TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER

1.- Historia

Gaynor Hopkins (a.k.a. Bonnie Tyler) was born on 8th June, 1951 in Wales, UK. Bonnie Tyler started singing at clubs in the first half of the 70s. Particular raspy voice caused by an operation to remove throat nodules.

"Total Eclipse Of The Heart", her most important song, was written and produced by producer Jim Steinman. He made hits for Meatloaf. The single topped charts in different countries. It was number 1 in USA, UK, Australia and Canada.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2026/07/bonnie-tyler.html

2.- Lyrics

(Part 1)

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit nervous

That the best of all the years have gone by

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then

I fall apart

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit restless

And I dream of something wild

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit helpless

And I'm lying like a child in your arms

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit angry

And I know I've got to get out and cry

(Turn around)

Every now and then

I get a little bit terrified

But then I see the look in your eyes

(Part 2)

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then

I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then

I fall apart

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong

Together we can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love

But now I'm only falling apart

There's nothing I can do

A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life

But now there's only love in the dark

Nothing I can say

A total eclipse of the heart

(Repeat Part 2)

A total eclipse of the heart

A total eclipse of the heart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

(Turn around, bright eyes)

(Turn around)

3.- Vocabulario

- Lonely = Solitario/a

- 'Round = Around = Alrededor

- Tears = Lágrimas

- Terrified = Aterrorizado/a

- Restless = Agitado/, inquieto/a

- Wild = Salvaje

- Helpless = Indefenso/, desamparado/a

- Shadow = Sombra

- Dark = Oscuro

- Powder keg = Polvorín

- Sparks = Chispas

4.- Gramática

a) Simple Present

Ejemplo:

- I see the look in your eyes.

b) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- I'm lying like a child in your arms.

c) Expresiones

Ejemplo:

- Every now and then = De vez en cuando

- Once upon a time = Había una vez

5.- Videoclip

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC - VILLAGE PEOPLE

1.- Historia

Village People se formó en Nueva York, Estados Unidos. Sus integrantes originales fueron: Victor Willis (Policía), Randy Jones (Vaquero), Davis Hodo (Constructor), Felipe Rose (Jefe Indio), Glenn Hughes (Motociclista) y Alexander Briley (Soldado).

La nota curiosa de esta canción, es que obtuvo altas posiciones en listas fuera de USA, pero, no logró figurar en Billboard. Fue el primer tema grabado sin la participación del vocalista original Victor Willis. El single proveniente de la Banda Sonora de la película del mismo nombre, fue número 1 en Australia, 2 en Nueva Zelanda y 11 en Reino Unido.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2026/07/village-people.html

2.- Lyrics

Everyone you meet,

the children in the street

Are swayin' to the rhythm,

there's somethin' movin' in them

There's no place to hide,

so why even try?

Can't you hear it coming your way?

It's here to stay

Music in our walk,

music when we talk

It's really something magic,

to lose it would be tragic

Can't you feel the sound

movin' through the ground?

Music makes the world go around

(Chorus 1)

You can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Take the cold from snow,

tell the trees, don't grow

Tell the wind, don't blow,

'cause it's easier

No, you can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Take the spark from love,

make the rain fall up

'Cause that's easier to do

Movin' with the wind

since the world began

The beat is gonna get you,

beat is gonna get you

Music for the blues,

for your dancin' shoes

There's music in the way that we kiss,

you can't resist

Movin' through the trees,

buzzin' with the bees

The sound is gettin' louder,

sound is gettin' louder

Music when we play,

when we kneel to pray

There's music in the sound of the wind

You can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Take the heat from flame,

try not feeling pain

Though you try in vain,

it's much easier

No, you can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Change the master plan,

take the hope from man

'Cause that's easier to do

On the radio, on every TV show

For each and every reason,

each and every season

Music when we love

for the Moon above

Music for the show

of life that never ends

Music on a plane,

music on a train

Sailing on the ocean,

music in the motion

Music in your car,

at your local bar

There's music when you look at a star

(Chorus 2)

You can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Keep two loves apart,

mend a broken heart

Catch a fallin' star,

that's much easier

No, you can't stop the music,

nobody can stop the music

Tell the Sun don't shine,

stop Old Father Time

'Cause that's easier to do

(Repeat Chorus 1)

