all is full of love bjork passive voice

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Teacher Bruno Martinelli [email protected]

INSTRUCTIONSThis class takes about an hour or more to be taught and introduces the passive voice, while

providing students with opportunities to discuss the theme of the song, its video and learnsome new expressions. It is intended for students beyond the low-intermediate level.

I suggest the following order of activities:

1 Teacher introduces the theme of love and invites them to listen to the song

2Students listen to the songand reorder the songs stanzas or verses (the lyrics are divided

in pairs of verses for them to be cut out).

3Teacher checks the order with the students and asks them if they know the meaning of the

expressions in bold.

4Teacher introduces the glossaryso that students may get to know the meaning of all

expressions (skip this part if students already know the meaning of all expressions).5- Teacher checks the matching of the expressions with students and raises a discussionabout

the theme of the song. S/he can ask questions like:

Whats the name of the song?What is the song about? Do you agree with the its message?

Had you heard the singer before? What do you think the music video is about? Lets watch it?

If you have a slow group, you may want to use the two opinions about the song found in the

SongMeanings website.

6Teacher plays the video(available in YouTube) and asks questions about the video:

What does the video add up in terms of message? Did you like the video and the song?

7Teacher tells students they will study a specific structure introduced in the first stanza of

the song (passive voice) and gives them the passive voice worksheet. Teacher guides students

through the questions and answers.

8Teacher gives students the true and falseworksheet so that they have the opportunity to

get to know a little bit more about the song and practice their reading skills. The teacher may

want to work with the music-related vocabulary in bold if needed. Teacher asks students what

they learned in the class (expressions, passive voice etc) so that they have a sense of

improvement.

ANSWERSPassive voice worksheet:

1B / 2A / 3C / 4C / 5A / 6A

True or false worksheet:1T / 2F / 3T / 4T / 5F / 6T


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You'll be given love

You'll be taken careof


You have to trustit

Maybe not from the

sources

You have pouredyours

Maybe not from thedirections

You are staringat

Twistyour head around

It's all around you

All is full of love

All around you

All is full of love

You just ain'treceiving

All is full of love

Your phone is off the hook

All is full of love

Your doors are all shut

All is full of love

All is full of love


You'll be taken careof


You have to trustit

Maybe not from the

sources

You have pouredyours

Maybe not from thedirections

You are staringat

Twistyour head around

It's all around you

All is full of love

All around you

All is full of love

You just ain'treceiving

All is full of love


All is full of love


All is full of love

All is full of love


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GLOSSARY Match the words to their meanings.

To take care ofsomeone or something To look fixedly at something or someone.

To trustsomeone or something To cause to flow in a stream.

To poursomething into something To look after, to provide care for.

To stare atsomeone or something To look around.

To twist your head around To confide in someone or something.

Source(noun) Closed.

Shut(adjective) Of a telephone, having an open connection; not

hung up.

Aint(verb) The person, place or thing from which something

comes or is acquired.

Off the hook(expression) Very informal abbreviation of am not, are not,

and is not.

COMPLETE the sentences with the expressions from the glossary:

1- I dont _________ the _________ of this information.

2- Can you _________ me a little wine?

3- Dont ___________ people. It might make them uncomfortable.4- I ________ ready for the trip. The doors are ________, but I left the telephone ________________, I have to go back to turn it

off.

5- Im going to the beach, can you ___________ of my dog for me, please?

CUT --------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------- --------------------------- -------------- --------------------- --------


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Song interpretations:


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You'll be taken care of


You have to trust it

Maybe not from the sources

You have poured yours

Maybe not from the directionsYou are staring at

Twist your head around

It's all around you

All is full of love

All around you

All is full of love

You just ain't receiving

All is full of love


All is full of love


All is full of love

All is full of love

1 -Youll be given lovemeans:

a) You will give someone your love.

b) Someone will give you love.

c) Someone will love someone else.

2 -Youll be taken care ofmeans:

a) Someone will take care of you.

b) You will take care of someone.c) Someone will take care of someone else.

3 - Put Youll be given love in the past:

a) You would be given love.

b) You was given love.

c) You were given love.

4 - Put Youll be taken care of in the past:

a) You would be taken care of.

b) You was taken care of.

c) You were taken care of.

5 - What is the basic structure in these sentences?

a) SUBJECT + VERB BE + PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb.

b) SUBJECT + VERB BE IN THE PRESENT + PAST SIMPLE of the verb.

c) SUBJECT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb.

6 - This is called the PASSIVE VOICE. What is it used for?

a) When the actor of the verb is unknown/irrelevant or when you want to emphasize the receiver of the action.

b) When the receiver of the action is unknown/irrelevant or when you want to emphasize the actor of the verb.



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SONG"All Is Full of Love" is a songby Bjrk, released as the fifth and final singlefrom her albumHomogenic. The music for

"All Is Full of Love" features sounds inspired by machines, and is accompanied by orchestral instruments and

clavichord performed by Guy Sigsworth. It was first released as a dance single by Funkstrung with their remixes in

late 1998, but later received a full single and video release in the 1999 summer.

The song has been acclaimed ever since its release, with music critics calling it the highlight of the album, and also

praised it for Bjrk's powerful vocals and its instrumentation. The single was an alternative rock hit as well as a dance

hit in America. It peaked at #8 on the dance charts. Meanwhile, in the UK, the single peaked at #23. The original

version of the song is used in the 1999 film Stigmata.

MUSIC VIDEOThe music video was directed by Chris Cunningham and featured two intimate robots. The video won multiple

awards, including two MTV Video Music Awards for Breakthrough Video and Best Special Effects. It was also

nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. It is on permanent exhibition at the Museum of Modern

Art in New York. The video also placed in "MTV2's 100 Best Videos Ever" coming in at number 1.

The video starts with a robotic Bjrk lying on a white platform in the centre of a sterile room being assembled or

repaired by mechanical arms in what appears to be a clinic for robots. Even before finishing the assembly, the first

Bjrk robot meets another Bjrk robot, who joins in the song with her. They start to kiss passionately as machines

work on assembling electronics in their backs.

TRUE OR FALSE?

1 - The song was written by Bjrk, the singer. (T) (F)

2 - The music critics didnt like the song. (T) (F)

3 - The song was a dance hit. (T) (F)

4 - The music video featured two robots. (T) (F)

5 - The video won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. (T) (F)

6 - The robots in the video kiss each other. (T) (F)


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