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[11thCW] THE SEA INDEX FINALE

This last post of our cultural week works as a recap and a quick reference index to the important posts we've covered throughout the preparations and the week itself. General link to all the posts:

CLICKONENGLISH / THE SEA 

Specific links below.

WORKS DONE BY STUDENTS:

1- PIRATES  by Emma María Sterjo Martínez de Osaba (1º A ESO)

2- SEA MIGRATION MOVEMENTS by Rayanne Lissa Balde Martins (1º D ESO)

3- SIR FRANCIS DRAKE by Sofía Ouro Martín (2º A ESO)

4- GREENPEACE: LOOKING AFTER THE SEA by Karina Nicole Lugo Anderson (2º D ESO)

Some of the important posts:

- THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SEA 

- GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OCEANS & SEAS 

- BRITAIN & THE SEA: BASIS OF ITS TRADE & EMPIRE

- THE IMPORTANCE OF GREENWICH IN THE HISTORY OF NAVIGATION 

- SHIPWRECKS: "THE TITANIC" & THE SWEDISH "VASA" 

- PARTS OF A SHIP GLOSSARY.

- NAMES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOATS & SHIPS.

- FELIXSTOWE: THE PORT OF BRITAIN

- HOW WOULD THE SEAS/OCEANS CHANGE IF ALL THE EARTH'S ICE MELTED? 

- NAVIGATION TOOLS: "WHAT'S A SEXTANT USED FOR?" & "A SEXTANT WITH HISTORY"

- HOW EARLY SAILORS NAVIGATED THE OCEANS.

 

- POP MUSIC: "SEASONGS & SHANTIES"

- BREAKING NEWS! SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED BY CONTAINER SHIP.

[11thCW] "SURFIN' U.S.A.", BEACH BOYS

 To close down our cultural week, another classic song of the 60s that connects with the sea, the ocean, and a water related sport: surfing.

It's a happy way to end the week looking forward to a great summer by the sea.

The Beach Boys, American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented themes, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era.

We include video with lyrics.

[11thCW] BREAKING NEWS! SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED BY CONTAINER SHIP

 Almost ending this cultural week devoted to the sea, we've learnt about the blockage of Egypt's Suez Canal by a huge container ship since last Tuesday. 

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez; and dividing Africa and Asia. It's one of the world's most used commercial routes and this blockage is becoming a big problem for the transportation of food, goods and oil. The price of oil and gas has already increased since then.

The "Ever Given" container ship from Taiwan, which has blocked the canal, is a 220,000 ton megaship got stuck in the sand on the eastern bank of the canal. 

These graphics (taken from the British newspaper "The Guardian") show the situation:

More info:

-"The Guardian" article:

How a container ship blocked the Suez canal 

- "The Suez Canal" website.

Information on the BBC News:

[11thCW] "OCEAN EYES", BILLIE EILISH

 Today's sea related song is "OCEAN EYES" by Billie Eilish.

Lyrics:

I've been watchin' you for some time
Can't stop starin' at those ocean eyes
Burning cities and napalm skies
Fifteen flares inside those ocean eyes
Your ocean eyes

No fair
You really know how to make me cry
When you gimme those ocean eyes
I'm scared
I've never fallen from quite this high
Fallin' into your ocean eyes
Those ocean eyes

I've been walkin' through a world gone blind
Can't stop thinkin' of your diamond mind
Careful creature made friends with time
He left her lonely with a diamond mind
And those ocean eyes

No fair
You really know how to make me cry
When you gimme those ocean eyes
I'm scared
I've never fallen from quite this high

Video "OCEAN EYES", Billie Eilish:

[11thCW] "WE BELONG TO THE SEA", AQUA

 "WE BELONG TO THE SEA", today's song about the sea by the group Aqua.

Lyrics:

Take me to the ocean blue
Let me dive right into
Anything I'll ever capture
You can wait up all night
Waiting for wrong or right
I always knew where I had you

You can lie on my waves
You can sleep in my caves
Living on the edge of peace
Knowing that water can freeze
Do you still want me to open?

Come on into my waves
You can sleep in my caves
Let me know that you will hold me
Till the tides take my soul

We belong to the sea
To the waves you and me
Living in the ocean so blue
We belong to the sea
Open wide being free
A minute everlasting with you
And as soon as it stops
We'll all be a drop
Coming down on your wide open sea

Can you wash me away
Will you dry me one day
Take me to the place where I came from
If I had an open heart
Would you tear that apart?
Why do I feel that you're lonesome?

Come on into my waves
You can sleep in my caves
Let me know that you will hold me
Till the tides take my soul

We belong to the sea
To the waves you and me
Living in the ocean so blue
We belong to the sea
Open wide being free
A minute everlasting with you
And as soon as it stops
We'll all be a drop
Coming down on your wide open sea

There's a thunder inside me
That your silence will kill
And I know that you forced me
To get rid of what I feel

We belong to the sea (Oh, yeah)
To the waves you and me (Oh, oh)
Living in the ocean so blue
We belong to the sea
Open wide being free
A minute everlasting with you (Ooh, ooh)
And as soon as it stops (Stops)
We'll all be a drop (Drop)
Coming down on your wide open sea

Ooh, yeah, yeah, ooh

Fuente: Musixmatch

Video "WE BELONG TO THE SEA", Aqua:

[11thCW] "THE HEART SHAPED SEA", ROXETTE

 Another sea-song by the Swedish duo Roxette, "THE HEART SHAPED SEA".

