"Englishman in New York" is a song by English artist Sting, from his second studio album. The song was released in 1988 as the third single from the album. In 1990 the remix "Englishman in New York" was released as a single. The remix played around with the introduction and some of the instrumentation, but the essence of the song remained the same. The new version was commercially successful, reaching number 15 in the UK charts in mid-1990 (*according to wiki).

BEFORE LISTENING

Task 1. Listen to the song and observe New York. How do you find it? Why do you think is the video made in black and white? What is the weather like in New York? How does the author feel and see the city?

Veronika Decides to Die is a film based on the novel by Paulo Coelho. It tells the story of 24-year-old Slovenian Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. Red more about the book here.

Sweet November is a 2001 romantic drama film starring Keanu Reeves. The film is based on an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher.

Nelson Moss meets Sara Deever, a woman very different from anyone he has met before...

BEFORE LISTENING

VOCABULARY

Look through the words and expressions from the song that may be unfamiliar to you, see if/how you can translate them into your language. Consult a monolingual dictionary if needed.  

• everything comes into focus = I see, I understand, I got the sense/the point 
• to swing the sorrows = to get rid of sorrows, negative emotions, sadness and regrets
• delusion - a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc
• inhibition- a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted
• to lose inhibition - to do what you feel like doing, what you have restricted yourself to do for some reason
• to romance one's ego - to do what your heart commands you
• to give it a try = to try

LISTENING

Listen to the song and see if you understand everything. Consult the dictionary or your teacher if you come across unknown words.

Time waits for no one,
So do you want to waste some time,
Oh, oh tonight?
Don't be afraid of tomorrow,
Just take my hand, i'll make it feel so much better tonight

Suddenly my eyes are open,
Everything comes into focus, oh,
We are all illuminated,
Lights are shining on our faces, blinding

Swing me these sorrows,
And try delusion for a while,
It's such a beautiful night,
You've got to lose inhibition,
Romance your ego for a while,
Come on, give it a try

Suddenly my eyes are open,
Everything comes into focus, oh,
We are all illuminated,
Lights are shining on our faces, blinding
We are, we are, blinding,
We are, we are, blinding

Suddenly my eyes are open,
Everything comes into focus, oh,
We are all illuminated,
Lights are shining on our faces, blinding
We are, we are, blinding,
We are, we are, blinding

AFTER LISTENING

What is the main idea of the song? 

BEFORE LISTENING

VOCABULARY

• consequence (n) against smb - something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions; 
• defense (n) - the act of protecting something or someone from attack
• to look for = to search, to try to find something
• to win the dreams - досягати мети, мрії
• to make the dreams - загадувати щось, мріяти

BEFORE LISTENING

VOCABULARY

to climb a mountain - підніматися на гору
to cross a sea - перепливати через море
to take a look around the corner - оглядатися навколо
to listen to one's heartbeat - слухати своє серця
to take a ride on a ferris wheel - кататися на чортовому колесі
to start a journey - вирушати в дорогу
to follow one's heart - слідувати поклику свого серця
to bring smb down = to make someone fall over
to take smth up = to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it
it's up to you to do smth - тобі вирішувати, що робити

Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, co-edited and partly financed by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Read more about the film. 

holiday

1. a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation US and Canadian word: vacation
= vacation, leave, break, time off, recess, away day, schoolie, accumulated day off or ADO, staycation or stacation

2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc related adjective- ferial
= festival, bank holiday, festivity, public holiday, fête, celebration, anniversary, feast, red-letter day, mela,name day, saint's day, gala

• vocation - (mainly British) a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed

(mainly US & Canadian) a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) 

• Leave - time that you are allowed to spend away from your work, especially in the armed forces
• break - a period of time when you stop working in order to rest, eat etc
• time off- time when you are officially allowed not to be at work or studying
• recess - a time during the day or year when no work is done, especially in parliament, law courts etc

1. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― Augustine of Hippo
2. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu
3. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ― Terry Pratchett
4. “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson
5. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” ― Lao Tzu

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