Before listening:

Functions and examples:

We use reported speech to tell someone what another person said. Jim says to you..."I don't feel well." "I can't drive." "My parents have gone on holiday." "I'm going out now so you will have to wait until I get back." You tell your friend what Jim said... Jim said (that) he didn't feel well.He said (that) he couldn't drive.He said (that) his parents had gone on holiday.He said (that) he was going out now so I would have to wait until he got back.

Important points:

1. If we report something which is still true, it is not necessary to change the verb. DIRECT SPEECH: "My car is bigger than yours." REPORTED SPEECH: He said his car is / was bigger than mine.

2. When we are reporting past tenses, and we see the events from the same viewpoint as the original speaker, it is not necessary to change the tense. DIRECT SPEECH: "The earthquake happened at half past seven." REPORTED SPEECH: The radio said that the earthquake happened at half past seven.

3. Modal verbs could, might, would, should, ought, had better usually do not change in reported speech. DIRECT SPEECH: "I should go to the dentist." REPORTED SPEECH: He said that he should go to the dentist.

REPORTED QUESTIONS: In reporting questions, the same changes as for direct statements apply. In addition:

Yes/no questions drop the question mark and take the reporting verb ask + if: Are you going to the game? asked Bob Bob asked if I was going to the game.

Wh- questions drop the question mark and take the reporting verb ask + the question word: Where is the game? asked Bob. Bob asked where the game was.

Note that the order of the subject and the verb changes:

Bob asked where the game was.

POST-LISTENING

TASK 5: Work with a partner and discuss these questions.

1) What do you think the word wall symbolize in the song?

2) What is your first impression about this song? Is it a happy or a sad song?

3) What kind of feelings do you think the singer evoke with his tone of voice throughout the song? Fear? Anxiety? Repression?

4) What kind of relationship does this song explore? Wife/husband, mother/son?

5) What are mother and son talking about? Is it a nice conversation? Do you think their relationship was normal?

6) What kind of person was the mother in the song? In your opinion, is it normal for the mother to answer her sons questions and doubts in this way?

7) What does the question Mommas should I build the wall express?

Now, watch the video and check about it.

WHILE LISTENING:

Task 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb to form statements into direct speech. Then listen to the song and check.

Mother, do you 1..(think) they'll drop the bomb?Mother, do you think they'll like this song?Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?Mother, should I 2. (build) the wall?Mother, 3.. I..(should/run) for President?Mother, should I trust the government?Mother, 4.will they ..(put) me in the firing line?Is it just a waste of time?

Task 2: . Listen to the 2nd part and choose the right word.

Hush now baby, baby, don't you 1. try/cryMomma's gonna make all of your 2. nightwear/nightmares come trueMomma's gonna put all of her 3.fears/tears into youMomma's gonna keep you right here under her 4.ring/wingShe won't let you fly, but she might let you singMomma's gonna keep Baby 5.nosy/cozy and warmOooo BabeOooo BabeOoo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build a 6.wall/mall

Task 3: There are a few mistakes in some verse lines below. Correct them

and listen to the song and check:

Mother, does you think she's good enough1...For me?Mother, do you think she be dangerous2..To me?Mother will she tear your little boy apart?Mother, will she breaks my heart?.3...............................

Task 4: Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verb:

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cryMomma's gonna 1 all your girlfriends for youMomma won't let anyone dirty 2 Momma's gonna 3 .. until you 4.. Momma will always 5 where you've beenMomma's gonna keep Baby healthy and cleanOooo BabeOooo Babe, Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me. Mother, did it need to be so high?

http://youtu.be/VPtBz5QP9NM

FOCUS ON VOCABULARY:

Idioms & Phrasal Verbs in the song:

In the firing line: likely to be criticized, attacked or got rid of:

He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks.

Come true: If a hope, wish or desire comes true, it happens although it was unlikely that it would:

After all the problems Id had getting pregnant, Olivers birth was a dream come true.

Waste of time: to not make good use of the hours.

If youd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, youd be finished by now.

Run for sth: to run fast in order to get or avoid something:

I ran for the bus but it drove off.

Tear sb/sth apart: to criticize something or someone severely:

The speaker was applauded as he tore apart the prime ministers policies.

Wait up: to not go to bed at night because you are expecting someone to arrive:

Ill be home after midnight, so dont wait up for me.

