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    Pink Floyd's 1979 album "The Wall" tells the story of Pink, a rock star who isolates himself from society due to obstacles in his life. The song "Mother" depicts a conversation between Pink and his overprotective mother, who answers his questions in a controlling way that prevents him from experiencing life's uncertainties. She promises to make his nightmares come true and check out all his girlfriends, showing an unusually close and suffocating relationship. "The Wall" is considered one of rock music's most imaginative concept albums due to its exploration of Pink's psychological breakdown through complex music and lyrics.

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    Pink Floyd's 1979 album "The Wall" tells the story of Pink, a rock star who isolates himself from society due to obstacles in his life. The song "Mother" depicts a conversation between Pink and his overprotective mother, who answers his questions in a controlling way that prevents him from experiencing life's uncertainties. She promises to make his nightmares come true and check out all his girlfriends, showing an unusually close and suffocating relationship. "The Wall" is considered one of rock music's most imaginative concept albums due to its exploration of Pink's psychological breakdown through complex music and lyrics.

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    Pink Floyd's 1979 album "The Wall" tells the story of Pink, a rock star who isolates himself from society due to obstacles in his life. The song "Mother" depicts a conversation between Pink and his overprotective mother, who answers his questions in a controlling way that prevents him from experiencing life's uncertainties. She promises to make his nightmares come true and check out all his girlfriends, showing an unusually close and suffocating relationship. "The Wall" is considered one of rock music's most imaginative concept albums due to its exploration of Pink's psychological breakdown through complex music and lyrics.

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    Reported Speech Song MOTHER - Pink

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    Pink Floyd's 1979 album "The Wall" tells the story of Pink, a rock star who isolates himself from society due to obstacles in his life. The song "Mother" depicts a conversation between Pink and his overprotective mother, who answers his questions in a controlling way that prevents him from experiencing life's uncertainties. She promises to make his nightmares come true and check out all his girlfriends, showing an unusually close and suffocating relationship. "The Wall" is considered one of rock music's most imaginative concept albums due to its exploration of Pink's psychological breakdown through complex music and lyrics.

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    The story is about a character named Pink who faces various obstacles like loss of his father, abuse from teachers, overprotective mother, and isolation which contribute to building a metaphorical wall between himself and society.

    Pink faces obstacles like the loss of his father during World War 2, abuse from schoolteachers, an overprotective mother, and the desertion of his wife, which all contribute to his isolation.

    Pink's mother responds by telling him she will make all of his nightmares come true, keep him under her wing and cozy and warm, check out all his girlfriends, and always find out where he's been.

    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,
    Before
    listening:
    innovative
    album cover art, and elaborate
    Functions and examples:
    live shows.
    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:

    http://youtu.be/kAh1jH5F_i4

    (Video with
    Pearl Jam performs the Pink Floyd classic
    song, "Mother.")

    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?

    Original version by Pink


    Floyd : http://youtu.be/4BpO-

    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:

    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/cry
    Momma's gonna make all of your 2. nightwear/nightmares come true
    Momma's gonna put all of her 3.fears/tears into you
    Momma's gonna keep you right here under her 4.ring/wing
    She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
    Momma's gonna keep Baby 5.nosy/cozy and warm
    Oooo Babe
    Oooo Babe
    Ooo 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
    the song
    phrasal verb:
    Some Tips:
    Wait4:
    upListen
    findto
    out
    checkand
    out fill in
    getthe
    in blanks with the correct
    Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
    Momma's gonna 1 all your girlfriends for you
    Momma won't let anyone dirty 2
    Momma's gonna 3 .. until you 4..
    Momma will always 5 where you've been
    Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
    Oooo Babe
    Oooo Babe, Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me. Mother, did
    POST-LISTENING
    TASK 5: Work with a partner and discuss

    1) gonna: US informal for going


    to.

    2)Momma: US informal for

    itmother
    need to be so high?

    these questions.
    1) 1) What do you think the word wall symbolize in
    the song?
    2) 2) What is your first impression about this song? Is
    it a happy or a sad song?
    3) 3) What kind of feelings do you think the singer
    evoke with his tone of voice throughout the song?
    Fear? Anxiety? Repression?
    4) 4) What kind of relationship does this song explore?
    Wife/husband, mother/son?
    5) 5) What are mother and son talking about? Is it a
    nice conversation? Do you think their relationship
    was normal?
    6) 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?

    http://youtu.be/VPtBz5QP9
    NM

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

    Mother, do you think


    they'll drop the bomb?

    _______________________
    _______________________
    _______________________
    __________

    _______________________
    Mother, do you think

    _______________________

    shes good enough for

    _______________________

    me?

    __________

    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.

    _____________________
    _____________________
    ________________

    Key:

    Mommas gonna check

    _____________________

    out all your girlfriends

    _____________________

    for you

    _____________________
    ________________

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


    Task 2: 1.cry; 2.nightmares; 3.fears; 4.wing; 5.cozy
    _____________________
    Momma
    will always
    Task3: 1.Do;
    2. Is; 3.break
    _____________________
    Task 4: 1.check
    out;
    2.getyouve
    through; 3.wait up; 4.get in; 5.find out
    find out
    where
    _____________________
    Task 6: a)been
    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

    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 cry
    Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares
    come true
    Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you
    Momma's gonna keep you right here under her
    wing
    She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
    Momma's gonna keep Baby cozy and warm
    Oooo Babe
    Oooo Babe
    Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build
    a wall
    Mother, do you think she's good enough
    For me?
    Mother, do you think she's dangerous
    To me?
    Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
    Mother, will she break my heart?

    Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry


    Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends
    for you
    Momma won't let anyone dirty get through
    Momma's gonna wait up until you get in
    Momma will always find out where you've been
    Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
    Oooo Babe

    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 Wall has
    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
    Wall traces the life of the fictional protagonist,
    Pink Floyd, from his boyhood days in post-WorldWar-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

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