Now it's time for Christmas, so everyone usually becomes more sentimental. For those who like singing and enjoying Christmas, here's a special post for all of them.
This is George Michael and his Last Christmas. What is his song actually about?
English can also be fun. This is a post for you to add your recommendations on music. Not only bands, singers and songs, but also music interviews and anything related to the world of MUSIC. Music for anyone's ears is all you need to think about here.
We can start by having a look a report about Bono and Brian Williams. Who are they? (You need to click on their names to see the video)
Lyrics | Beyonce lyrics - Halo lyrics
Nice song, isn't it? Hey, hang on! What does halo mean? It doesn't mean hello , does it? This is what I've found at the Oxford University Dictionary for the word halo:
halo noun (plural -los or -loes)
1(Art, Religion) aureola feminine, halo masculine; your halo's slipping (humorous) estás perdiendo la aureola (humorous)
2(Astronomy, Optics) halo masculine
3(ring) (literary) halo masculine (literary); a halo of golden hair un halo de cabellos dorados (literary)
Now it's your turn... Feel free to add your commentaries and posts.
On the other hand, we can learn some Nursey Rhymes or children songs. Yes, why not? I'll tell you what. I've been learning English for over 23 years and any teacher hasn't showed me sing these songs. Well, apart form an American one. So, off we go and enjoy singing!
Hey! hang on, this rings a bell to me. Isn't this video like the above song? Yes, it is. That's right.
And the English version of the previous advert:
Do not forget the Galician version, of course. What an excellent song!
These are the lyrics:
os animais de dous en dous
u-ah!, u-ah!
os animais de dous en dous
u-ah!, u-ah!
van subindo á Arca de dous en dous
o boi, a vaca e o caracol
e soben cando chove e cando fai calor
os animais de tres en tres
u-ah!, u-ah!
os animais de tres en tres
u-ah!, u-ah!
van subindo á nave de tres en tres
a garza farta e o cempés
din adeus coa súa patiña, andando do revés
os animais de catro en catro
u-ah!, u-ah!
os animais de catro en catro
u-ah!, u-ah!
van de catro en catro os animais
e o saltón saltou de máis
quere pillalo un home que filma documentais
os animais de cinco en cinco
u-ah!, u-ah!
os animais de cinco en cinco
u-ah!, u-ah!
e se van marchando en procesión
o lince, a ovella e o leirón
ao afundirse a Terra, acaba esta canción
cando se afunda a Terra, acaba esta canción
You can also have a look at this version by some teenagers:
Here we're going to put our vocabulary into practice. First we'll have a look at some linguistic situations at a typical restaurant in London. Below you can see the typical Fish and Chips UK restaurant:
Have you ever tried Fish and Chips?
For further information and if you'd like to get all the documents used in class, click on our wikilinglish
Have you ever watched this German sketch? Germans usually see it on the New Year's Eve once and again, and again and again... Well, I hope you enjoy it as much as Germans do. For more information, click on here.
