Task 3: School Day of Non-violence and Peace

Hi everyone!

Here you have your third task, just in time to celebrate the School Day of Non-violence and Peace. You may know that January is a month closely related to peace, hosting the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday.

The latter was inspired by the former, and he became the most influential American activist in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. In 1963, he delivered his famous speech “I have a dream”, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, in the heart of Washington. This speech is full of emotion and poetry, and I would love to enjoy it together with all of you.

TASK – What do I have to do?

• You will receive in class or by email a part of the speech.
• Find your excerpt in the speech using the transcript (download it here).
• Listen to the speech in the video below while you read the transcript and try to write down the intonation for your excerpt.
• Practice reading it aloud until you do sound great!
• RECORD your voice reading your excerpt. Check that it sounds perfect. Repeat if needed. (You can use your mobile!)
• SEND me the audio file, and include a TRANSLATION of your excerpt. Remember to read it after writing to make sure the translation makes sense in Spanish!
• THAT’S IT!!

DEADLINE: TUESDAY 28th JANUARY 2020

 

I have a dream that my wonderful students will achieve a great level of English!!

And this is the final result! Good job, everyone!!

Leonard Cohen and Spain

I am a big fan of music and poetry, and as on the 22nd of November we celebrate the day of the Andalusian Gypsy community, I would like to remember a man who sadly passed away a few years ago, Leonard Cohen.

He was not Gypsy nor Spanish, but he had a profound connexion with both through flamenco music. He explains his story in the poignant speech he gave when he was honored with the Prince of Asturias award for literature in 2011. Please watch the video, and you can download the transcription here: cohen_transcript. 

(Click here to find the video with Spanish subtitles)

His poetry has been sung by so many artists that it is difficult to keep track of the list. I have chosen a recent version by a young man who sings beautifully. Here you have an Hallelujah cover by Ed Sheeran. Can you complete the gaps without looking at the lyrics?

Hallelujah

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord

That David 1___________ and it pleased the Lord

But you don’t really care for music, do you?

Well it goes like this:

The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

(Hallelujah x 4)

Well maybe there’s a God above

But all I’ve ever 2___________ from love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you

And it’s not a cry that you can hear at night

It’s not somebody who’s 3___________ the light

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

(Hallelujah x 4)

You 4___________ I took your name in vain

But I never really 5___________ that name

But if I did, what really is it to you?

And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch

Love is not some victory march

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

(Hallelujah x 4)

your faith was strong but you needed proof

You 6___________ her bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

She tied you to her kitchen chair

And she broke your throne and she 7___________ your hair

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

(Hallelujah x 12)

 

Enjoy the good things in life!

Subtitulado y Edición de Vídeos

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2. Jubler

3. SubtitleCreator

4. Open Subtitle Editor

5. SubMagic

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2. Jubler : Jubler es una herramienta de edición de subtítulos basada en texto. Puede utilizarse para crear nuevos subtítulos o para corregir, refinar, transformar y convertir subtítulos existentes. Al igual que Subtitle Workshop, Jubler también soporta todos los formatos de subtítulos normales.

3. SubtitleCreator : SubtitleCreator es un editor de subtítulos gratuito que te permite añadir subtítulos a tu DVD. Puede convertir archivos de texto SRT o SUB basados en ASCII al formato SUP binario y te permite cambiar el color de los subtítulos existentes. Viene con una función incorporada de Asistente de Autorizado de DVD, que te permite añadir nuevos subtítulos a un DVD previamente copiado. La última versión soporta Karaoke.

4. Open Subtitle Editor . El editor de subtítulos gratuito es muy fácil de utilizar. Funciones de edición de vídeo y edición de subtítulos como traducción de subtítulos, resincronización de vídeo, añadir y eliminar subtítulos, etc. se proporcionan. También eres libre de añadir nuevos subtítulos a cualquier vídeo

5. SubMagic :SubMagic es una herramienta de subtítulos de vídeo gratuita pero potente. Puedes convertir, editar y mejorar los subtítulos de vídeo libremente. Además, también se proporciona la función de traducción de subtítulos

EDICIÓN DE VÍDEO:

a la hora de hacer la película tened en cuenta la STORYBOARD, es decir, planear de antemano los diferentes escenarios y planos que vais a tomar.

1. WONDERSHARE FILMORA: versión gratuita. El único pequeño problema es que deja marca de agua, pero no os preocupéis.

2. WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER

Gracias a Cristina Prieto por la aportación