3.- Vocabulary

- Meet = Encontrar, conocer

- Sway = Balancear(se)

- Hide = Esconder(se)

- Ground = Suelo

- Around = Alrededor

- Snow = Nieve

- Grow = Crecer

- Easier = Más fácil

- Nobody = Nadie

- Spark = Echar chispas

- Buzzin' = Buzzing = Zumbando

- Louder = Sonido más alto

- Kneel = Arrodillarse

- Pray = Rezar

- Flame = llama (fuego)

- Pain = Dolor

- Vain = Vano

- Reason = Razón

- Season = Estación del año (clima)

- Above = Por encima de algo

- Motion = Movimiento

- Mend = Curar, reparar, arreglar

- Catch = Coger, atrapar

4.- Grammar

a) Commands

Se encuentran por toda la canción.

Ejemplos:

- (You) Take the cold from snow

- (You) Take the spark from love

b) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- The children in the street are sawyin' to the rhythm.

c) Gonna

Es la contracción sonora de "Going to".

Ejemplo:

- The beat is gonna get you = The beat is going to get you

5.- Videoclip

PRESENT: SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

Un nuevo test para poner a prueba su inglés. En esta ocasión tiene que ver con el Presente Simple y el Presente Contínuo.

Nota.- Puede solicitar las respuestas mediante un mensaje o comentario.

A.- Coloque la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis en cada frase.

Ejemplo:

* When it's too hot the ice-cream ___ (melt)

When it's too hot the ice-cream melts.

1.- Water ___ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

2.- The water ___ (boil). Can you turn it off?

3.- Look! The man ___ (try) to open the door of your car.

4.- Can you hear those people? What ___ they____ (talk) about?

5.- The moon ___ (go) round the Earth in about 27 days.

6.- I must go now. It _____ (get) late.

7.- I usually ___ (go) to work by car.

8.- Hurry up! Ok, I ___ (come).

9.- Paul is never late. He always ___ (get) to work on time.

10.- They don't get on well. They ___ always ____ (argue).

ON THE BEACH - CHRIS REA

1.- Historia

El cantante y compositor británico, Chris Rea, nació el 4 de marzo de 1951 en Cleveland, Inglaterra. Fue artista Soft-Rock. Esta es una de las canciones que no obtuvo altas posiciones en las listas, pero que suele estar presente en la programación radial. Según Rea, es de inspiración española pues fue creada a partir de su viaje a la isla de Formentera, junto a su pareja. Sólo llegó a la casilla 57 en la lista oficial británica, pero al 9 en la lista Adult Contemporary de Billboard.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/12/chris-rea.html

2.- Lyrics

Between the eyes of love I call your name

Behind those guarded walls I used to go

Upon a summer wind there's a certain melody

Takes me back to the place that I know

(Chorus)

On the beach, yeah yeah

Down on the beach, yeah yeah

The secrets of the summer I will keep

The sands of time will blow a mystery

No-one but you and I

Underneath that moonlit sky

Take me back to the place that I know

(Repeat Chorus)

Forever in my dreams my heart will be

Hanging on to this sweet memory

A day of strange desire

And a night that burned like fire

Take me back to the place that I know

(Repeat Chorus)

3.- Vocabulary

- Between = Entre

- Behind = Detrás

- Guarded = Guard = Vigilado/a, protegido/a

- Walls = Paredes

- Upon = Encima

- Wind = Viento

- Keep = Mantener, permanecer, conservar

- Sand = Arena

- Blow = Soplar

- Underneath = Debajo de, por debajo

- Moonlit = Iluminado por la luna

- Forever = Por siempre

- Desire = Deseo

- Burned = Burn = Arder

4.- Gramática

a) Present Simple

Ejemplo:

- I call your name

b) Simple Past

Ejemplo.

- A night that burned like fire.

c) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- The secrets of the summer I will keep.

d) Used to

Ejemplo:

- Behind thoseguarded walls I used to go.

e) Phrasal Verb

- Hang on = Aferrarse

Ejemplo:

- Hanging on to this sweet memory.

5.- Videoclip

WRAPPING GIFTS/PRESENTS - FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS

En esta época del año abundan los regalos. Por tal motivo, dedicamos un artículo en el cual seguimos instrucciones para envolver presentes.

