A1 – Unit 1

Let’s think about prepositions.

• Read the song lyrics you have

• Before you listen to the song, try

to fill out the blanks.

• Don’t worry about meaning now.

 Let’s listen to music.
• While you are listening to the song, try to get
the correct prepositions and check out a
British band’s perspective on samba.

• What does ‘perspective’ mean ?

 Now worry about meaning
• rub out - erase
• be over - finish
• stare out - to look at someone or something very directly
for a long time
• let go - to stop holding someone or something
• hold on to - to stop someone from leaving you or from
doing what they want; to hold something tightly
• wash away - carry away
• kiss of life - to make something effective or successful
again / mouth-to-mouth
• wave goodbye to - to move your hand to say hello or
goodbye or as a signal
 Let’s watch the video.
• What else can you say about their perspective
on Brazilian music?

• This is what they say:

Frontman Ed Macfarlane told the NME June 27th 2009 that

this song is inspired by Brazilian music. He explained: "All the
rhythms are traditional samba rhythms. All our brass layers
from our recent tour drum for the London School Of Samba,
so they've been giving us some ideas."