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Материалы к воскресному English Speaking Club 05.12.2010


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В зависимости от уровня владения английским выберите подходящий Вам клуб:

English Speaking Club I
Time: 15.00-16.30
Levels: Elementary - Pre-Intermediate
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English Speaking Club II
Time: 17.00-18.30
Levels: Intermediate - Advanced
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English Speaking Club I

Theme: Music

Presenter: Andre


Lyrics&music


What makes the song popular: lyrics, melody or voice\popularity of the singer?
Who is more important: a composer, a lyricist or a singer?
Have you ever tried to write a poem\piece of lyrics for a song?
Do you prefer songs with lyrics or instrumental music (only melody)? Why?
Do you agree that lyrics should be simple to be well-heard and understood by the listeners?
Does it irritate you if a song has some spoken, primitive, vulgar words and phrases?

Vocabulary


Lyrics-текст песни
Lyricist- поэт-песенник
Rhyme-рифмовать
Meter-размер, ритм
Verse-строка стиха, куплет (в песне)
Chorus-припев
Metaphor-метафора
Symbol-символ
Versify, poetize-писать стихи
Inspiration-вдохновение
Imagination-воображение
Gift\talent-талант
Songwriter-поэт-песенник
Poetry-поэзия
Poet-поэт
Poem-стихотворение
Volume of poems-сборник стихов
Composer-композитор
Singer-певец
Create-творить
Creation-творение
Muse-муза
Release- публикация литературной работы, выпуск музыкального призведения и т.д.
Arena-сцена, поприще
Recognize-признавать
Publish-публиковать
Literary circle-литературный круг
Mainstream-основная тенденция, массовая культура
Album-альбом



Metaphors are a way to compare to by saying that one thing is another thing. For example, we say somebody is a fool. In the past in Europe, a fool was a person who entertained the king or queen by doing silly things. The fool was a kind of clown. He often did crazy or stupid things to make people laugh. So when we call somebody a fool we really mean that he or she is doing something silly or stupid. We don’t really mean that they are somebody who entertains the king or queen. We are using a metaphor.

What do we mean when we say these things:

When we say someone is a pig we really mean that ___________________________________________________________________________



When we call someone an angel we really mean that __________________________________________________________________________



If we say someone is a giant we really mean that _____________________________________________________________________________



When we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch we really mean __________________________________________________________________



When somebody plays cards and we call them a shark, we really mean that __________________________________________________________



If we say that somebody is a volcano ready to explode, we really mean that ___________________________________________________________



When we say somebody is bright we mean that ______________________________________________________________________________




Leonard Cohen: Poet, Novelist, Musician


 Leonard Cohen, widely popular singer/songwriter of such hits as "Suzanne," "Hallelujah," and "Ain't No Cure for Love," first entered the artistic arena as a teenager through poetry. At McGill University, in his hometown of Montreal, Cohen discovered a local haven for young poets, and there he wrote his first poems.

 It didn't take long for Cohen's talent to be recognized. In 1956, he was still an undergraduate, his first book of poems, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published by the McGill Poetry Series. It was followed by a well-received second volume of poems in 1961, The Spice Box of Earth. However, just as Cohen's poetry began gaining attention in international literary circles, he was already changing genres. In the midst of work on a third book of poems--1964's contentious Flowers for Hitler--the poet turned his attention to writing novels.

 His seven-year stay on the Greek island of Hydra resulted in two celebrated novels: The Favorite Game, a portrait of a young Jewish artist in Montreal; and Beautiful Losers. A little more than a year after the publication of Beautiful Losers, Cohen once again changed genres, this time turning to music. Songs of Leonard Cohen, his first album, was released in 1967, containing the classic "Suzanne."

 Cohen followed his first record with several more, releasing six albums (including a greatest hits collection) within ten years. His music effectively catapulted him into the mainstream through the remarkable albums Songs of Love and Hate, Death of a Ladies' Man, and I'm Your Man.

 The successful combination of poetry, fiction, and music is made most clear in Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs, published in 1993, which gathered more than two hundred of Cohen's poems (some previously unpublished), several novel excerpts, and almost sixty song lyrics.

 Leonard Cohen didn't leave the literary or the musical genres. After nine books of poetry and more than fifteen music releases, Cohen smoothly continues to perform on the borderline between verse and song.



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English Speaking Club II

Theme: discussing traveling and asking for and giving directions

Presenter: Leah

Continuation



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