La canción de esta semana es Firework que canta Katy Perry. Como siempre lo primero que estudiaremos es el vocabulario nuevo. Recuerda contactar a tu profesor para practicar la pronunciación de las nuevas palabras. Al final encontrarás la letra de la canción. Disfrútala.

 

Vocabulario
Drifting: Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
Ejemplos:
The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
Excited voices drifted down the hall

Caving in: collapsing
Ejemplos:
The roof caved in under the weight of the snow.

Six feet under: Not alive, dead, a euphemistic phrase for burial in a grave.

Spark: 1. A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal // 2. A light produced by a sudden disruptive electrical discharge through the air.

Burst: (of a container) Break suddenly and violently apart, spilling the contents, typically as a result of an impact or internal pressure. - we inflated dozens of balloons and only one burst // 2. Feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse.
Ejemplos:
He was bursting with joy and excitement
She was bursting to say something

Bolt: A flash of lightning leaving a jagged line across the sky.

Ignite: 1. Catch fire or cause to catch fire / 2. Arouse (an emotion)
Ejemplos:
Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites.
Sparks flew out and ignited the dry scrub.
The words ignited new fury in him.

Awe: A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder
They gazed in awe at the small mountain of diamonds
The sight filled me with awe
His staff members are in awe of him

Explicación.
La canción empieza con una pregunta: “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” La idea en la frase es: ¿Alguna vez te has sentido como una bolsa plástica?

Utilizamos esta forma de preguntar cuando queremos que alguien nos de una respuesta profunda o cuando hacemos una pregunta retórica*.

Ejemplos:

Do you ever _____?
Do you ever see the pain you have caused?
Do you ever dream?
Do you ever click on mobile ads on purpose?
Do you ever think about me?

*Pregunta retórica. Es una pregunta en la cual no se espera una respuesta y/o tiene la intención de hacer pensar al que está escuchando.

Lyrics (Letra de la canción)

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July


Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through


Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon