Ez az 1992-es dal óriási sláger volt, és a mai napig nagyon sokat lehet hallani, szinte nincs is, aki ne ismerné. Sokan azt gondolják, hogy az énekesnő, Linda Perry, “egyslágeres” (one hit wonder) előadó, pedig rengeteg dalt szerzett másoknak is. Például ő írta Pink Get the Party Started című számát, több slágert szerzett Gwen Stefaninak (What You Waiting For, Wonderful Life) és Christina Aguilerának is (Hurt, Candyman, Keeps Getting Better). 

Hallgassuk meg most legnagyobb slágerét és tanuljunk meg néhány hasznos szót és 5 mondatot is – amelyeket te is jól tudsz használni a hétköznapokban.

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes
When I’m lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What’s in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What’s going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what’s going on?

Ooh, ooh ooh

And I try, oh my god do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes
When I’m lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What’s in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What’s going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what’s going on?

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

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Jöjjön most az 5 mondat! 

I realized quickly when/what/who/where … – Gyorsan rájöttem, hogy mikor/mi(t)/ki(t)/hol …
I wake in the morning and step outside. – Reggel felkelek és kilépek a lakásból (ez jól jöhet napi rutin leírásánál)
I scream from the top of my lung. – Torkom szakadtából ordítok. (Ezt mondjuk történetmesélésnél múlt időben jól lehet használni: I screamed from the top of my lung. – Torkom szakadtából ordítottam.
What’s going on? – Mi folyik itt?
I want to get out what’s in my head. – Meg akarok szabadulni a fejemben lévő gondolatoktól.

Now, listen to the song once again and fill in the gaps.

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great 1. __________ of hope
For a destination
I 2. _____________ when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes
When I’m 3. ___________
Just to get it all out
What’s 4. ________  
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream 5. ____________ of my lungs
What’s going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what’s going on?

Ooh, ooh ooh

And I try, oh my god do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
I pray 6. ____________
For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes
When I’m lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What’s in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I 7. __________  
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What’s going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what’s going on?

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

Key:

1.    big hill

2.    realized quickly

3.    lying in bed

4.    in my head

5.    from the top

6.    every single day

7.    step outside

The historical drama Downton Abbey is set to return to the big screen this Christmas, it has been announced.

The original ITV series ran for six series before it was turned into a feature film in 2019, starring Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern.

It saw the central Crawley family and Downton staff receive a royal visit.

The film-makers said they were “thrilled” to welcome back the entire cast, plus fresh stars such as Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Dominic West.

Downton creator Julian Fellowes will return to write the screenplay for the film, which will be released in UK cinemas on 22 December.

Producer Gareth Neame suggested the announcement would give fans something to look forward to at the end of a difficult period.

“After a very challenging year with so many of us separated from family and friends, it is a huge comfort to think that better times are ahead and that next Christmas we will be re-united with the much beloved characters of Downton Abbey,” he said.

Set on a fictional Yorkshire country estate in the early part of the 20th Century, Downton Abbey depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants.

The TV series was showered with awards from Bafta, the Emmys and the Golden Globes.

Bonneville – who will again portray Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham – declared it was “good to be back” in a tweet that showed him sporting a fashionable face covering.

Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Penelope Wilton and Jim Carter also form part of Downton’s large ensemble cast.

source (article; video and picture): BBC News; ‘Downton Abbey 2’ Officially Announced I THR News, The Hollywood Reporter, Youtube

A következő feladatban a szöveget egészítsétek (A-E) ki a megadott mondatrészekkel (1-6), de vigyázzatok, egy felesleges  mondatrészt is tartalmaz a feladat.
A videó segítségetekre lehet a feladat ellenőrzése során.

Focus Features confirmed news A. …….. is already underway and announcing that the entire Downton crew including creator Julian Fellowes and all the original cast B. …….. .

The 2019 film — C. …….. since the hugely-successful Downton Abbey series ended in 2016 — followed a royal visit to Downton and D. …….. .

