· Listen to the song “La Isla Bonita” and then answer the activity below.
La Isla Bonita
Como puede ser verdad
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
I want to be where the sun warms the…
1. Find in the song the transparent words.
Examples: natural, important, school
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2. Underline the adjectives of the nominal groups below.
a. Spanish lullaby
b. Beautiful islands
c. Warm wind
d. Last night
e. Young girl
f. Tropical the island breeze
3. Match the correct alternative.
· What’s a lullaby?
a) A musical instrument
b) A kind of a song
c) An island
d) A place
e) A kind of food
· What’s samba?
a) A kind of a house
b) A clothing
c) A musical instrument
d) A dancing
e) A Carnival costume
4, According to Madonna, how is the island? __________________________
5. Match the antonyms.
( a ) today
( b ) beautiful
( c ) high
( d ) free
( e ) wild
( ) short
( ) civilized
( ) confined
( ) yesterday
( ) ugly