I feel it in my bones - Vampire Weekend

      

Each of these lessons are based on a topic such as the METAVERSE, NFTS or more general like the Ted talk on BLUE ZONES or tips for better PRESENTATIONS. 

This is a listening for comprehension taking the song 'I Feel It In My Bones ' from Vampire weekend. Assumptions are made on the story behind the lyrics, what they may mean and  learning to be creative in what we think the song writer is talking about.  

Objective – Proactively develop listening skills and use grammatical structures when making assumptions or speculations. 

Grammar -- Modal verbs -- maybe, might, could . 

Class duration – One-hour sessions \ Number of students – 1 – 3 maximum

The majority of corrections are given in real time during the online class with notes taken and written in the CHAT option in Microsoft teams, google MEET or skype.

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Vampire Weekend - Step (Official Lyrics Video) - YouTube

The sound above GOT me thinking about New York and the blocks and why do they call New York the big apple. Maybe is the Spanish language influence --- MANZANAS are blocks in Spanish -- aren't they ? 

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PHRASE - I feel it in my bones – To know something intuitively \\\\\\ 

Vocab – to huddle up – to get close physically to someone for warmth, stale bread – pan duro, a hoarder - a person who keeps everything, step to my girl – fliterar, wisdom teeth – molar juicio \\\\\ 

Metaphor – the gloves are off – meaning the situation is going to get nasty. ------ 

Pronunciation – tough – \TUFF \ adjective\ – duro

                                                                     READING -------

Reading  - The reading text is an article from FORBES magazine on the growing influence of the Spanish speaking demographic in North America and how this will influence trends in the future. 

With DIGITAL TRANSITION over the past ten years we have seen huge changes in cultural habits world wide one of which is how other languages are effecting the type of English being used on a daily basis. 

The U.S. Has The Second-Largest Population Of Spanish Speakers—How To Equip Your Brand To Serve Them (forbes.com)

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VOCAB - niñez – childhood , juventud – youth, signage --- notices outside shops etc, brick- and - morter stores --- fereterias, an afterthought -- after the action has taken place, to thrive --- to grow rapidly, frictionless -- the easier the better