Videos on the diet theme

 

We have a health / diets / food theme in my evening classes this week, so I embedded a couple of videos related to the topic. Well, it's not Easter yet, but here are some Healthier Easter Candy Choices anyway and a few Diet Rules to Break ;)

Blues Guitarist Erja Lyytinen and Lyrics as a Learning Source

Erja Lyytinen is a Finnish singer-songwriter from Kuopio, a blues guitarist that has been touring all over Europe and was a support band for Santana in Helsinki last summer. She also performed her song Bed of Roses with Marco Hietala of the Finnish metal bands Tarot and Nightwish.

Erja Lyytinen releases her first live concert on dvd titled Songs From The Road. The dvd will be released in Finland on February 8th 2012,

it says on Erja's web page.

Lyrics to songs can serve as a learning source for new words, where music helps memorizing them. Many times lyrics sound better when sung than how they work as a text, or what do you say about  these lyrics?

Sometimes I feel like you don’t love me no more
I know it from the way you look at me
You don’t care like you used to before
I know it from the way you touch me
I sit around and wait for you
To come to me and cure my blue
Bed of roses in a frozen land
Nights turn bitter
The leaves will wither
Bloom has faded and you understand
You’re looking at a stranger
You thought you’d love forever
Everyday life no longer makes a difference
Weary silence has become our daily guest
Dissappointments leading to indifference
remnants of love have been put to the test
I sit around and wait for you
To come to me and cure my blue
Bed of roses in a frozen land
Nights turn bitter
The leaves will wither
Bloom has faded and you understand
Youґre looking at a stranger
You thought youґd love forever
Will you remember the good we had
We were always together
We only saw each other
When love is gone it will hurt you bad
But you canґt pretend
When youґve reached the end
You don’t love me anymore

And the same with music – much better, right?

 In this promo clip Marco and Erja tell about their duet.

Quite a lady, uh?

Previously published on my Finnish blog.

Have a good Twelfth Day!

As most of you probably know, the twelve days of Christmas begins on 25th December and end on 6th January, Epiphany. Some people give presents on each of these twelve days, as in this famous song - sung in a new version, though ;) Straight No Chaser: The Twelve Days of Christmas

The lyrics presumably are of French origin, but became known in a children's book Mirth Without Mischief, printed in London in 1780. The song was performed for the first time in 1842 by James O. Halliwell.

The lyrics to this song are here, and if you just have time, I suggest you to read the brilliant comedy Twelfth Night, Or What You Will by Shakespeare :)

BBC News - sounds dull?

For some people the word 'news' may sound a bit boring, and when there is 'BBC' together with this boring 'news' it may sound even more boring. That is not necessarily the case - have you ever read the Science and Environment section? Health? Or Entertainment & Arts? Or are you more interested in Travel? The Culture Show Clips? Formula 1? Lifestyle? You can also listen and watch One-minute World News, although, for example, this video lasts 3 minutes..

For me, the best link probably is Learning English!

I bet there's something for each and every one on these pages, go explore your favourite clips, audios, news, articles on not so dull BBC News!