Wind of Change (Scorpions)

Интересная песня на английском языке для аудирования и обсуждения. Несмотря на то, что Wind of Change звучит в исполнении немецкой группы, ее с удовольствием слушают те, кто изучает английский язык.

1. Прослушайте песню и вставьте пропущенные слова, данные ниже.

2. Переведите для себя текст песни и подумайте над содержанием. В какое историческое для нашей страны время она была написана?

 Примечание: Название города Москва по-английски будет Moscow, а название Москва-реки the Moskva.

I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of (1) __
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change

The (2) __  is closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
(3) __'s in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change

Take me to the (4) __ of the moment
On a (5) __  night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

Walking down the street
Distant (6) __
Are buried in (7) __  forever
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their (8) __
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

The wind of change
Blows straight into the face of time
Like a stormwind that will ring the (9) __  bell
For (10) __ of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say

Lyrics

I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change

The world is closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

Walking down the street
Distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

The wind of change
Blows straight into the face of time
Like a stormwind that will ring the freedom bell
For peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say

Ответы

1. change,  2. world,  3. the future, 4. magic,  5. glory, 6. memories,  7. the past  8. dreams,  9. freedom, 10. peace

2. песня вышла в 1990 году и посвящена перестройке в СССР и окончанию холодной войны.        

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon (by Queen)

Выучите названия английских дней недели, начиная с понедельника с помощью этой забавной песни в стиле ретро. Прослушайте и выполните задания.

1. Вставьте пропущенные предлоги: from, in, on, off, out, for, to. Можно сделать это до прослушивания песни, а потом проверить себя.

I go (1) __ to work (2) __  Monday morning
Tuesday I go (3) __  to honeymoon
I'll be back again before it's time (4) __  sunnydown
I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Bicycling (5) __  every Wednesday evening
Thursday I go waltzing (6) __  the Zoo
I come (7) __  London town
I'm just an ordinary guy
Fridays I go painting (8) __  the Louvre
I'm bound to be proposing (9) __  a Saturday night
I'll be lazing on a Sunday lazing on a Sunday
Lazing on a Sunday afternoon

2. Выучите названия дней недели, начиная с понедельника с помощью этой забавной песни в стиле ретро. Все слова выделены желтым цветом.

I go out to work on Monday morning
Tuesday I go off to honeymoon
I'll be back again before it's time for sunnydown
I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Bicycling on every Wednesday evening
Thursday I go waltzing to the Zoo
I come from London town
I'm just an ordinary guy
Fridays I go painting in the Louvre
I'm bound to be proposing on a Saturday night
I'll be lazing on a Sunday lazing on a Sunday
Lazing on a Sunday afternoon

Enjoy the video

Но это уже не Queen!