1.- Things we need

- Ribbon = Cinta (de papel o tela)

- Boxes of different sizes = Cajas de diferentes tamaños

- Stickers = Pegatinas

- Scissors = Tijeras

- Wrapping Paper = Papel de envolver (regalo)

- Sticky tape = Cinta adhesiva

2.- Instructions

- Put the box facedown on the the center of the back face up of the wrapping paper.

- Cover the box with the paper. First, from side to side and then, from up to bottom.

- Stick every side of the paper. Fix it with sticky tape.

- Cut the excess of paper with the scissors.

- Make a bow with the ribbon.

- Decorate the present with the bow.

- Put stickers on the present.

NOTE.- If the present doesn't need a box, just follow the instructions changing the word "box" to "present".

3.- Videoclip

NOTA.- El siguiente es un videoclip de demostración hecho por estudiantes de inglés. Por ello, puede contener errores en la comunicación y subtítulos.

SHAPE OF YOU - ED SHEERAN

1.- Historia

El británico Ed Sheeran, se consagra a nivel mundial con su segundo álbum. Lideró los rankings de países como Australia, Canadá, Alemania, USA y UK, entre otros. Los temas más exitosos fueron "Shape Of You", "Thinking Out Loud" y "Don't".

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/10/best-albums-2010-2019.html

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2.- Lyrics

The club isn't the best place to find a lover

So the bar is where I go

Me and my friends at the table doing shots

Drinking fast and then we talk slow

Come over and start up a conversation with just me

And trust me I'll give it a chance now

Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox

And then we start to dance, and now I'm singing like

(Chorus 1)

Girl, you know I want your love

Your love was handmade for somebody like me

Come on now, follow my lead

I may be crazy, don't mind me

Say, boy, let's not talk too much

Grab on my waist and put that body on me

Come on now, follow my lead

Come, come on now, follow my lead

(Chorus 2)

I'm in love with the shape of you

We push and pull like a magnet do

Although my heart is falling too

I'm in love with your body

And last night you were in my room

And now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with the shape of you

One week in we let the story begin

We're going out on our first date

You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat

Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate

We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour

And how your family is doing okay

And leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat

Tell the driver make the radio play, and I'm singing like

(Repeat Chorus 1)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Come on, be my baby, come on

(x9)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Lover = Amante, amor

- Shots = Trago corto

- Trust = Confiar

- Chance = Oportunidad

- Jukebox = Rockola

- Handmade = Hecho a mano

- Grab = Tomar

- Waist = Cintura

- Shape = Forma

- Push = Presionar, empujar

- Pull = Tirar, jalar

- Magnet = Imán

- Bedsheets = Sábanas

- Discovering = Descubriendo

- Thrifty = Ahorrativo

- Backseat = Asiento de atrás

4.- Grammar

a) Present Simple

Ejemplo:

- The club isn't the best place to find a lover.

b) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- I'll give it a chance now.

c) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- Now I'm singing like.

d) Simple Past Tense

Ejemplo:

- And last night you were in my room.

e) Commands

Ejemplo:

- Grab on my waist.

- Follow my lead.

f) Phrasal Verbs

Ejemplo:

- Start up = Empezar

- Come on = Vamos

- Go out = Salir

- Fill up = Llenar

- Get in = Ingresar. entrar

5.- Videoclip

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THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP

1.- Historia

El grupo británico de Rock, Supertamp, se formó en Londres en 1969. Su nombre proviene de un libro del poeta W.H. Davies de 1938 titulado "The Autobiography Of A Supertramp".

El sexto álbum de la banda, "Breakfast In America", es el más importante de su discografía. Su primer sencillo "The Logical Song", es sólo una muestra de ello. Su letra habla acerca de las preguntas que toda persona hace acerca de su existencia. Fue premiada como Mejor Canción Lírica y Musicalmente por la Academia Británica de Autores y Compositores. En los rankings, fue número 1 en Canadá, 6 en USA y 7 en UK.

2.- Lyrics

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful

A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical

And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily

Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me

But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible

Logical, oh, responsible, practical

And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable

Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical

There are times when all the world's asleep

The questions run too deep

For such a simple man

Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?

