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This video includes the song Bloody Sunday by U2 and a brief introduction on the historical events that took place in Ireland in the 70´s , the result was the shooting of some civilicians on a peaceful march by the British army . I think it can be exploited both as a language learning activit i.e. a listening exercise,  and as a socio-cultural activity i.e. a web-quest on Anglo- historical relations.

ACTIVITY 1: Annabel Lee

Read the poem by EA Poe Annabel Lee and answer the following questions:

1-What do you think is the main topic of the poem? List words in the poem related to that topic.




2- Who do you think could Annabel Lee be: the narrator´s sister/wife/girlfriend...? Reason your answer using evidence from the text.



3- Why do you think angels envy the narrator and Annabel Lee?




4- Find information about the author of this poem: Edgar Allan Poe: date of birth and death, main books of poems and tales, main topics of his work. ( you may use the link Poe´s life)

                                                                                                                                                                 

ANNABEL LEE BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

Annabel Lee
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.


Edgar Allan Poe
Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002

ACTIVITY 2: Varieties of the English Language.

Watch and listen to the video " You say tomato and I say..." and answer the following questions:

In this video two people are using two varieties of English: which ones?



List all the words mentioned in the video  that are pronounced in a different way. Are they written in the same way?



Find  new words that are said or written in a different way in the different varieties of English: for example colour vs color .


Find people in your class that use different varieties of Spanish and give examples of the different words used to say the same thing. for example auto vs coche

ACTIVITY 3: Fly me to the Moon.

Listen to Frank Sinatra´s song  " Fly me to the Moon"carefully and answer the following questions:



1- Which planets are mentioned in this song?

2- How long does he want to sing?

3-What does he ask to hold? Mention at least five items that you can hold. Can you hold people too?

4-What means of transport can you fly? Name at least three.

5- Can you explain the expression "in other words" ? Write at least two sentences using it.

Frank Sinatra Fly me to the moon