have been developing in the areas of science, tecnology and the creative industries.
  1. At the start of the campaign, this would have been considered a strong showing.
  2. Some students have been making wacky farmyard animals out of modeling clay, which will be out on display.
  3. One player, in particular, has been grabbing a lot of attention lately.
  4. The island has been invaded by some algae, some of which are now well established.
  5. York’s economy has been developing in the areas of science, technology and the creative industries.

Writing

Write about your favorite actor and actress. Remember to use as much of the Target Language as possible.

Example: My favorite actress is Angelina Jolie. She has been…