I know it sounds absurd

Please tell me who I am

I said, now, watch what you say, they'll be calling you a radical

A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal

Oh, won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're acceptable

Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable

Oh, take, take, take it, yeah

But at night, when all the world's asleep

The questions run so deep

For such a simple man

Won't you please (oh, won't you tell me)

Please tell me what we've learned? (Can you hear me?)

I know it sounds absurd (oh, won't you tell me)

Please tell me who I am

Who I am, who I am, who I am

3.- Vocabulary

- Seemed = Seem = Parecer

- Wonderful = Maravilloso/a

- Miracle = Milagro

- Send away = Enviar algo o alguien con algún propósito

- Dependable = Fiable, digno de confianza

- Cynical = Malpensado, despiadado, egoísta

- Asleep = Dormido/a

- Sign up = Matricularse, hacerse socio/a

4.- Grammar

a) Simple Past Tense

Ejemplo:

- When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful.

b) Simple Present Tense

Ejemplo:

- There are times when all the world's asleep.

c) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- Won't you sign up your name?

d) Futuro Continuo

Ejemplo:

- They'll be calling you a radical.

e) Would

Ejemplo:

- We'd like to feel you're acceptable.

f) Sufijo _ly

Ejemplo:

- Happily

- Joyfully

- Playfully

5.- Videoclip

NAZARETH - LOVE HURTS

1.- Historia

Nazareth es el nombre de una banda de Hard Rock fundada en Escocia en los 60s. Su nombre se origina a partir de una canción de un grupo llamado The Band. En la primera línea ("I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead") de su canción "The Weight", aparece el que sería el nombre de batalla de los escoceses. El tema mas famoso de Nazareth es "Love Hurts".

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2022/08/band-names-from-songs.html 

2.- Lyrics

Love hurts, love scars

Love wounds and marks

Any heart

Not tough or strong enough

To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain

Love is like a cloud

Holds a lot of rain

(Chorus1)

Love hurts

Ooh, ooh, love hurts

I'm young, I know, but even so

I know a thing or two

I learned from you

I really learned a lot, really learned a lot

Love is like a flame

It burns you when it's hot

(Repeat Chorus1)

Some fools think of happiness

Blissfulness, togetherness

Some fools fool themselves, I guess

They're not foolin' me

I know it isn't true

I know it isn't true

Love is just a lie

Made to make you blue

(Chorus2)

Love hurts

Ooh, ooh, love hurts

Ooh, ooh, love hurts

I know it isn't true

I know it isn't true

Love is just a lie

Made to make you blue

(Repeat Chorus2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Hurt = Herir

- Scar = Dejar cicatriz

- Wound = Herir

- Tough = Duro

- Pain = Dolor

- Cloud = Nube

- Flame = Llama, fuego

- Hapiness = Felicidad

- Blissfulness = Dicha

- Togetherness = Unidad, armonía

- Fool = Engañar (Verbo); Tonto (Sustantivo)

- True = Verdad

- Lie = Mentira

- Blue = Entristecer (Verbo); azul (Sustantivo)

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple

Ejemplos:

- Love hurts, love wounds and marks.

- I know a thing or two.

b) Pasado Simple

Ejemplo:

- I learned from you.

c) Presente Contínuo

Ejemplo:

- They're not fooling me.

5.- Videoclip

A1 -A2 TEST

En esta ocasión, ponemos a prueba su nivel de inglés con este pequeño test para los niveles A1 y A2.

NOTA.- Puede solicitar las respuestas en un comentario.

Elija la opción correcta.

Ejemplo:

- He is/are my brother. 

= He is my brother.

1.- She don't/doesn't like television.

2.- I am always/always am happy when I see her.

3.- a) What are you doing?

    b) I'm writing/I write a letter.

4.- My brother who/which is 19 is a student.

5.- What did you/did you do last night?

6.- I visit once a month my aunt/my aunt once a month.

7.- I don't mind cooking/to cook dinner.

8.- I got/I've got two brothers and a sister.

9.- We've been here since/for the shop opened.

10.- I worked/I've worked there for two years then I left.

DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE

1.- Historia

Este grupo es más conocido por su éxito mundial "Don't Dream It's Over", pero, cuenta con otros trabajos de similar calidad como "Better Be Home Soon", "Fall At Your Feet", "Weather With You" y "Distant Sun".

