ALL TOGETHER NOW - THE FARM

 1.- Historia

El grupo The Farm es uno de los más importantes de Reino Unido y de Liverpool, su ciudad de origen. Sus inicios se remontan a 1983 bajo el nombre de The Excitements. Al llegar los 90s, consiguen su mayor éxito "All Together Now". La letra es acerca de un partido de fútbol disputado en 1914 -en plena Primera Guerra Mundial- entre soldados británicos y alemanes. El single escaló hasta el cuarto puesto de la lista oficial británica.

2.- Lyrics

Remember boy,

that your forefather's died

Lost in millions

for a country's pride

Never mention

the trenches of Belgium

When they stopped fighting

and they were one

A spirit stronger than war

was at work that night

December 1914 cold,

clear and bright

Countries' borders

were right out of sight

They joined together

and decided not to fight

Chorus 1

All together now, all together now

Chorus 2

All together now in no man's land (together)

Chorus 3

All together now (all together)

all together now (all together)

Chorus 4

All together now (together, together)

In no man's land (together, together)

The same old story again

All those tears shed in vain

Nothing learnt and nothing gained

Only hope remains

(Repeat 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3)

Chorus 5

The boys had their say, they said no (all together now)

Stop the slaughter, let's go home

Let's go, let's go (all together now)

Let's go (all together now), let's go, let's go

(Repeat 5)

(Repeat 4, 3, 4)

All together now (all together, all together)

All together now (all together now)

(Repeat 4)

3.- Vocabulary

- Forefather = Antepasado

- Died = Die = Muerto

- Lost = Lose = Perdido/a

- Pride = Orgullo

- Trenches = Trench = Trincheras, zanjas.

- Bright = Brillante

- Borders = Fronteras

- Joined = Join = Juntar(se), Unir(se)

- Fight = Pelear (verbo), Pelea (sustantivo)

- Land = Tierra (geografía)

- Shed = Derramar

- Vain = Vano, inútil.

- Learnt = Learn = Aprendido

- Gained = Gain = Ganado

- Remain = Quedar, permanecer.

- Slaughter = Matanza, masacre (sustantivos); Matar masacrar (verbos)

4.- Grammar

a) Posesivo "'S"

- Forefather's

- Country's

- Countries'

- Man's

b) Pasado Simple

Buena parte de la canción está en este tiempo verbal.

Ejemplos:

- They stopped fighting.

- They were one.

- A spirit stronger than war was at work that night.

- Countries' borders were right out of sight.

c) Presente Perfecto

- Your forefather's died = Your forefather has died.

5.- Videoclip

SUBSTITUTION WORDS AND FORMS

 1.- Definición

A menudo se utilizan palabras o frases que sirven para evitar hacer mas larga una conversación, o para evitar repetir palabras ya mencionadas con anterioridad. Palabras como do, either y ones son sólo algunas.

Ejemplo:

- I went to the supermarket to buy some cookies. I got the best ones.

- Can I sit here?

  Yes, please do.

2.- Palabras a utilizar

Algunas de las más comunes son:

- another

- both

- each

- either

- neither

- many

- much

- none

- one(s)

- some

3.- Do, So

Utilizamos do, do it y do so para reemplazar a un verbo y el complemento que lo acompañe.

Ejemplo:

- I always have bread and coffee for breakfast.

  I do too.

Mientras que so se puede utilizar de varias formas.

Ejemplo:

- It remains so. = This way.

- I think so. = I think the same.

- So I heard. = I heard the same.

4.- Pronombres de Cantidad

Los pronombres de este tipo más utilizados son:

- little

- all

- both

- neither

Ejemplo:

- A lot of people came to the party and all enjoyed it.

5.- That, Those

Se usan en contextos formales.

Ejemplos:

- The books I read were those which I found in the library.

- The water was that from the local reservoir.

INTENSIFIERS AND DOWNTONERS

1.- Intensifiers

Son adverbios o frases adverbiales que se utilizan para dar énfasis.

2.- Ejemplos

-  Very

 He has a very bad humor!

- Too

 John works too hard.

- Really

 Jane was really upset.

- At all

 I don't like pizza at all.

- What on earth...

 What on earth are you doing?


3.- Downtoners

Son palabras o frases utilizadas para suavizar o reducir el sentido de otra palabra o frase.

4.- Ejemplos

- A bit

 I'm a bit hungry.

- Slightly

 Jane got slightly upset.

- Barely

 I was barely 16 when I started working in this company.

- Somewhat

 My neighbourhood has changed somewhat in the las 20 years.

- Kind of

 Mark's kind of bossy.


5.- Recomendaciones

- Hacer una pequeña lista de Intensifiers y Downtoners con al menos un ejemplo.

- Utilizar sólo los Intensifiers o Downtoners más fáciles de recordar.