The next topic in my fourth year classes will be advertising and although it may seem quite hard to discuss about the fallacies of advertising in class I can see no reason not to have a good laugh out of these two commercials I have come across.
And another one I’ve also found funny. I hope you understand.
British R&B vocalist Gabrielle began her career singing for free in London West End clubs whilst temping in offices during the day. Her big break came when she recorded a demo, called “Dreams,” based around Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” which subsequently fell into the hands of an A&R man at London’s Go! Beat records. With the hit came a head-
turning image, complete with kiss curls and sequined eye patch as Gabrielle’s right eye has a drooped lid.
Her debut album, Find Your Way, sold over a million copies worldwide, and paved the way for her sophomore, self-titled album, released in 1996 . In three short years, those two albums and nine singles — five of which were Top Ten — established Gabrielle as the U.K.’s premiere soul vocalist.
In 2000, Gabrielle followed up with her appropriately titled third album, Rise, which followed a difficult time for her personally and creatively. Widely publicized reports concerning her ex-partner’s criminal conviction threatened to overshadow her musical accomplishments, not to mention her creative potential. The songs on Rise spoke of optimism, romanticism, devotion, and a keen survival instinct. The lead single, “Sunshine,” was a spirited thank you to those friends you have on hand to boost your confidence when you’re low. Her 2001’s world-wide hit “Out of Reach” was the feature track from the Bridget Jones’s Diary soundtrack.
Now if you feel in the mood , listen to her hit “Out of Reach”, my “moody” choice this week, especially dedicated to you know who.
Want to sing ?
Knew the signs
Wasn’t right
I was stupid for a while
Swept away by you
And now I feel like a fool
So confused,
My heart’s bruised
Was I ever loved by you?Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach,
Couldn’t see
We were never
Meant to be
Sometimes when I come across videos from people who devote time, energy and money for the sake of education and just for free I often ask myself what moves them. It can’t be money so then, what? Anyway, listen to this lesson about adjectives ending in -ing /-ed from Jennifer, a USA teacher since 1996.
David Beckham is problably one of the most glamorous footballers in history but he is also a good professional and although I have to admit that I’m not an expert in these matters I’ve been going to football matches on and off for six years . Beckham is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy and is also a member of the England national team. He earned his 100th cap for England against France in March 2008.Beckham’s career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, then He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons.
Listen to an interview where David Beckham talks to Bill Woods about why he went to the LA Galaxy and his first season there.
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Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is an English singer and songwriter who debuted in the 1980s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola 
Rachelle. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield recorded rock and gospel songs for the Hillsong London Church. She recorded her first album Unwritten in 2004. The album contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music,it enjoyed international success with over 2.5 million sold worldwide. In 2007, she received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” for “Unwritten”. Bedingfield’s second album N.B (2007) was yielded by “I Wanna Have Your Babies” and “Soulmate”. Bedingfield has achieved 5 top ten singles in the United Kingdom to date. Bedingfield has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with children in the “Stop the Traffik” campaign through her mother’s charity, Global Angels.