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/02/australian-bands-top-5.html

2.- Lyrics

There is freedom within

There is freedom without

Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup

There's a battle ahead

Many battles are lost

But you'll never see the end of the road

While you're travelling with me

(Chorus)

… Hey now, hey now

Don't dream it's over

Hey now, hey now

When the world comes in

They come, they come

To build a wall between us

We know they won't win

Now I'm towing my car

There's a hole in the roof

My possessions are causing me suspicion

But there's no proof

In the paper today

Tales of war and of waste

But you turn right over to the TV page

(Repeat Chorus)

Now I'm walking again

To the beat of a drum

And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart

Only shadows ahead

Barely clearing the roof

Get to know the feeling of liberation and release

(Repeat Chorus)

Don't let them win

Hey now, hey now

Hey now, hey now

Don't let them win

Don't let them win

Hey now, hey now

3.- Vocabulary

- Freedom = Libertad

- Deluge = Tromba de agua

- Battle = Batalla

- Lost = Lose = Perder

- Build = Construir

- Tow = Remolcar

- Hole = Agujero

- Roof = Techo (exterior)

- Proof = Prueba, comprobación

- Tales = Historias

- War = Guerra

- Waste = Desperdicio, desecho

- Beat = Redoble, ritmo

- Drum = Batería

- Steps = Pasos

- Shadows = Sombras

- Ahead = Más adelante

- Barely = Apenas

- Clear = Despejar, limpiar

- Release = Soltar

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple

Hay varias partes en este tiempo verbal.

Ej:

- Many battles are lost.

b) Presente Continuo

Ej:

- While you're travelling with me.

c) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ej:

- But you'll never see the end of the road.

5.- Videoclip

THE CHRISTMAS SONG - NAT KING COLE

1.- Historia

Compuesta por los norteamericanos MEL TORMÉ y ROBERT WELLS, "The Christmas Song", narra el ambiente festivo de la navidad. MEL TORMÉ, grabó este tema en 1946, pero, una década después, la versión de NAT KING COLE, obtuvo un éxito mayor.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2009/06/christmas-song.html

2.- Lyrics

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

Help to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way

He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh

And every mother's child is gonna spy

To see if reindeers really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you

3.- Vocabulary

- Chestnuts = Castañas

- Roast = Tostar, asar

- Nip = Dañar algo

- Yuletide = Navidad

- Choir = Coro

- Folks = Gente

- Eskimo = Esquimal

- Turkey = Pavo

- Mistletoe = Muérdago

- Bright = Brillante

- Tot = Nene

- Aglow = Resplandeciente (de algo)

- Loaded = Cargado

- Goodies = Golosinas

- Sleigh = Trineo

- Reindeer = Reno

4.- Grammar

a) Present Simple Tense

Ejemplo:

- Everybody knows a turkey ....

b) Present Continuous Tense

Ejemplo:

- I'm offering this simple phrase.

c) Present Perfect Tense

Ejemplo:

- It's been said many times many ways. (It's = It has)

5.- Videoclip

READING COMPREHENSION TEST

El siguiente es un nuevo test con frases incompletas. el ejercicio consiste en colocar la opción correcta de las dos posibles.

NOTA.- Puede solicitar las respuestas mediante un mensaje vía email.

1.- The hotel is there. You ___ miss it.

a) can

b) can't

2.- ___, how do I get to the station?

a) Excuse

b) Excuse me

3.- I ___ to work late last night.

a) have

b) had

4.- The bank is ___ the right in George Street.

a) at

b) on

5.- She ___ to work very hard.

a) hasn't

b) doesn't

6.- My mother is arriving today ___ I'm going to meet her.

a) so

b) because

7.- This is the street ___ I was born.

a) which

b) where

8.- Can you close the car window because it ___ on me.

a) rains

b) is raining

9.- This is a "No Smoking" area. You ___ smoke here.

a) mustn't

b) don't have to

10.- ___ right at the bank into the High Street.

a) Turn

b) Turn to

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TEST

Dos de los tiempos verbales más básicos se encuentran en este pequeño test.

Se trata de completar el texto con el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma correcta: Presente Simple o Presente Continuo.

Ejemplo:

I (be) am Steve.

