santana smooth

Santana - Supernatural: "Smooth"

Winner of 8 Grammy Awards - 2000

Stanza 1

1. Man, it's a hot one

2. Like seven inches from the midday sun

3. Well, I hear your whisper

4. And the words melt everyone

5. But you stay so cool

6. My Muñequita

7. My spanish harlem Mona Lisa

8. Well, you're my reason for reason

9. The step in my groove

Stanza 2

10. And if you said this life ain't good enough

11. I would give my world to lift you up

12. I could change my life to better suit your mood

13. 'Cause you're so smooth

` Chorus

14. And it's just like the ocean

15. Under the moon

16. Well, it's the same as the emotion

17. That I get from you

18. You got the kind of loving

19. That could be so smooth

20. Give me your heart

21. Make it real

22. Or else forget about it

Stanza 3

23. Well, I'll tell you one thing

24. If you would leave

25. It'd be a crying shame

26. In every breath and every word

27. I hear your name calling me out

28. Out from the barrio,

29. You hear my rhythm on your radio

30. You feel the turning of

31. The world so soft and slow

32. It's turning you 'round and 'round

33. And if you said this life ain't good enough

34. I would give my world to lift you up

35. I could change my life to better suit your mood

36. 'Cause you're so smooth

Music by Itaal Shur & Robert Thomas

Lead Guitar: Carlos Santana

Vocals: Robert Thomas (of Matchbox 20)

Chorus

37. And it's just like the ocean

38. Under the moon

39. Well, it's the same as the emotion

40. That I get from you

41. You got the kind of loving

42. That could be so smooth, yeah

43. Give me your heart

44. Make it real

45. Or else forget about it

Carlos on Guitar

46. And it's just like the ocean

47. Under the moon

48. Well, it's the same as the emotion

49. That I get from you

50. You got the kind of loving

51. That could be so smooth

52. Give me your heart

53. Make it real

54. Or else forget about it

55. Or else forget about it

56. Or else forget about it

57. Let's don't forget about it

58. Let's don't forget about it....

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A. Do first: Bingo - Page 2 or

Circle Writing - Page 4

B. Vocabulary - See Worksheet Page 3

C. Idiomatic expressions - Page 3

D. Grammar - Page 3

E. Line Up - See Worksheet

F. Discussion

1. What are some of the things the singer is saying to his 'Mona Lisa'?

2. What is his first message to her?

3. What do you think about this?

4. What is his last message to her?

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A. Bingo

Directions

1. Read aloud all the words on the left, either in groups or with the teacher - all 30.

Make sure you know how to pronounce all of them. Do you know what they all mean?

2. Reread the list and choose 25 words you like . Write the words

that you choose in the bingo squares, 1 word per square - in any order.

3. Listen to the song. When you hear a word that's written on your Bingo card,

write an X over the word.

4. The first person to have 5 X's in a row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally,

has BINGO and wins a prize.

---> 5. A SECOND Prize will be awarded to the first person who has all his squares

all crossed out at the end of listening to the song. Listen to the song again!

Repeat: Fill in every blank with one word each - any words you like

and in any order you like.

1. breath

2. calling

3. change

4. cool

5. crying

6. emotion

7. forget

8. heart

9. hot

10. inches

11. leave

12. life

13. loving

14. make

15. name

16. ocean

17. radio

18. real

19. reason

20. rhythm

21. 'round

22. shame

23. slow

24. soft

25. Spanish

26. step

27. sun

28. turning

29. whisper

30. world

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Santana: "Smooth"

A. Bingo - See Worksheet, Pg. 2

A. circle writing - See Worksheet, Pg. 4

B. Vocabulary

Write the vocabulary word in front of the definition to the right. Do not use numbers!! This is not math!

(Hint: It's good to find (and underline) the word in the song to help you understand the meaning.)

1. inch

2. midday

3. whisper (noun)

4. to melt

5. to stay

6. cool

7. Muñequita

8. Spanish Harlem

9. Mona Lisa

10. ain't

11. to lift up

12. to suit

13. mood

14. smooth

15. emotion

16. a crying shame

17. breath (noun)

18. barrio

19. rhythm

C. Idiomatic expressions:

1. Find phrases or lines in the song that

mean the following: (Give the Line Number)

1. The weather is very warm today (Stanza 1) Line __

2. to be more compatible with you (Stanza 2) Line __

3. It would be very unfortunate (Stanza 3) Line __

2. Discuss the following slang words or phrases.

8. Well, you're my reason for reason

9. The step in my groove

E. What is the message in this song? Write it:

On a scale of 1 to 10,

with 1 representing: agree

and 10 representing: disagree,

give a number of agreement with the

philosophy of romantic relationships

expressed by the singer in the song.

Winner of 8 Grammy Awards - 2000

1. a quiet soft voice

2. a measure of length equal to 2.54 centimeters

3. an area in New York City

4. a temporary emotional state or feeling

5. famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

6. a strong feeling

7. flat and even (no bumps); soft; calm; graceful

8. an expression meaning something very unfortunate

9. inhalation; air taken in lungs

10. neither hot nor very cold; calm; slang: excellent

11. non-standard English meaning is not (also: am not, are not, have not & has not )

12. noon

13. regular beat or pattern, esp. in music

14. Spanish for doll

(actually small doll. "ita" makes a word small in Spanish so what is the actual Spanish word for doll? ___________)

15. Spanish word for neighborhood

16. to soften someone's feelings, make gentle or tender; to change from solid to liquid, (like ice)

17. to pick up, to raise

18. to be acceptable or right for; to please or satisfy

19. to remain the same, to not change

D. GRAMMAR - TOEFL English please!

The following lines would not pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Exam!

In other words, they are not standard English.

Please find the problem: It is either

a grammar problem,

a punctuation problem,

or a reduction (like gonna) which we usually use in informal speaking:

--> When you find the problem, explain the problem, then rewrite the line in standard English

10. And if you said this life ain't good enough

7. My spanish harlem Mona Lisa

13. 'Cause you're so smooth

18. You got the kind of loving

24. If you would leave, it'd be a crying shame

32. It's turning you 'round and 'round

• If you finish, do F. Discussion Questions - Page 1

• Maybe write a few more questions of your own...

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Circle Writing

A. Circle Writing - Directions to students:

1. Get in groups of four.

2. Each person takes a group of words (A or B or C or D). Write your name after the group you chose.

3. Choose one of the words (ANY word you want) in your group and write one sentence with that word.

You can use the verbs in any verb tense you want. Write in very neat handwriting.

4. After you write your sentence, pass the paper to the person on your right.

5. That person takes another word from your group of words and writes another sentence to go with your

sentence, continuing a story. Again, write neatly so your group members can read the story.

6. Continue like this till you get your paper back. Using the last word left, write the final sentence.

7. Prepare to read the story on your paper to the class. Make sure you can read the different handwritings.

A. whisper cool sun words hot Your Name _____________

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________

B. life give change said world Your Name ________________

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________

C. ocean smooth emotion heart forget Your Name _______________

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________

D. name radio leave word tell Your Name _________________

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________