Post CPE Lesson 24

Class
1) Negotiation - Role-play

Vocabulary: n.b. difference between rates and instalments
Pronunciation: vowel sounds
promise,

ˈprɒmɪs

bottle

ˈbɒtəl

2) Music

Listening - Desert Island Discs - Tom Hanks (BBC Radio 4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b079m78n

Discussion - Classic albums, pop music and protest

"In the 60's you could write songs that were like calls to arms and it would work. Well, Kind ....ish. It's much harder to do that now." Thom Yorke (Interview with George Monbiot, Télérama, 2015)

Reading - album reviews

Beyoncé http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/27/beyonce-lemonade-ew-review

Anohni http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/08/anohni-hopelessness-review-antony-and-johnsons

Radiohead http://www.nme.com/reviews/radiohead/16467

Vocabulary

Eerie = (place/atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly

To excise = to delete/remove

To coo = to murmur softly or lovingly

Anguish = mental or physical torture/agony

Ripple = a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water, a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples   ⇒ a ripple of laughter

Woke (adjective - slang) socially aware.

Run of the mill = ordinary

To put out an album/disc = release music

Hopping mad = very angry

(Opening) gambit = a risky, strategic move

To let (something) rip = lose control/proceed without restraint

To grab you by the throat = to get your complete attention

(To wear your) heart on your sleeve = to make your feelings obvious.

To pooh-pooh something (especially an idea/argument) = to say something is not very good.

Motorik = 4/4 beat used in Kraut rock for example on records by Can, Neu! or Kraftwerk. 

Homework

1. Listening: Listen to the rest of the Desert Island Discs podcast and/or songs from the albums discussed today and share your reactions with the group in the comments section below.
2. Writing: As there is no lesson next week, pen a review on a film, book, album, TV show of your choice (250 - 300 words). 
3. Reading: Was 1966 pop music's greatest year? http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/31/three-albums-1966-beatles-revolver-bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-beach-boys-pet-sounds
   Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop's year of revolution http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/17/1981-pop-year-of-revolution
   Thom Yorke & George Monbiot interview http://www.telerama.fr/monde/thom-yorke-and-george-monbiot-we-have-to-prepare-for-the-inevitable-failure-of-cop21,134497.php