I (be) __ a student at a college in London. This year I (study) ___ Economics and Geography. I (like) ___ college very much but I (hate) ___ big cities. I (come) ___ from Scotland and my parents (live) ___ in Oban. At the moment, I (stay) ___ with my sister, Carol, and her husband, Ken, but I (look) for a small flat in London. Carol (work) ___ in a bank and Ken (be) ___ a teacher. Today my parents (fly) ___ down from Scotland to visit us, and I (drive) ___ to the airport to meet them.

NOTA.- Puede solicitar la resolución de este test mediante un comentario o mensaje.

NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS N ROSES

1.- Historia

El quinteto Guns N' Roses se formó en Los Ángeles, California a mediados de los 80s. Liderado por el cantante y compositor norteamericano, Axl Rose, crearon grandes temas en sólo 6 álbumes, que lograron ubicarse en los primeros lugares de las listas musicales de medio mundo.Esta es una de las canciones más largas y tristes de la banda. Según la historia, está inspirada en el éxito "Funeral For A Friend" del británico Elton John. Mientras que en Billboard logró ubicarse en la tercera posición, en la lista oficial británica alcanzó la cuarta.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2024/11/guns-n-roses.html

2.- Lyrics

When I look into your eyes

I can see a love restrained

But darlin' when I hold you

Don't you know I feel the same?

Nothin' lasts forever

And we both know hearts can change

And it's hard to hold a candle

In the cold November rain

We've been through this such a long long time

Just tryin' to kill the pain, ooh yeah

Love is always coming, love is always going

No one's really sure who's lettin' go today

Walking away

If we could take the time to lay it on the line

I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine

All mine

So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain

Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain

Do you need some time on your own?

Do you need some time all alone?

Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own

Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone

I know it's hard to keep an open heart

When even friends seem out to harm you

But if you could heal a broken heart

Wouldn't time be out to charm you?

Oh, oh, oh

Sometimes I need some time on my own

Sometimes I need some time all alone

Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own

Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone

And when your fears subside

And shadows still remain, oh yeah

I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame

So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way

'Cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain

(Chorus)

Don't ya think that you need somebody?

Don't ya think that you need someone?

Everybody needs somebody

You're not the only one

You're not the only one

(Repeat x3)

3.- Vocabulary

- Restrained = Restrain = Moderado

- Hold = Sostener

- Feel = Sentir

- Lasts = Last = Durar

- Candle = Vela

- Kill = Matar

- Pain = Dolor

- Lay = Poner

- Rest = Posarse

- Refrain = Abstenerse de algo

- Keep = Mantener

- Harm = Herir

- Heal = Curar

- Charm = Encanto; encantar

- Fears = Temores

- Subside = Bajar, calmarse

- Shadow = Sombra

- Remain = Permanecer

- Blame = Culpar; culpa

- Darkness = Oscuridad

4.- Grammar

a) Present Simple

Ejemplo:

- Nothin' lasts forever.

b) Present Perfect

Ejemplo:

- We've been through this such a long time.

c) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- Just tryin' to kill the pain.

d) Zero Conditional

Ejemplo:

- If you want to love me, then darling don't refrain.

e) Third Conditional

Ejemplo:

- If we could take the time to lay it on the line, I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine.

5.- Videoclip

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE TEST

Un nuevo test y en esta ocasión dedicado al Pasado Simple.

Se trata de encontrar el verbo principal y de cambiarlo a su forma base u original.

Ejemplo:

- Jim went to work. = Went = Go (ir)

1  She saw your brother.

2  He slept till 10.00.

3  They drank all the wine.

4 She thought about it.

5 The police caught the thief.

6 She found her watch.

7 His nose bled.

8 He lost his wallet.

9 His son wrote a novel.

10 Tom laid the table.

11 She sold the car.

12 Jean rang the bell.

13 He shook the bottle.

14 He forgave her.

15 The sun rose at 6.00.

THE BREAK UP SONG (THEY DON'T WRITE 'EM) - GREG KIHN BAND

1.- Historia

La banda norteamericana conocida como The Greg Kihn Band, fue formada por el músico norteamericano Gregory Stanley Kihn en 1976. Al principio, les costó seis álbumes aparecer en las listas musicales. Este fue su segundo single en Billboard (el primero llegó al casillero 105) y el primero en estar entre los 15 primeros de dicha lista.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-greg-kihn-band-top-5.html

