Paradise is a popular song by Coldplay. In this version, the Piano Guys join with Alex Boye, an African singer who is a YouTube performer. He uses the Swahili word peponi which means paradise. They shot this video somewhere near the Four Corners, a place where four states connect in the Southwest part of the United States.
Here is the original version with the original video.
In my opinion, the cover version and video are better. :)
Here are the words:
When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of
Para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach and the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away she'd fly
And dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
She'd dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I know the sun must set to rise"
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh, oh
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Lesson 11 – Paraphrasing and Annotating
RF
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 20: Strange Things on the Wall. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
We also took a quiz.
SR
We checked our answers for 118-119 and 133-137. We also began the Reading Skill section on pp. 138-139.
Finally, we did our previewing for p. 102.
RtF
We checked our answers for Chapter 11: Summarizing (pp. 39-41).
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
Follow these steps:
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 20: Strange Things on the Wall. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
We also took a quiz.
SR
We checked our answers for 118-119 and 133-137. We also began the Reading Skill section on pp. 138-139.
Finally, we did our previewing for p. 102.
RtF
We checked our answers for Chapter 11: Summarizing (pp. 39-41).
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
- Fill in the handout to prepare for Chapter 5 of RF. Do not check your dictionary or app before doing Task A.
- Copy your sentences for RtF Chapter 11 into Google Docs.
- Write your summary for p. 119 in SR in Google Docs. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
Follow these steps:
- Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
- Give it the title of your full name + RW1F + L11
(Taro Suzuki's RW1F L11): Due 7/6 23:59
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
- Practice Quizlet 5 minutes (or more!) every day. Study the NAWL 5 set and the RW1 L12 Set.
- Do p. 139 and 103-107 in SR.
- Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class every week.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Video — Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix! - The Piano Guys (Wonder of the World 4 of 7)
Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix!
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)
This is the fourth in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Petra a city built into the rock in Jordan. The name Petra means rock.
Because Petra was a location in the 3rd Indian Jones movie, they use music from the soundtrack in this tune.
Enjoy the video again.
You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)
This is the fourth in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Petra a city built into the rock in Jordan. The name Petra means rock.
Because Petra was a location in the 3rd Indian Jones movie, they use music from the soundtrack in this tune.
Enjoy the video again.
You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World
Friday, June 21, 2019
Lesson 10 – Summarizing
RF
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 19: The History of Paint. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for 68-69 and 115-117. We also began the Reading Skill section on pp. 118-119.
Finally, we did our previewing for p. 132.
*Remember, if the spaces in the textbook are too small, you can mark your textbook in another way to show the answers (underlining, writing the question number next to the answer).
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 19: The History of Paint. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for 68-69 and 115-117. We also began the Reading Skill section on pp. 118-119.
Finally, we did our previewing for p. 132.
*Remember, if the spaces in the textbook are too small, you can mark your textbook in another way to show the answers (underlining, writing the question number next to the answer).
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
- Write your summary for Task C on p. 119 of SR. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
- Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
- Give it the title of your full name + RW1F + L10
(Taro Suzuki's RW1F L10): Due 6/27 23:59
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
- Practice Quizlet 5 minutes (or more!) every day. Study the NAWL 4 set and the RW1 L11 Set.
- Do pp. 118-119 and 133-137 in SR.
- Read Chapter 11: Summarizing (pp. 39-41) in RtF and do Exercise 1.
- Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class every week.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Video — What Makes You Beautiful (The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)
What Makes You Beautiful
(The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)
I wonder how much practice they must have done to make this video. Enjoy it again!
(The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)
I wonder how much practice they must have done to make this video. Enjoy it again!
Friday, June 14, 2019
Lesson 9
RF
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 18: Aztec Art. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for pp. 63-67.
We also used our previewing, skimming and scanning skills on p. 112 to prepare for the next reading.
RtF
We checked our homework on pp. 31-32 of RtF Chapter 9: Making Inferences.
Studying reading skills is a form of language-focused learning.
Extensive Reading (ER)
Near the end of class, we had time to read from our graded readers for extensive reading. ER is meaningful input.
