MALALA YOUSAFZAI

A 16 year old girl nominated for this year Nobel Peace Prize

Malala´s new book

Malala was a 15-year-old fighting for the right to have an education when she was gunned down on the bus taking her home from lessons.

Her miraculous recovery was the start of a journey that took her from her home in a remote Pakistan valley to the United Nations in New York.

                             

Malala, now 16 and living in Birmingham, tells in her new book how the Taliban robbed her of her smile but failed to take her   spirit.

         

        Malala receiving several awards

Different celebrities supporting her

On this video you will learm more about her.

  

Madonna collaborates with Basque trio Kalakan

Pop superstar Madonna has announced that she will be collaborating with the Basque trio Kalakan to remake one of her popular hits “Open Your Heart.” The song is scheduled to be part of her World Tour 2012.

 

Last summer, Madonna took her family on holiday to France and spent several days in the Basque Country.

The singer met the Basque musicians while visiting the coastal town of Getari. Kalakan played for her during an intimate birthday gig with friends and family, according to the website madonnarama.com.

Madonnarama reports that Madonna will be working with Kalakan to create a new, revisited version of “Open Your Heart” that will feature “Sagarra Jo” by Kalakan.

The concert tour starts in the Middle East, heads to Europe, then from August 28 to Nov. 25 hits numerous cities in the United States. She ends with some stops in South America.

Several of Madonna’s concerts, in the U.S. and abroad, are already sold out.

Kalakan, which plays traditional Basque music, is composed of Thierry Biscary, Jean Michel Bereau and Xan Errotabehere, better known as Ttirritt, Jamixel and Xan. Their music includes a mix of percussion instruments, including txalaparta, danborrak, pandereta and ttun ttun.

SAGARRA JO

Aldapeko sagarraren
adarraren punttan
punttaren punttan
Txoria zegoen kantari
Txiruli luli txiruli lula
Nork aditzen ote du
kantu eder hori ?

Sagarra jo dela…

Zubiburu zelaieko
oihanaren zolan
zolaren zolan
Lili bat badago beilari
Txiruli luli txiruli lula
Nork bilduko ote du
lili xarmant hori

Sagarra jo dela…

Translation:

BEAT THE APPLE

At the tip of the branch of an apple tree
on the hillside a bird was singing
Txiru liruli txiru lirula,
Who hears this lovely song ?

It has beaten the apple …

Deep, very deep in the forest next to the meadow
beyond the bridge, a flower sentinel
Txiru liruli txiru lirula,
Who will pluck this lovely flower ?

It has beaten the apple… (it’s ready to be pressed to extract its juice)

March 15, the day when the lions beat Manchester United

Hello everybody and Aupa Athletic!

Athetic won the UEFA championship match against Manchester United from Manchester, UK.

Llorente scored one goal, and De marcos scored another goal. The supporters sang, shouted, and suffered for 93 minutes in the Cathedral,but at the end, we are in the quarter finals.

In case we reach the final of the UEFA championships, I think we should learn a song, and sing it in English in all european football places.

Play the following video and sing the song. (sister, thank you for the idea)

VIDEO OF "WE ARE THE LIONS OF BILBAO" (CLICK ON THE TITLE")

I wrote the lyrics for you:

WE ARE THE LIONS

Aupa leones!!

We come from the Basque lands
We´re the bravest you´ve ever seen
We roll by the river
and just don´t know what "give up" means
If you´re still wondering
you have some possibilities
may be you´re right
but we´ll keep on working on our dream

Athletik!!

and here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we gooooooooooo!!

We are the lions, we are the lions, we are the lions from Bilbao
we are the lions, forever champions, we are the lions from Bilbao
we are the lions, we are all iron, we are all iron, lalaralala, athletic!!
We are forever lions, and we´re gonna bite this cup!

We have our supporters
the most gentle you´ve ever seen
they roll by the river
don´t know what give up shouting means.

If you´re still wondering
you have some possibilities
may´be you´re right
but we´ll keep on working on our dreams.

Athletik!!

And here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we gooooooooooo!!

We are the lions, we are the lions, we are the lions from Bilbao
We are the lions, forever champions, we are the lions from Bilbao
We are the lions, we are all iron, we are all iron, lalaralala, Athletic!
We are forever lions and we want this championship for us.

and here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we are, here we go!!
Here we gooooooooooooo!!

We are the lions, we are the lions, we are the lions from bilbao
we are the lions, forever champions, we are the lions from bilbao
we are the lions, we are all iron, we are all iron, lalaralala, athletic!!

We are forever lions, and we´re gonna bite this cup
we are forever lions, and we want this championship for us
we are forever lions and we´re gonna WIN this cup

Athletik!!

International Women´s Day

International Women's Day

March 8^th is International Women’s Day.  A day to celebrate the social, economic, political, humanistic and family role that women and play in all of our lives and to celebrate the achievements of women and girls everywhere. Women’s Day has been celebrated from the 1900s and is a national holiday in many countries around the world.

In celebration of this day we have chosen some amazing and very different women that not only show the power, strength and contributions of women have made to our society, but the great lengths some of them had to go through to live their lives in a manner of their choosing  

Knowing about their lives is a great way of celebrating our day!!

J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter´s writer.

Frida Khalo, Mexican painter.

Anne Frank, known for her diary.

Marilyn Monroe, American actress.

Some other famous women.

Women inventors.

AS A STARTER... SOME CLASSICAL ENGLISH SONGS

Pay attention! they are not so difficult to understand!

1.- Sting´s English Man in New York

Can you answer these questions about the song/clip?

• What´s it about?
• Are the pictures adecuate? Do they show what the singer is feeling?
• Is he happy or/sad? How do you know?
• What´s the weather like in the video clip?

What do you know about the singer? Finf out here.

• What´s his real name?
• Why was he nicknamed "Sting"?
• Where is he from?
• Has he sung in any other band?
• Which is his most popular song?

2.- The Beatles´s She Loves You

Let´s talk about the most popular musical group ever....

Did you know who they were? Try to find out here.

• What were their names?
• Where were they from?
• Are all of them alive?
• Why did they choose the Beatles as their band name?
• Did they appear in any film?
• Do you know any other song they composed? YES, YOU DO! LISTEN!

3.- In which way are they similar to these other boys?     They are  One Direction.

This is the song we´ve chosen for you: One Thing

What do you know about them?

• What are their names?
• Where are they from?
• Which is the city you can see in the video clip?
• Which famous city sites can you see there?

Now...Tell us:  which ones do you prefer? Why?

All of them are British!
All of them made/make girls go crazy!