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Título: Desert Rose
Idioma: inglés
Curso: internivel 2
Descriptor 1: compresión oral
Descriptor 2: Civilización
Ejercicios: sí
Formato: Audio
Año de creación: 2006
Centro de Recursos de Idiomas
DESERT ROSE (Sting&Cheb Mami)
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hands
I dream of fire
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And as she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hands
I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hands
Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower
This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Granada. Centro de Recursos de Idiomas
CONSEJERÍA DE EDUCACIÓN
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Granada
los idiomas unen
ACTIVITIES
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(In pairs) ask each other the following questions:
 Do you sometimes remember what you dream of? If so, what kind of dreams do
you have – e.g. scary, funny, strange, (un)realistic …? What people or things are
included?
 Can you tell us what happens in one of your dreams?
 We all have dreams that we would like to make come true. Mention a few. (would
like)
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Now each student must tell the teacher the answers given by his/her partner (using
the third singular)
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What do you think about mixing different music styles?
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Do you think that music can help us to break the stereotypes and prejudices that we
have of other cultures and other people?
RELATED TOPICS, MAIN SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS
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Long vowels (gardens, desert, dreams, horse, sweet…)
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the use of as (=while)
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dream of (not with)
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no…. ever
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Sting has been the first English-speaking artist collaborating with an Arab singer in a
Western song. With this blending of styles, he wants to set a good example of
harmonious co-existence between the two cultures.
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Granada. Centro de Recursos de Idiomas