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Christmas in Britain

Christmas in Britain

Montse Cañada's Podcast

My alter ego

Someone I admire is Mother Teresa because of her devotion to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, over 45 years while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion.

Mother Teresa

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The present simple tense

The Present Simple Tense

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Dictionary

Here's a link to a dictionary if you need to look for the meaning of some words.

Don't dream it's over

Here's another song. Its title is Don't dream it's over and it's sung by the Australian band Crowded House. The song was originally recorded in 1986, more than twenty years ago, but it's still alive!
Have you ever heard it before? Look for the lyrics on Google and try to understand the general meaning. Have fun!

Talking about music

There's a song you might have heard, Lemon Tree. Do you know who sings this song? Fool's Garden! Read the biography of the group and answer the following questions.

When the guitarist Volker Hinkel and the singer Peter Freudenthaler founded the band "Fool’s Garden" in 1991, they couldn't really have figured what a great success their song "Lemon Tree" would have had in 1996. This megahit conquered the charts all around the world and, even nowadays, it's always played and sung along everywhere. All that allowed the band to reach a good fame and 3 "Fool's Garden" albums (6 singles) to climb the German Media Control Charts.

In order to continue with this success, the band had a new beginning in 2003.
Peter and Volker went in tour with a new band, a new album and a label of their own, with big success among old and new fans. And the new live musicians Gabriel Holz (guitar), Claus Müller (drums) and Dirk Blümlein (bass) became the new members of Fool's Garden.

Successful concerts followed in summer 2004, when the band played in Spain and in Russia. Fool's Garden delighted Russian fans in the famous Gorky Park, in the legendary Club 16 Tons in Moscow, and in St. Petersburg.

Their artistic creativity also brought to a new production. In a little time new songs were written, that will be included in a new album, the quality of which even goes beyond the previous ones. "Ready For The Real Life" was released on April 25th 2005 in Germany and other releases all over Europe will follow in the next month, with 12 new songs and a bonus track and not only the old fans of Fool's Garden music will be surprised by it.

Questions
1. Where is the band from?
2. What instruments are played by the musicians of the band?
3. What are the most important dates for this group?
4. Where did the concerts mentioned in the text take place?
5. What is the title of the song that became a great success?
6. Which changes were there within the band's members?

When you have finished, you can play the video and sing with the animation. There is the text below!

To my students

Hi! It's Montse. This is the blog I have created for you, 1st level students of English at the EOI Viladecans. We will be able to collaborate in this space, share information and websites, get in touch, comment whatever you want and write down your feelings and experiences. We will also keep a sort of diary of our activities in the classroom: homework, important dates to remember, materials and so on. I hope you like it, find it useful and want to join! I will be glad to hear you here!!!

About me

My name's Montse Cañada and I have been teaching languages since 1989. Now I teach English at the EOI Viladecans. I like travelling, reading, listening to music, going shopping, technologies, and, last but not least, looking after my family: my husband and my two children, Sergi, who is 15 years old, and Tere, who is 13. We will get to know one another throughout the academic year! Hope to see you soon!!!