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!

Perfect Day (Duran Duran)

1. Прослушайте начало песни и вставьте пропущенные слова. В каком времени стоят все глаголы?

Just a perfect day
(1) __ sangria in the park
And then later when it (2) __ dark
we (3) __ home

Just a perfect day
(4) __ animals in the zoo
Then later a movie too
and then home

2. Прослушайте песню до конца и поменяйте форму глаголов, данных в скобках, на ту, что услышите. Какое это время?

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I (spend) __  it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
you just keep me hanging on

Just a perfect day
problems all (leave) __ alone
Weekenders on our own
it's such fun

Just a perfect day
you (make) __ me forget myself
I (think) __  I (be) __ someone else
someone good

Lyrics

Just a perfect day
drink sangria in the park
And then later when it gets dark
we go home

Just a perfect day
feed animals in the zoo
Then later a movie too
and then home

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
you just keep me hanging on

Just a perfect day
problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own
it's such fun

Just a perfect day
you made me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
someone good

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
you just keep me hanging on

You're going to reap just what you sow
You're going to reap just what you sow

Ответы

Все глаголы, которые нужно было вставить, подчеркнуты в полном тесте песни выше. В первых двух куплетах слова стоят в Present Simple, а остальные глаголы в Past Simple. Все они оказались неправильными, эти формы нужно просто выучить.