2.- Lyrics

We had broken up for good

just an hour before

Now I'm staring at the bodies

as there's dancin' cross the floor

And then the band slowed the tempo

and the music gets me down

It was the same old song

with the melancholy sound

(Chorus)

They don't write 'em like that anymore

They just don't write 'em like that anymore

We'd been living together

for a million years

But now I feel so strange

(out of the atmospheres)

And then the jukebox plays

a song I used to know

Now I'm staring at the bodies

as they dancin' so slow

(Chorus) (x1)

Now I wind up

staring at an empty glass

Cause it's so easy to say

that you'll forget your past

(Chorus) (x2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Staring = Stare = Mirar fijamente

- Old song = Canción antigua

- Melancholy = Melancolía

- Strange = Extraño

- Jukebox = Tocadiscos automático

4.- Grammar

a) Past Perfect

Ejemplo:

- We had broken up for good.

b) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- I'm staring at the bodies.

c) Presente Simple

Ejemplo:

- They don't write 'em like that anymore.

d) Pasado Simple

Ejemplo:

- It was the same old song.

e) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ejemplo:

- You'll forget your past.

f) Phrasal Verbs

- Break up = Romper una relación amorosa.

- Get down = Deprimir

- Wind up = Acabar, terminar

5.- Videoclip

RASPUTIN - BONEY M

1.- Historia

Un productor alemán llamado Frank Farian fue el responsable de crear un grupo en el cual él no participaba en vivo. Y lo creó en plena época Disco. Integrado por 3 vocalistas femeninas y una voz masculina, la banda obtuvo popularidad sobre todo en Europa. Algunas de sus canciones más importantes son "Rivers Of Babylon", "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Gotta Go Home", "Rasputin" y "Sunny" (Cover de Bobby Hebb), entre otros.

Uno de los últimos retos de baile de la red Tik Tok, incluye esta canción del grupo Boney M.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2018/09/strictly-business-boy-and-girl-bands.html

2.- Lyrics

There lived a certain man

in Russia long ago

He was big and strong,

in his eyes a flaming glow

Most people looked at him

with terror and with fear

But to Moscow chicks

he was such a lovely dear

He could preach the Bible

like a preacher

Full of ecstasy and fire

But he also was

the kind of teacher

Women would desire

(Chorus)

Ra-ra-Rasputin

Lover of the Russian queen

There was a cat that

really was gone

Ra-ra-Rasputin

Russia's greatest love machine

It was a shame

how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land

and never mind the Czar

But the kazachok he danced

really wunderbar

In all affairs of state

he was the man to please

But he was real great

when he had a girl to squeeze

For the queen

he was no wheeler dealer

Though she'd heard

the things he'd done

She believed

he was a holy healer

Who would heal her son

(Repeat Chorus)

But when his drinking and lusting

And his hunger for power

Became known to more and more people

The demands to do something

About this outrageous man

Became louder and louder

"This man's just got to go",

declared his enemies

But the ladies begged,

"Don't you try to do it, please"

No doubt this Rasputin had

lots of hidden charms

Though he was a brute,

they just fell into his arms

Then one night some men of higher standing

Set a trap, they're not to blame

"Come to visit us", they kept demanding

And he really came

Ra-ra Rasputin

Lover of the Russian queen

They put some poison into his wine

Ra-ra Rasputin

Russia's greatest love machine

He drank it all and said, "I feel fine"

Ra-ra-Rasputin

Lover of the Russian queen

They didn't quit, they wanted his head

Ra-ra-Rasputin

Russia's greatest love machine

And so they shot him 'til he was dead

Oh, those Russians

3.- Vocabulario

- Certain = Tal, cierto

- Flaming = En llamas, acalorado

- Glow = Brillar, rebosar, estar candente

- Fear = Miedo, temor

- Chicks = Chicas

- Preach = Predicar

- Ecstasy = Éxtasis

- Kind = Tipo, clase

- Desire = Deseo

- Shame = Vergüenza

- Rule = Gobernar (V.); Norma, regla

- Affair = Asunto; Aventura amorosa

- State = Estado

- Squeeze = Apretar, estrujar

- Wheeler Dealer = Trapichero/a

- Holy = Santo, sagrado/a

- Heal = Curar

- Lusting = Deseo intenso

- Demand = Demandar, pedir

- Outrageous = Escandaloso, extravagante

- Declare = Declarar

- Beg = Mendigar, suplicar

- Try = Intentar

- Hidden = Escondido/a

- Charm = Encanto

- Brute = Bruto

- Trap = Trampa

- Poison = Veneno

- Quit = Dejar, abandonar

*** Wunderbar = Maravilloso/a (Alemán)

4.- Gramática

a) Simple Past

Ejemplos:

