I am short of time to prepare a set of activities for the following video in memory of Nelson Mandela but post it anyway, since it is worth watching it.
If you would like to know more about Nelson Mandela you may also go to

http://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017

or Maya Angelou

http://www.biography.com/people/maya-angelou-9185388

 

 

[ENGLISH SUBTITLES] His Day is Done: A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela

LOSING IT BY NEVER SHOUTS NEVER

Revising the past. Help me complete the song  LOSING IT  BY NEVER SHOUTS NEVER

Can you guess if the verbs are in the simple  past or simple continuous?

After that you can listen to the song and check if you were right.

All we ever ……………   was move around  (do)
I …………. always the new kid ( to be)
Never the cool kid

All I ever …………… to do  (want)

Was to fall in love
Just to be in love

But, my heart ……………  (race)
My mind ……………    (scream)
"You've got your whole life to do these things"
But my legs ……………  (shake)
My hands …………… (search)
For her in the backseat of my car

I just ……………it     (lose)
And i can't believe it

I …………… I was only 16     (know)
But I ……………I loved her    (think)
And it'd last forever

Only if I ……………  (know)
That she wasn't true
How ……………  she do this to me? (can)

[Oohhh....]

Adele constantly had to deal with the ''negative attitude'' of her teachers who told her she would never be a success.

Adele was told by her teachers she would never be a success.

The 22-year-old singer - whose first two albums debuted at number one in the UK - constantly had to deal with the "negative attitudes" of those who told her she would be unlikely to achieve her dreams of stardom.

She explained: "I had to bear the brunt of negative attitudes from authority figures, such as teachers, who led me to believe that success was unrealistic.

"So I chose to survive rather than live in a fantasy world."

The 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker also admitted while she was never very academic at school, she didn't believe she could have a successful career in the music industry.

Adele added: "I'm not, and never have been, very academic - it was always music for me. I remember when I was 10, I nicked my mum's Lauryn Hill album and listened to it every day after school in my bedroom, sitting on my little sofa bed and hoping to God that one day I'd be a singer.

"But it was never something I purposely pursued. Me and my friends at the time all had dreams and none of theirs were coming true, so I thought, 'Why the hell will mine?' "

 

1. What is the text about?

 

 

2. Look for words or expressions with the same meaning:

A famous person

Instead of

Took without permission

3. Rewrite the following sentences:

Adele was told by her teachers she would never be a success.

Adele’s teachers………………

Adele added: "I'm not, and never have been, very academic - it was always music for me”

Adele added  that  …………………

She would be unlikely to achieve her dreams of   stardom.

She …………………………….

 

Adele Set Fire To The Rain Lyrics Sub Español Video Official

Activities for " SET FIRE TO THE RAIN"