The film proved to be a huge performer, earning more than $194 million from a budget estimated at $13-20 million.

The sequel E. ……..  such as Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West.

Downton Abbey 2 is set to hit cinemas, December 22.

1. will feature new faces
2. would be back
3. assassination attempt on the King of England
4. sharing that production for the sequel to 2019’s Downton Abbey film
5. marking the first return of the Crawley family
6. making fans more excited

keys/megoldások: A. – 4; B. – 2; C. – 5; D. – 3; E. – 1; extra: 6

“There’s no restrictions on getting into Scotch whisky,” Jon Linstead, a bartender and bar manager in Edinburgh, Scotland said.

Here are the four ways to drink Scotch according to the Scottish bartender.

SERVED WITH WATER

Water opens up new whisky flavors while decreasing the intensity of the alcohol. The Society of Chemical Industry studied this phenomenon in a paper published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. The scientists found that water chemically suppresses ethanol molecules (alcohol) as well as the flavors extracted from the wood barrels. Specifically, water decreases the “impact of undesirable, immature aromas when wood matured spirits are consumed.”

The stronger whiskies, as well as whiskies with more barrel influence, improve with water. Take cask strength, or barrel proof whiskies, for example. The alcohol percentage decreases as Scotch ages in barrel, so the liquid is typically put into the barrel at around 60 to 65 percent alcohol by volume. That’s why Linstead suggests adding a couple drops of water to your dram if you’re drinking cask-strength Scotch.

In other words, contrary to what you may have thought, adding water to your whisky isn’t for people who can’t handle their whisky; it’s for people who want to take stock of every flavor the whisky has to offer.

Quick side note: Water can make a whisky appear hazy depending on how the whisky was filtered. There’s nothing wrong with a hazy whisky and it won’t change the drinking experience. Just think of it like absinthe, where the haziness from water is actually desired and part of the drinking ritual.

SERVED NEAT

Drinking Scotch neat means deciding on a drinking vessel. The options here are nearly limitless and range from Solo cup to rocks glass to whisky snifter. If you’re drinking for taste appreciation, though, stick to the latter, Linstead says.

Whisky snifters have a large bottom that tapers toward the top like a tulip. In theory, this traps the whisky aromas in the glass and concentrates them all in one place. But on a casual night out with friends where you’re focusing more on the environment than your beverage, drinking from a rocks glass is perfectly fine (which is good, because nine times out of 10, that’s what the bar is going to give you).

SERVED WITH ICE

First things first: Always make sure good, clean ice is used if you want to use ice. Once that’s settled, you can put it in your drink.

Some whisky devotees will scoff at the idea of chilling your Scotch and diluting it with melting ice. But for people just getting into whisky, ice can be very beneficial.

Cooling a drink depresses dominant alcohol flavors and aromas, making the drink more accessible. It will also, however, mask some of the flavors that make Scotch taste like Scotch. Much of the opening up that happens from the addition of water becomes moot because the low temperature erases any “opened-up” flavors.

If you’re going to use ice regardless, use large blocks of ice that slowly melt and take up the majority of space in the rocks glass. That way you get the chill without turning your whisky into a five parts water, one part whisky mixed drink.

SERVED IN A COCKTAIL

Scotch isn’t just for stodgy old men with cigar-stained teeth. It’s for people who love experimentation — and it always has been.

Take the Rob Roy, for example, which is essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye whiskey. The cocktail was invented around 1900 in New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria. Cocktails and mixed drinks continue to be a big part of the Scotch whisky story, especially in places like Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

There’s the Johnnie and Ginger, which is simply Johnnie Walker Red Label with fresh ginger ale, and the slightly more complicated Penicillin cocktail. Swap out Scotch for American whiskey in cocktails like the Boulevardier, Old Fashioned, or Mint Julep for a smoky rendition of a classic.

source (article, video): Vinepair.com; Men in Kilts, Whisky Business, STARZ, Youtube

 A cikk összegzését egészítsd ki a következő szavakkal. Vigyázz több szó van megadva, mint amennyit felhasználhatsz.

although – concentrates – decreases – decreasing – depresses – however – improve – increases – instead – recommend – rocks – snifters – trap – unless

Some people 1. ______ putting some drops of water into whisky because water opens up new whisky flavors while 2. ______ the intensity of the alcohol.

