WRITING 5.

JOAQUÍN CORTÉS.

A Task:

Write a biography of Joaquín Cortés.

B Think Plan:

1. Where was born?

2. Where did he row up?

3. When did he start to dance?

4. How and where did he learn?

5. What were his most famous shows?

6. Why where his shows popular?

C Write:

Joaquín Cortés is a dancer. He was born in Córdoba in 1969. He moced to Madrid in 1981 and New York 1999. He studied dance when he was 12 years old. His most famous shows are Pasions Gitana, Soul, Live he's explosive, original and athletic.

Writing 4.

A brave Rescue.
The rescue happened when I was swimming in a beach on Tarragona. I was playing with my sister in the water, while a child drowned. The baby had gone to the beach with his grandmother and his grandomther could not swim. Suddeney s strong man come, the threw into the water and grabbed the child. Late on she brought the with the grandmother and the people applanded this man for what he had done.

Bob Marey

Bob Marey is a legend around the world. But it was a long journey from the poverty of Jamaica to international success. When he was a boy in the 1950s, Jamaica was still a British colony. It became independent in 1962. The culture was a mix of African traditions and British cusroms, but there were few opportunities for Afro-Jamaicans. One of them was music!

Bob Marey and the Wailers.
Bob's mother was Afro-Jamaicans and his father was a white Jamaican of English descent. Bob left school at age 14 and stared playing in a group called the Wailers. In their songs, they "wailed" about the condition of Afro-Jamaicans. They were very popilar in Jamaica.


Reggae in the 1960s.
Reggae was invented in Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1960s. Bob Marley created his own style of reggae. His songs make us want to dance, but they have a serious message: they talk about fighting for freedom from oppression.


Success begins.
In 1972, the Wailers recorded their first album, Catch a Frie, and toured Britain and the USA in 1973. They were the support act for another group. But the Wailers were fired after four shows: they were more popular than the main group!

No Woman, No Cry.
In 1974, the original Wailers broke up, but Bob Marley continued recording with other musicans and kept the group's name. They had their first UK to 40 hit with the single ''No Woman, No Cry'', in 1975. People everywhere loved reggae.

The legend continues.
Bob Marley and the Wailers became superstars. They released eleven albums in less than ten years and continued to play around the world untiel Bob's death Today, thirty years later, their music is timeless and universal. Bob Marley the legend is more popular than ever.

One Direction.

One Direction are a Britishi-Irish boy-band who have become starts in the UK. The public discovered One Direction on the British talents show, The X Factor. They diden't win but their songs have been top of the charts. Watch the music videos of songs from their album Up All Night.

Speaking unit 4: Express interest

Paula: That's amazing! Is that your photo , Laia?

Laia: Yes, do you like?

Paula: Yeah. Where were you when you saw that?

Laia: I was on holiday in Madrid. These people were doing tricks on their bikes.

Paula: Really? Why were they doing that?

Laia: It was a show

Paula: Did you try it?

Laia: You're kidding! I can't ride a bike.

Paula: Yeah, well it's a great photo. Well done!