Get in: to arrive at your home or the place where you work:

What time did you get in last night?

WARM-UP

TASK 2: DISCUSS IN PAIR:

1) Have you ever heard about Pink Floyd?

2) What do you know about them? Share with your partner.

3) Do you know anything about the group or the album The Wall?

4) What do you think the song is about?

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?Mother, do you think they'll like this song?Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?Mother, should I build the wall?Mother, should I run for President?Mother, should I trust the government?Mother, will they put me in the firing line?Is it just a waste of time?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cryMomma's gonna make all of your nightmares come trueMomma's gonna put all of her fears into youMomma's gonna keep you right here under her wingShe won't let you fly, but she might let you singMomma's gonna keep Baby cozy and warmOooo BabeOooo BabeOoo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build a wall

Mother, do you think she's good enoughFor me?Mother, do you think she's dangerousTo me?Mother will she tear your little boy apart?Mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cryMomma's gonna check out all your girlfriends for youMomma won't let anyone dirty get throughMomma's gonna wait up until you get inMomma will always find out where you've beenMomma's gonna keep Baby healthy and cleanOooo BabeOooo BabeOoo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me

Mother, did it need to be so high?

Wait up find out check out get in get through

HYPERLINK "http://youtu.be/kAh1jH5F_i4" http://youtu.be/kAh1jH5F_i4 (Video with Pearl Jam performs the Pink Floyd classic song, "Mother.")

Some Tips:

1) gonna: US informal for going to.

2)Momma: US informal for mother

Pink Floyd BIOGRAPHY: Pink Floyd were an English rock band who, in the late 1960s, earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and in the 1970s, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyds work is marked by philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art, and elaborate live shows.

Key:

Task 1: 1. Think; 2.build; 3.Should run; 4.put

Task 2: 1.cry; 2.nightmares; 3.fears; 4.wing; 5.cozy

Task3: 1.Do; 2. Is; 3.break

Task 4: 1.check out; 2.get through; 3.wait up; 4.get in; 5.find out

Task 6: a) Pink asked his mother if she thought they would drop the bomb

b) Pink's mother told him she was going to make all his nightmares come true

c) Pink asked him mother if she would break his heart.

d)Pinks mother told him she was going check out all his girlfriends for him.

e) Pink asked his mother if she thought a girl who he was seeing was good enough for him

f) Pink's mother told him she wouldn't let him fly, but she might let him sing OR

Pink's mother told him she would never let him be free

g)Pink's mother warned him she would always find out where he had been

Task 6- Report what the son and his mother said in the lyric:

Mother, do you think shes good enough for me?

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?

Mother, will she break my heart?

Mommas gonna make all of your nightmares come true

I wont let you fly, but I might let you sing.

Mommas gonna check out all your girlfriends for you

Momma will always find out where youve been

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Original version by Pink Floyd : http://youtu.be/4BpO-FiY2j4

Pink Floyds The Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music. The Wall was written almost entirely by Roger Waters (principal songwriter and conceptual leader of Pink Floyd band) and is largely based on his life story. Since the studio album's release in 1979, the tour of 1980-81, and the subsequent movie of 1982,the Wallhas become synonymous with, if not the very definition of, the term "concept album." Aurally explosive on record, astoundingly complex on stage, and visually explosive on the screen,the Walltraces the life of the fictional protagonist, Pink Floyd, from his boyhood days in post-World-War-II England to his self-imposed isolation as a world-renowned rock star, leading to a climax that is as cathartic as it is destructive. The Wall by Pink Floyd that centres on a character called Pink who encounters obstacles throughout his life, beginning with the loss of his father during World War II, continuing with abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother, and the desertion of his wife, drugs all of which contribute to Pink's self-imposed isolation from society, represented by the metaphorical wall of the album title (hence the famous line: All in all you're just another brick in the wall)

As with the other songs on The Wall, Mother tells a portion of the story of Pink, the album's protagonist. The song narrates a conversation between Pink and his mother, and is undoubtedly tragic and heartbreaking in the apparent calmness and normality with which the mother tells her son how she is going to keep him away from danger. Pink opens up to his mother, looking for help and advice. He tells her about all his doubts and fears regarding his future, work, war, his relationship with other people but especially with women etc. but all he gets in return from his mother is of course Mamma's going to help build a wall.