Even the stronger whiskies, as well as whiskies with more barrel influence, 3. ______ with water. The alcohol percentage 4. ______ as Scotch ages in barrel, so the liquid is typically put into the barrel at around 60 to 65 percent alcohol by volume.
5.______ water can make a whisky appear hazy, it won’t change the drinking experience.

You should drink whisky from whisky 6. ______ as they 7. ______ the whisky aromas in the glass and 8. ______ them all in one place.
9.______ you are an experienced whisky devotee, you can drink your whisky on the 10. ______. Ice can be very beneficial because cooling 11. ______ dominant alcohol flavors and aromas, making the drink more accessible.

Rob Roy cocktail is essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch 12. ______ of rye whiskey.

keys/megoldások: 1. recommend; 2. decreasing; 3. improve; 4. decreases; 5. Although; 6. snifters; 7. trap; 8. concentrates; 9. Unless; 10. rocks; 11. depresses; 12. instead; nem használt: increases, however,

A videó megnézése után válaszolj a következő kérdésekre.

1. Miért szereti Sam a whiskyt?
2. Hogyan szeretett bele Graham a whiskybe?
3. Hogyan neveli sok skót apa a gyerekét?
4. Mi a tanácsuk a whisky-vel ismerkedők számára?
5. Mi a különbség az ital skót és az amerikai írásmódja között?
6. Hány Scotch whisky régió van Skóciában?
7. Milyen whisky lenne Sam?
8. Milyen whisky lenne Graham?
9. Mire hívja fel Sam végül Graham figyelmét, amikor felhörpintik a whisky-jüket?

keys/megoldások:
1. mert amikor utazik a whisky az otthonára emlékezteti
2. Az édesapja gyerekkorában adott neki whisky-t.
3. whisky-vel dörzsölik be a gyerekek ínyét (nálunk a pálinkás kenyér)
4. próbálják ki az összes whisky-t, hogy megtalálhassák a kedvencüket, ne igyák jéggel a whisky-t és a whisky üvegből ivása sem elítélendő, de inkább az erre megfelelő alkalmak esetén tegyék. Egy jó barátjuk társaságában igyanak whisky-t.
5. A skótban nincs plusz e betű, whisky csak, az amerikai és ír írásmódban pedig whiskey.
6. 5 db
7. nagyon veszélyes Campbeltown, amit csak kis mennyiségben lehetne fogyasztani
8. sokáig érlelt, koros, karakteres ízvilágú, egy kicsit nedves ízű (nedves kutya/fa ‘ízvilágot’ is szoktak használni bizonyos whisky-k ízére)
9. tartsa el a kisujját a pohártól (do the pinky, pinky a kisujjra utal)

I met a man of two …… (1) tall

This man was quite ambitious

In a world that is so …… (2) to us all

I said, “Hi,” as he replied

He said, “Listen to these words

That I have …… (3) my whole life

“You’re only as …… (4) as your heart will let you be

And you’re only as …… (5) as the world will make you seem

When the going gets …… (6) and you feel like you may fall

Just look on the bright side – you’re roughly six feet tall”

I met a man of 12 feet tall

He towered like a …… (7)

In a world that was …… (8) of his height

I said, “Hi,” as he replied

He said, “Listen to these words

That I have …… (9) my whole life

“You’re only as tall as your heart will let you be

And you’re only as small as the world will make you seem

When the going gets rough and you feel like you may fall

Just look on the …… (10) – you’re roughly six feet tall.”

I am a man of six feet tall

Just looking for some answers

In a world that answers none of them at all

I’ll say, “Hi,” but not reply

To the letters that you write

Because I found some peace of mind

Cause I’m only as tall as my heart will let me be

And I’m only as small as the world will make me seem

When the going gets rough and I feel like I may fall

I’ll look on the bright side – I’m roughly six feet tall.

Key

1. feet 2. vicious 3. lived by 4. tall 5. small 6. rough 7. giant 8. defiant 9. dreaded 10. bright side

Lyrics

I met a man of two feet tall

This man was quite ambitious

In a world that is so vicious to us all

I said, “Hi,” as he replied

He said, “Listen to these words

That I have lived by my whole life

“You’re only as tall as your heart will let you be

And you’re only as small as the world will make you seem

When the going gets rough and you feel like you may fall

Just look on the bright side – you’re roughly six feet tall”

I met a man of 12 feet tall

He towered like agiant

In a world that was defiant of his height

I said, “Hi,” as he replied

He said, “Listen to these words

That I have dreaded my whole life

“You’re only as tall as your heart will let you be

And you’re only as small as the world will make you seem

When the going gets rough and you feel like you may fall

Just look on the bright side – you’re roughly six feet tall.”

I am a man of six feet tall

Just looking for some answers

In a world that answers none of them at all

I’ll say, “Hi,” but not reply

To the letters that you write

Because I found some peace of mind

Cause I’m only as tall as my heart will let me be

And I’m only as small as the world will make me seem

When the going gets rough and I feel like I may fall

I’ll look on the bright side – I’m roughly six feet tall.

Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh 

Momma please stop cryin, I can’t stand the sound 
Your pain is painful and its tearin’ me down 
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed 
I told dad you didn’t mean those nasty things you
said 

You fight about money, bout me and my brother 
And this I come home to, this is my shelter 
It ain’t easy growin up in World War III 
Never knowin what love could be, you’ll see 
I don’t want love to destroy me like it has done
my family 

Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything 
Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please don’t
leave 

Daddy please stop yellin, I can’t stand the sound

Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around 
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
its true 
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love
you, too 

I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away 
Don’t wanna go back to that place, but don’t have
no choice, no way 
It ain’t easy growin up in World War III 
Never knowin what love could be, well I’ve seen 
I don’t want love to destroy me like it did my
family 

Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything 
Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please don’t
leave 

In our family portrait, we look pretty happy 
Let’s play pretend, let’s act like it comes
naturally 
I don’t wanna have to split the holidays 
I don’t want two addresses 
I don’t want a step-brother anyways 
And I don’t want my mom to have to change her
last name 

In our family portrait we look pretty happy 
We look pretty normal, let’s go back to that 
In our family portrait we look pretty happy 
Let’s play pretend, act like it goes naturally 

Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Turn around please 
Remember that the night you left you took my
shining star? 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Don’t leave us here alone 

Mom will be nicer 
I’ll be so much better, I’ll tell my brother 
Oh, I won’t spill the milk at dinner 
I’ll be so much better, I’ll do everything right 
I’ll be your little girl forever 
I’ll go to sleep at night

Listen to the song once again and fill in the gaps, please.

Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh 

Momma please stop cryin, I can’t stand 1. __________
Your pain is painful and its tearin’ me down 
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up 2. ___________
I told dad you didn’t mean those nasty things you
said 

You fight about money, bout me and my brother 
And this I come home to, this is my shelter 
It ain’t easy growin up in World War III 
Never knowin what 3. __________  , you’ll see 
I don’t want love to destroy me like it has done
my family 

Can we 4. ___________? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything 
Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please don’t
leave 

Daddy please stop yellin, I can’t stand the sound

Make mama stop cryin, cuz I 5. __________
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
its true 
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love
you, too 

I ran away today, ran from 6. _________, ran away 
Don’t wanna go back to that place, but don’t have
no choice, no way 
It ain’t easy growin up in World War III 
Never knowin what love could be, well I’ve seen 
I don’t want love to destroy me like it did my
family 

Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Mommy I’ll do anything 
Can we work it out? Can we be a family? 
I promise I’ll be better, Daddy please don’t
leave 

In our family portrait, we look 7. __________
Let’s play pretend, let’s act like it comes
naturally 
I don’t wanna have to split the holidays 
I don’t want two addresses 
I don’t want a step-brother anyways 
And I don’t want my mom to have to change her
8. ___________

In our family portrait we look pretty happy 
We look pretty normal, let’s go back to that 
In our family portrait we look pretty happy 
Let’s play pretend, act like it goes naturally 

Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Turn around please 
Remember that the night you left you took my
9. _________? 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Daddy don’t leave 
Don’t leave us here alone 

Mom will be nicer 
I’ll be so much better, I’ll tell my brother 
Oh, I won’t 10. ___________ at dinner 
I’ll be so much better, I’ll do everything right 
I’ll be your little girl forever 
I’ll go to sleep at night

Key:

1.    the sound 

2.    in my bed 

3.    love could be

4.    work it out

5.    need you around 

6.    the noise

7.    pretty happy 

8.    last name 

9.    shining star

10.  spill the milk

brook, dawn, feeling,  glitters, gold, heaven, join, paths, piper, queen, rock, smoke, soul, stores, tune, wall, wind

There’s a lady who’s sure all that …….. is gold

And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

When she gets there she knows, if the ……… are all closed

With a word she can get what she came for.

Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to ……… .

There’s a sign on the ……. but she wants to be sure

‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.

In a tree by the ……. , there’s a songbird who sings,

Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There’s a  ……. I get when I look to the west,

And my spirit is crying for leaving.

In my thoughts I have seen rings of ……. through the trees,

And the voices of those who stand looking.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it’s whispered that soon, if we all call the ……. ,

Then the ……. will lead us to reason.

And a new day will ……. for those who stand long,

And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now,

It’s just a spring clean for the May ……. .

Yes, there are two …… you can go by, but in the long run

There’s still time to change the road you’re on.

And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,

The piper’s calling you to ……. him,

Dear lady, can you hear the …… blow, and did you know

Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadows taller than our ……. .

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How everything still turns to ……. .

And if you listen very hard

The tune will come to you at last.

When all are one and one is all

To be a ……. and not to roll.

And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

Key

There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold

And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed

With a word she can get what she came for.

Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure

‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.

In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings,

Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west,

And my spirit is crying for leaving.

In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,

And the voices of those who stand looking.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it’s whispered that soon, if we all call thetune,

Then the piper will lead us to reason.

And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,

And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now,

It’s just a spring clean for the May queen.

Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run

There’s still time to change the road you’re on.

And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,

The piper’s calling you to join him,

Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know

Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadows taller than our soul.

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How everything still turns to gold.

And if you listen very hard

The tune will come to you at last.

When all are one and one is all

To be a rock and not to roll.

And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.

Who changed his name to Muhammad Ali

He knows how to talk and he knows how to fight

And all the contenders were beaten out of sight

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee

Mohammed, the black superman

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

Now all you fight fans, you’ve got to agree

There ain’t no flies on Muhammad Ali

He fills the arena wherever he goes

And everyone gets what they paid for

Muhammad, was known to have said

You watch me shuffle and I’ll jab off your head

He moves like the black superman

And calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

He says I’m the greatest the world’s ever seen

The heavyweight champion who came back again

My face is so pretty you don’t see a scar

Which proves I’m the king of the ring by far

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee

Mohammed, the black superman

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee

Muhammad, the black superman

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

I’m Ali catch me if you can.

Can you fill in the gaps in the lyrics of the song?

This here’s the story of Cassius Clay

Who changed his name to Muhammad Ali

He knows how to talk and he knows how to (1) ……

And all the contenders were beat out of sight

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He (2) ……. like a butterfly and stings like a (3) …..

Mohammed, the black (4) ………..

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

Now all you fight fans, you’ve got to agree

There ain’t no flies on Muhammad Ali

He fills the (5) ……. wherever he goes

And everyone gets what they paid for

Muhammad, was known to have said

You watch me shuffle and I’ll jab off your (6) ……

He moves like the black superman

And calls to the other guy I’m (7) ……. catch me if you can

He says I’m the greatest the world’s ever seen

The (8) ………. champion who came back again

My face is so pretty you don’t see a (9) ……

Which proves I’m the king of the ring by far

(10) …….., Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee

Mohammed, the black superman

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee

Muhammad, the black superman

Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can

I’m Ali catch me if you can.

Key

1. fight

2. floats

3. bee

4. superman

5. arena

6. head

7. Ali

8. heavyweight

9. scar

10. Sing

The jerseys were requested from Victoria’s Phillip Island Penguin Foundation in 2013, to assist the survival of little penguins after an oil spill. Little penguins are a species of penguin only found in southern Australia and New Zealand, with a lone colony of 32,000 remaining on Phillip Island.

The 110-year-old Alfred Gate (born 8 November 1905), who lives in a retirement home on the New South Wales Central Coast, was asked by two nurses to help make the sweaters, as they had heard he was an experienced knitter. It was a request he could not refuse. Using heavy wool provided by the nurses, Alfie put his 80 years of knitting skills to good use and got to work.

The self-taught knitter, who refined his skills after making a baby jacket for his nephew in the 1930s, has seven children and 20 grandchildren, and “about the same amount” of great grandchildren. According to a profile on The Daily Telegraph in 2014, Alfie remembers the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the declaration of World War I. He told a newspaper his secret to a long life is simply “waking up every morning.”

Donations of the knitted penguin outfits were received from all over the world. The foundation says this “is not a fashion statement” but instead they help the little creatures if they are affected by an oil spill. Oil can make their feathers stick together, allowing water to get to their inner layers. This causes the little penguins to get cold and not be able to hunt due to heaviness.

When oiled penguins arrive at the foundation, they are given a jacket to wear so that they don’t consume the toxins or preen their feathers. In 2001, 438 penguins were affected in an oil spill at Phillip Island and by using the knitted outfits, 96% of the penguins were rehabilitated at the clinic, according to the foundation’s website.

The centre currently has “plenty of penguin jumpers (sweaters) at this time donated by generous knitters across the globe” and has asked for no more donations from eager knitters.

Today, Alfie keeps his ageing hands active by knitting scarves for friends and beanies for premature babies.

How much do you know about penguins? Here is a short description for you. Some of the words are missing from the text. Can you fill them in from the following list of words? The words are in alphabetical order.

PENGUINS

Penguins are (1)……….. . They use their wings to ‘fly’ underwater, but they cannot (2)…. in the air. They eat (3)……. and other sea food. Penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere of the world: Antarctica, New Zealand, southern Australia, South Africa and South America. The furthest north they get is the Galapagos Islands. All penguins have a white (4)…….. and a dark (mostly black) back. Penguins cannot fly, but they can (5) ……. very well. They have good hearing and can see (6)………. . The white and black colours are to help them (7) …… when they swim. When a predator looking from underwater sees the white belly and wings of the penguin, they cannot see it well with the light coming from above. Seen from above, the penguin’s black back blends in with the dark water.

The biggest penguins may stand nearly 110 cm and can weigh almost 40 kg. The smallest kinds are only about 32 cm tall. Penguins have a thick layer of blubber that helps them keep (8)…….. , and their feathers are very tightly packed to make another cover. They also have a layer of woolly down under the feathers that are coated with a type of oil that makes them (9)…………. . They are at home in the ocean. They come up on the land or ice to lay their (10)…… and raise the chicks.  They usually make (11)…….. on the ground with rocks or mud. Most penguins lay two eggs per year. After the penguins mate, the mother lays her egg or eggs and soon goes in the ocean to eat. The father and mother take turns keeping the eggs warm, and of the chicks after they (12)……. . The parent on baby duty has nothing to eat. The time one parent is alone with the eggs or chicks and going hungry may be weeks or months.