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework: Write a paragraph for Task 2 on p. 70 of SR. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
Follow these steps:
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 18: Aztec Art. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for pp. 63-67.
We also used our previewing, skimming and scanning skills on p. 112 to prepare for the next reading.
RtF
We checked our homework on pp. 31-32 of RtF Chapter 9: Making Inferences.
Studying reading skills is a form of language-focused learning.
Extensive Reading (ER)
Near the end of class, we had time to read from our graded readers for extensive reading. ER is meaningful input.
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework: Write a paragraph for Task 2 on p. 70 of SR. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
Follow these steps:
- Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
- Give it the title of your full name + RW1F + L9
(Taro Suzuki's RW1F L9): Due 6/20 23:59
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
- Practice Quizlet 5 minutes (or more!) every day. Study the L10 Study Set and the NAWL 3 set.
- Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class every week.
- Finish pp. 68-69 in SR before class. Also, do the tasks on pp. 113-117 as well as Task A on p. 112.
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Video — The Jungle Book / Sarabande (Mayan Style)
The Jungle Book / Sarabande (Mayan Style)
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)
This is the third in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The most famous view is of El Castillo, a big Mayan pyramid.
The music is a medley of tunes from the soundtrack to Disney's The Jungle Book. Did you see the bear and the panther in the video? They are two main characters from the movie
Enjoy the video again.
You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)
This is the third in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. In this video, they go to Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The most famous view is of El Castillo, a big Mayan pyramid.
The music is a medley of tunes from the soundtrack to Disney's The Jungle Book. Did you see the bear and the panther in the video? They are two main characters from the movie
Enjoy the video again.
You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World
Friday, June 7, 2019
Lesson 8 – Making Inferences
RF
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 17: Cartoons as Art. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
We also had another vocabulary quiz using Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
RtF
We checked our homework on p. 27 of RtF.
Studying reading skills is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for pp. 15-17. We also looked briefly at the reading skill of making inferences on p. 18.
We also did Previewing for Before You Read on p. 62 to get ready for Chapter 7. If you didn't write an answer for #4 on the Previewing Chart, do that before you read the passage.
Extensive Reading (ER)
Near the end of class, we had time to read from our graded readers for extensive reading. ER is meaningful input.
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 17: Cartoons as Art. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet
After entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
We also had another vocabulary quiz using Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning.
RtF
We checked our homework on p. 27 of RtF.
Studying reading skills is a form of language-focused learning.
SR
We checked our answers for pp. 15-17. We also looked briefly at the reading skill of making inferences on p. 18.
We also did Previewing for Before You Read on p. 62 to get ready for Chapter 7. If you didn't write an answer for #4 on the Previewing Chart, do that before you read the passage.
Extensive Reading (ER)
Near the end of class, we had time to read from our graded readers for extensive reading. ER is meaningful input.
Homework
Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
- Write a paragraph for Task 2 on p. 20 of SR. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
- Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
- Give it the title of your full name + RW1F + L8
(Taro Suzuki's RW1F L8): Due 6/13 23:59
Next Week
To prepare for next week:
- Practice Quizlet 5 minutes (or more!) every day. Try our class set.
- Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class every week.
- Read more about Making Inferences in RtF (pp. 31-32). Do the exercises.
- Do the tasks on p. 19 in SR before class. Also, do Task A (p. 62) and pp. 63-67.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Video — I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)
I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)
Jayesslee is the artist who sang the Gangnam Style cover we watched before. Jayesslee means J S Lee. Their names are Janice (Jay for J) and Sonia (Ess for S) and their last name is Lee. I love their harmonies. It must have been difficult to perform this on one take at the beach.
See the lyrics below the video.
Jayesslee is the artist who sang the Gangnam Style cover we watched before. Jayesslee means J S Lee. Their names are Janice (Jay for J) and Sonia (Ess for S) and their last name is Lee. I love their harmonies. It must have been difficult to perform this on one take at the beach.
See the lyrics below the video.
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
Well I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up
And when you're needing your space, to do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find
I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am
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