"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things."

Flora Lewis

Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall

BEFORE LISTENING

1. Look through the song and say how you understand the highlighted phrases .

2. Who is that 'beautiful girl'? What is she like? What influence does she have on people?

3. Do people undestand why being beautiful and stylish means so much to them?

4. What kind of power(s) can this 'beautiful girl' give us? How can she do it?

5. How does this 'beautiful girl' make people calm? 

 LISTENING

"Suddenly I See"

Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl

And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

I feel like walking the world
Like walking the world
You can hear she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl

She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember
What you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on her word

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

And she's taller than most
And she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from the page of a magazine
She makes me feel like I could be a tower
A big strong tower
The power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah (suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah

Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah? (suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me? (suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me?

AFTER LISTENING

1. Watch the video about the effects of mass media on people and say how people get influenced by media? (How do the results of media destort the perception of our bodies, mind and spirits?/ What must girls/boys/teens be according to media?)

2. Do you agree with the statement that 'everything created by media is an illusion'? How do you undestand this issue?

3. How can the perceoption of beauty destored by media push people to extremes? What may the consequences of attempting 'perfection' be?

4. What the video about the Body Image and the way it is created and say what young people think of their perception of a perfect body. Who do you agree with the most? What is your personal opinion on the issue?

5. Are people obsessed with their body image? What can you say to prove your answer taking into consideration the facts given in the videos?

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