Penguins cannot (13)…… fish. It doesn’t matter to them, because they (14)……… the fish whole, without chewing. There are 16-20 living (15) …….. of penguins.

Key:

1. sea-birds

2. fly

3. fish

4. belly

5. swim

6. underwater

7. hide

8. warm

9. waterproof

10. eggs

11. nests

12. hatch

13. taste

14. swallow

15. species

Go together like a horse and carriage

This I tell you brother

You can’t have one without the other

Love and marriage, love and marriage

It’s an institute you can’t disparage

Ask the local gentry

And they will say it’s elementary

Try, try, try to separate them

It’s an illusion

Try, try, try, and you will only come

To this conclusion

Love and marriage, love and marriage

Go together like the horse and carriage

Dad was told by mother

You can’t have one, you can’t have none, you can’t have one without the other!

Listen to the song once more and fill in the gaps in the lyrics.

Love and (1)……….., love and marriage

Go together like a horse and (2) ……….

This I tell you brother

You can’t have one without the (3)…….

Love and marriage, love and marriage

It’s an (4)………… you can’t (5) ………..

Ask the local (6) ………

And they will say it’s (7)…………

Try, try, try to (8)……….. them

It’s an (9)………..

Try, try, try, and you will only come

To this (10)…………

Love and marriage, love and marriage

Go together like the horse and carriage

Dad was told by mother

You can’t have one, you can’t have none, you can’t have one without the other

No Sir!

Key:

1. marriage

2. carriage

3. other

4. institute

5. disparage

6. gentry

7. elementary

8. separate

9. illusion

10. conclusion

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps.

“Frozen”

You only see what your 1………… want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You’re 2………….
When your heart’s not open

If I could melt your heart

Key: 1-eyes, 2-frozen, 3-time, 4-open, 5-never, 6-key, 7-broken, 8-die, 9-melt, 10-yourself

“Frozen”

You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You’re frozen
When your heart’s not open

If I could melt your heart

black, fear, fight, fun, merry, near, rich, Xmas, year, yellow, young, weak

So this is (1)……….

And what have you done

Another (2)…….. over

And a new one just begun

And so this is Xmas

I hope you have (3)……

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

A very (4)……… Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any (5)……..

And so this is Xmas (war is over)

For (6)…….. and for strong (if you want it)

For (7)……. and the poor ones (war is over)

The world is so wrong (if you want it)

And so happy Xmas (war is over)

For (8)……. and for white (if you want it)

For (9)…….. and red ones (war is over)

Let’s stop all the (10) ……. (now)

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Xmas (war is over)

And what have we done (if you want it)

Another year over (war is over)

A new one just begun (if you want it)

And so happy Xmas (war is over)

We hope you have fun (if you want it)

The (11)……… and the dear one (war is over)

The old and the (12)…….. (now)

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear

War is over, if you want it

War is over now

Happy Xmas

Key:

1. Xmas

2. year

3. fun

4. merry

5. fear

6. weak

7. rich

8. black

9. yellow

10. fight

11. near

12. young

And now read the lyrics or sing along if you want.

So this is Xmas

And what have you done

Another year over

And a new one just begun

And so this is Xmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hopeit’s a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Xmas (war is over)

For weak and for strong (if you want it)

For rich and the poor ones (war is over)

The world is so wrong (if you want it)

And so happy Xmas (war is over)

For black and for white (if you want it)

For yellow and red ones (war is over)

Let’s stop all the fight (now)

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Xmas (war is over)

And what have we done (if you want it)

Another year over (war is over)

A new one just begun (if you want it)

And so happy Xmas (war is over)

We hope you have fun (if you want it)

The near and the dear one (war is over)

The old and the young (now)

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear

War is over, if you want it

War is over now

Happy Xmas