rihanna or bob marley?. a)first name is robyn rihanna b) said “money can’t buy life” bob...
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Rihanna or Bob Marley?
a) First name is Robyn
Rihanna
b) Said “Money can’t buy life”
Bob Marley (on his deathbed to his son)
c) Had an airport named after them.
Bob Marley (in Jamaica)
d) Insured their legs for $1 million.
Rihanna
e) Banned fans from bringing umbrellas to their concerts.
Rihanna
f) Mother was a professional make-up artist Rihanna
g) Has a star on the “Hollywood walk of fame”Bob Marley (it was awarded in 2001)
h) Won't eat Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, or Indian food, also hates vegetablesRihanna
i) Their first band was called “The Teenagers”Bob Marley (They became “The Wailers”)
j) A national holiday was created to honor them.Rihanna (In 2008 her birthday was officially named Rihanna Day in her homeland of Barbados)
k) They used to predict people’s futures, reading their palmsBob Marley
l) Drives a BMW
Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers
Other facts about Bob…
• Bob was a professional level soccer player
• He was thirty-six years old.
• He was raised Catholic, but converted to Rastafari in the 1960’s.
• He was a vegetarian due to his devotion to the Rastafari practice.
• One Love" was named the song of the millennium by the BBC
Other facts about Rihanna…• She claims mega-star Madonna is a huge influence
on her, as well as Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Beyonce.
• She created the Believe Foundation in 2006 to help terminally ill children
• She has won 6 Grammy Awards.• Time magazine ranked her one of the most
influential people in the world.• Last January she was named the best selling digital
artist in the U.S
WHICH SONG DO YOU HEAR THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN?
Rihanna Bob Marleythrewmoverules
throughlife
unitecreationreason
truthlights feel true
WHICH SONG DO YOU HEAR THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN?
RIHANNA
threw
move
life
reason
lights
feel
BOB MARLEY
rules
through
unite
creation
truth
true
What do they have in common?
/U:/threw
move
rules
through
unite
truth
true
What are these 2 words?
threw
move
rules
through
unite
truth
true
HOMOPHONES: They SOUND the same but are
SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
threw
through
see / sea
there / their
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. If you heard this song on the radio would you:a) Turn it off immediately
b) Listen attentively
c) Leave it on as background music
2) How do you feel when you listen to the song?
3) What do you see if you close your eyes when you listen?
4) If this song was used in an advert, what would the product be?
Homework:
1. Send me a copy of the lyrics of one of your favourite songs and highlight all the words you can find with the /U:/ sound
2. Find 5 more examples of HOMOPHONES in English