«Umbrella» by Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z)

В очередной раз постараюсь убедить вас, что современной популярной музыке можно найти  место и применение на уроках английского языка. И в этом мне поможет песня «Umbrella» одной из самых популярных поп-певиц современности Rihanna. Название песни говорит само за себя, где ее можно использовать. Конечно же это будет тема Weather and Climate  (Unit 5 Form 9). 

Before Listening

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage nameRihanna, is a Barbadian singer, actress, and fashion designer. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados.  She became famous with the release of her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), and its chart-topping lead single«Umbrella.» Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including seven Grammy Awards. Rihanna has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. Many of her songs rank among the world’s best-selling singles of all time. In 2012 TIME named Rihanna one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

While Listening

«Umbrella» by Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z) 1. Unscramble the words No ____OLDUSC in my stones Let it ____INRA, I hydroplane in the bank Coming down with the Dow Jones When the clouds come we ____NOGE , we Rocafella We fly higher than ____RETAWHE And G5’s are better, You know me, an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the _____YRINA day Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms. _____SNEHUNSI Rihanna where you at? 2. Choose the word you hear You have my heart/art And we’ll never be worlds start/apart May be in magazines/machines But you’ll still be my car/star Baby cause in the park/dark You can’t see shiny cars/stars And that’s when you need me where/there With you I’ll always share/wear Because 3. Fill in the missing words [Chorus] When the _____shines, we’ll shine together Told you I’ll be here _____ Said I’ll _____be a friend Took an oath I’ma stick it out till the _____ Now that it’s _______more than ever Know that we’ll still ______each other You can stand under my _____ 4. Match the parts of the lines 1) These fancy things,               A) together we’ll mend your heart 2) You’re part of my entity,     B) has dealt it’s cards 3) When the war                      C) will never come in between 4) When the world                  D) here for Infinity 5) If the hand is hard,             E) has took it’s part Because [Chorus] 5. Write the opposites You can  ___(walk) into my arms It’s  ____(wrong) don’t be alarmed Come  ___(there) to me There’s no distance in between our ___(hate ) So ____(stop)  and let the rain pour I’ll be all you need and ____ (less) Because [Chorus] It’s raining Ooh baby it’s raining Baby come here to me Come here to me It’s raining Oh baby it’s raining

Это же задание в rihanna_umbrella3

Keys:

1. clouds, rain, gone, weather, rainy, sunshine

2. heart, apart, magazines, star, dark, cars, there, share

3. sun, forever, always, end, raining, have, umbrella

4. 1C 2D 3E 4B 5A

5. run, wrong, here, love, go on, more

After Listening

Write down from the song all the words to the topic «Weather» and make a word cloud in the form of an umbrella. (Используйте сервис Tagxedo). Пример:

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