GEORGE MICHAEL INTERVIEW 11-29-07 .
Watch the first 5’20’’ of this video and then answer these questions:
2. Where was arrested Michael in 1998?
He was arrested in Beverly Hills.
3. What does he think about his own arrest?
He thinks that it is the best thing ever happened to him. He was also embarrased because it was a stupidity.
4. Complete the sentence:
George Michael´s musical journey began in far from glamorous surroundings.
5. Where did he live when he was born?
He lived in a tiny flat above a shop in the North London suburv.
6. What did his parents do for a living?
They had a fish and chips shop.
7.How does he define his life at 12-13 years old?
He define it as right. He lived in the center of London.
8. Where was his father from?
He was derived from the greek island of Cyprus.
9.Did Michael have money when he was a child?
No. His father was tight and penniles.
10.How did start his interest in music?
His parents gave him some records.
11. Which were the bands he liked most when he was young?
Tom Jones (singing Delilah) and Supremes.
12.What was the name of his very first song?
It was the music maker of the world.
13. Who was decisive in his life to become famous? Why?
Andrew Ridgeley was decisive because he was determined he was gonna be famous.
14.Which was the name of the band they started?
It was The executive.
15. Name the instruments they had at that band.
Two microphones, a bass guitar, a rhythm guitar and an amplifier.
BOB DYLAN Awarded Nobel prize in Literature
Watch the first 4´48´´ minutes of this video and then answer these questions:
VOCABULARY:
TO BE CITED FOR: ser honrado por un reconocimiento
BUZZ: zumbido
TO DELAY:delatar
TO SPRING: muellar
GASPS AND CHEERS:soplido y aclamar
FIGUREHEAD:mascaron
ACCOLADE:elogio
TO DESERVE:merecer
PEBBLE:piedrita
POUND: libra
CIVIL RIGHT:derecho civil
APPLICABLE:aplicable
TIMELESS:eterno
1.What was Bob Dylan cited for?
he was cited for creating new poetic expressions
2. For how long was delayed the Literature prize?
he was delayed for a week
3.Which was the surprise the jury sprung?
taking its time because it was about to spring a surprise they
4.Why was he awarded?
for having created new poetic expressions with integrated american songs
5. Complete the sentence:
He could´n avoid the accolades
He´s never stopped performing, never stopped writing
6. Is the prize deserved in the opinion of Sid Griffin, and why?
no because the prize was always going to be his eventually
7. What does he say about Bon Dylan songs?
his song will last he test of the time in 200 years people will sing his songs private
8. What it´s said in THE TIME magazine about him?
Bob Dylan has to work in eugene o´neill TS Eliot company
Interesting links: Nobel prize
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
9. Who featured 2016 Nobel Prize Concert? In 2016, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
10.Where and when was held this concert?
Watch the first 5’20’’ of this video and then answer these questions:
- Look up in the dictionary the meaning of these words:
- to gather: Recoger
- awards: Premio
- overshadow: Hacer sombra
- however: como eclipsar
- lewd act: Lujurioso
- to embarrass: Abergonzar
- tiny: minuscula
- suburb: Barrio recidencial
- fish and chips:pescado y patatas
- launderette:Labanderia
- to struggle:Prueba
- penniless:Pobre
- to take for granted: Tenerlo asumido
- tight:ajustado
- record:grabar
- pillow:Almohada
- classmate: Companero de clase,
- catchy: Pegajoso
- to encourage: estimular
- to be determined: determinado estar decidido
- dreadful: Terrible
- rehearsal: Ensaio
2. Where was arrested Michael in 1998?
He was arrested in Beverly Hills.
3. What does he think about his own arrest?
He thinks that it is the best thing ever happened to him. He was also embarrased because it was a stupidity.
4. Complete the sentence:
George Michael´s musical journey began in far from glamorous surroundings.
5. Where did he live when he was born?
He lived in a tiny flat above a shop in the North London suburv.
6. What did his parents do for a living?
They had a fish and chips shop.
7.How does he define his life at 12-13 years old?
He define it as right. He lived in the center of London.
8. Where was his father from?
He was derived from the greek island of Cyprus.
9.Did Michael have money when he was a child?
No. His father was tight and penniles.
10.How did start his interest in music?
His parents gave him some records.
11. Which were the bands he liked most when he was young?
Tom Jones (singing Delilah) and Supremes.
12.What was the name of his very first song?
It was the music maker of the world.
13. Who was decisive in his life to become famous? Why?
Andrew Ridgeley was decisive because he was determined he was gonna be famous.
14.Which was the name of the band they started?
It was The executive.
15. Name the instruments they had at that band.
Two microphones, a bass guitar, a rhythm guitar and an amplifier.
BOB DYLAN Awarded Nobel prize in Literature
Watch the first 4´48´´ minutes of this video and then answer these questions:
VOCABULARY:
TO BE CITED FOR: ser honrado por un reconocimiento
BUZZ: zumbido
TO DELAY:delatar
TO SPRING: muellar
GASPS AND CHEERS:soplido y aclamar
FIGUREHEAD:mascaron
ACCOLADE:elogio
TO DESERVE:merecer
PEBBLE:piedrita
POUND: libra
CIVIL RIGHT:derecho civil
APPLICABLE:aplicable
TIMELESS:eterno
1.What was Bob Dylan cited for?
he was cited for creating new poetic expressions
2. For how long was delayed the Literature prize?
he was delayed for a week
3.Which was the surprise the jury sprung?
taking its time because it was about to spring a surprise they
4.Why was he awarded?
for having created new poetic expressions with integrated american songs
5. Complete the sentence:
He could´n avoid the accolades
He´s never stopped performing, never stopped writing
6. Is the prize deserved in the opinion of Sid Griffin, and why?
no because the prize was always going to be his eventually
7. What does he say about Bon Dylan songs?
his song will last he test of the time in 200 years people will sing his songs private
8. What it´s said in THE TIME magazine about him?
Bob Dylan has to work in eugene o´neill TS Eliot company
Interesting links: Nobel prize
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
9. Who featured 2016 Nobel Prize Concert? In 2016, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
10.Where and when was held this concert?