- There lived a certain man

- He was big and strong

b) Past Participle

Ejemplo:

- Though she'd heard the things he'd done.

c) Phrasal Verbs

Ejemplos:

- Carried on = Carry on = Continuar

- Fell into = Fall into = Caer en algo (trampa)

5.- Videoclip

WHAT IS LOVE - HADDAWAY

1.- Historia

El cantante HADDAWAY tuvo que mudarse constantemente hasta encontrar el lugar adecuado para poder trabajar y grabar sus primeros temas. Así llegó a Alemania. HADDAWAY se inició como cantante y bailarín y también creó un grupo de TECHNO POP. Viajó desde su Tobago natal hasta USA y se afincó finalmente en Alemania. 

2.- Lyrics

(Chorus) (x2)

What is love?

Baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me

No more

I don't know why

You are not fair

I give you my love

But you don't care

So

What is right?

And what is wrong?

Give me a sign

(Repeat Chorus) (x2)

I don't know, what can I do

What else can I say?

It's up to you

I know we're one

Just me and you

I can't go on

(Repeat Chorus) (x3)

I want no other, no other lover

This is our life, our time

If we are together, I need you forever

Is it love?

(Repeat Chorus) (x4)

3.- Vocabulary

- Hurt = Herir (v.), daño (n.)

- Fair = Justo, de manera justa

- Care = Importar (v.), tener cuidado (de algo/alguien) (n.)

- Sign = Señal (v.)

- Lover = Amante

- Together = Junto(s)

- Forever = Para siempre

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple

Ejemplos:

- Baby, don't hurt me

- I give you my love

- This is our life

b) Expresiones

Ejemplos:

- It's up to you = Es tu decisión.

- Go on = Continuar

5.- Videoclip

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

1.- Historia

Nacida en Cambridge, Inglaterra, el 26 de setiembre de 1948, Olivia Newton-John creció en Melbourne, Australia. Empezó su carrera a los 16 años de edad al ganar un concurso de talentos. Sus actuaciones más destacadas las podemos encontrar en películas como "Grease", "Xanadu" y "Two Of A Kind". Falleció el 8 de agosto de este 2022, con 73 años de edad.

Fuente: Music History

2.- Lyrics

Guess mine is not the first heart broken

My eyes are not the first to cry

I'm not the first to know

There's just no getting over you

I know I'm just a fool who's willing

To sit around and wait for you

But baby

Can't you see there's nothing else

for me to do?

I'm hopelessly devoted to you

(Chorus)

But now

There's nowhere to hide

Since you pushed my love aside

I'm out of my head

Hopelessly devoted to you

Hopelessly devoted to you

Hopelessly devoted to you

My head is saying

"Fool forget him"

My heart is saying

"Don't let go"

"Hold on to the end"

That's what I intend to do

Hopelessly devoted to you

*Repeat Chorus

3.- Vocabulario

- Guess = Imaginar, adivinar

- Broken = Roto

- Cry = Llorar

- Fool = Tonto/a

- Will = Desear, querer (algo)

- Wait = Esperar

- Nothing = Nada

- Else = Más

- Hopelessly = Totalmente; desesperadamente

- Devoted = Leal, fiel

- Nowhere = Ningún lugar

- Hide = Esconder(se)

- Forget = Olvidar

- Intend = Tener la intención de hacer algo.

- To be out of your head = No pensar con claridad.

4.- Gramática

a) Presente Simple

Ejemplos:

- My eyes are not the first to cry.

- I'm not the first to know.

b) Pasado Simple

Ejemplo:

- Since you pushed my love aside.

c) Presente Continuo

Ejemplos:

- My head is saying...

- My heart is saying...

d) Phrasal Verbs

- Get over = Recuperarse de algo/alguien (relación)

- Sit around = Sentarse sin hacer nada.

- Push (something/somebody) aside = Apartar (algo/alguien)

- Hold on = Esperar, aguantar

5.- Videoclip