Lyrics:

Baby, it's time to tell me that it's over
Tell me that it's over, it's plain to see
And this time, we won't be starting over
No crying on your shoulder into the heart-shaped sea

Oh, you've been a-running from our door
And you've been enchanted by the gracious voice of love

Baby, it's time to look me in the eyes
Time to say good-bye, it's clear to me
And this time I won't let you down
You can turn around, I'll set you free

Oh, you've been a-sailing from ashore
And you've been enchanted by someone from afar

Baby, it's time to gather all the harvest
To pray before the winter and sail the heart-shaped sea
Oh, you've been a-running from my love
And you've been enchanted by the powers up above

Audio "THE HEART SHAPED SEA", Roxette:

[11thCW] "THE SEA", A SONG BY HAEVN

To signal the beginning of our 11th Cultural Week devoted to THE SEA, here's a song in English with the same title by a Dutch band called Haevn (founded in 2015 by singer-songwriter Marijn van der Meer and composer Jorrit Kleijnen. The band currently also includes guitarist Bram Doreleijers, bass player Mart Jeninga, and drummer David Broeders.)

Lyrics of the song:

Sunrays touch the coastline Warm the cotton, show the dust The long nights are gone with the river The water's been waiting long enough We float on the river of time Hold steady, hold steady The sea comes cause the summer forced out the cold The boat fought the change of the tides Hold steady, hold steady Storm for hours, and rainy days And all our lives we're told The stream will take us home Sunrays touch the coastline Warm our feet, show the glare We walk through the sand in the warm night The water will take the weight from us And all our lives we're told The stream will take us home And all our lives we're told The stream will take us home We sold our lives to the sea The sky lights up from the beach

Audio of the song:

[11thCW] "OCEAN", ANUV JAIN

 Sunday's sea song is "OCEAN" by Anuv Jain.

Video lyrics "OCEAN". Anuv Jain:

[11thCW] "THE SONG OF THE SEA" (film & song)

 The enchanting Irish animation SONG OF THE SEA tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse – the last Seal-child – who embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their home by the sea. The film takes inspiration from the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore, who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land.

SONG OF THE SEA, directed by Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) features the voices of Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny.

Video-trailer (StudioCanalUK):

Video song from the film:

[11thCW] GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OCEANS & SEAS

 This post brings you videos with general information about oceans and seas. What's the difference between them? How are waves formed? How is salt formed in them? How did they get their names?

Videos:

[11thCW] HOW WOULD THE SEAS/OCEANS CHANGE IF ALL EARTH'S ICE MELTED?

 Climate change has become an important issue. This video show how climate change and the rise in temperature has already affected the increase in sea levels in the last centuries and considers what could happen if all the Earth's ice melted.

Video:

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, AGAIN

Once again, it's March 17th, that means that Ireland and all the Irish spread around the world will be celebrating their saint patron Saint Patrick.

The day's colour is green. Here at ClickOnEnglish we usually commemorate this day with a post. You can check all of them on this link: ClickOnEnglish/St.Patrick

This year, another video for the collection:

Happy St. Patrick's!

Video:

[11thCW] SEA SHANTIES, THE OLD TRADITIONAL SEAMEN'S SONGS (+"FISHERMEN'S FRIENDS", THE FILM)

 A sea shanty, chantey, or chanty is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. They were found mostly on British and other European ships, and some had roots in lore and legend.

Here we've compiled a few as an example:

Audios with lyrics:

Video "KEEP HAULING", Fishermen's Friends:

Video "No hopers, jokers & rogues", Fishermen's Friends:

Video "Drunken sailor", Fishermen's Friends:

Fisherman's Friends is a 2019 British romantic comedy film directed by Chris Foggin from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth.

The film is based on a true story about Fisherman's Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties. Below is the trailer of the film.

Film's plot: A fast living, cynical London music executive, Danny, reluctantly heads to Cornwall on his colleague Henry's stag weekend, where he's pranked by his boss, Troy, into trying to sign a group of shanty-singing fishermen. Danny becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ struggling to gain the respect and enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band that consists of Jim, Jago, Leadville and Rowan, who all value friendship and community over fame and fortune. Attempting to overcome the fishermen's scepticism about the music business, Danny finds himself drawn into the community, has his integrity tested and ultimately is shown the meaning of loyalty, love and friendship. This forces Danny to re-evaluate what really matters in life; ultimately giving him the chance of a different kind of success which leads to him falling in love with Jim's daughter, Alwyn.

Video trailer of "Fishermen's Friends":

[11thCW] THE SEA POSTER

 

Next week, we'll open our eleventh cultural week, which this year is devoted to THE SEA. It was last year's topic, but in the end due to the pandemic the activities had to be put off. This year will also be different, a much more virtual than face-to-face activity. Today we're presenting the poster.

You'll be able to follow all the activities on our library's blog: 

ARQUIVOS DO TRASNO / O MAR

On this blog you already have related information in English on the label: THE SEA

[11thCW] PARTS OF A SHIP GLOSSARY

 

[11thCW] SEA MIGRATION MOVEMENTS (Student's work-4)

Project done by  Rayanne Lissa Balde Martins (1º D ESO)

 

[11thCW] GREENPEACE: LOOKING AFTER THE SEAS (Student's work-3)

Project done by Karina Nicole Lugo Anderson (2º D ESO)