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    R.E.M. was an influential American rock band formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia. They released their debut extended play Chronic Town in 1982 and their debut studio album Murmur in 1983 to critical acclaim. Their 1991 album Out of Time, which included the hit singles "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People" featuring Kate Pierson of The B-52's, was their most commercially successful work, selling over 10 million copies. The band enjoyed considerable international success before announcing their breakup in September 2011 after 31 years together.

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    R.E.M. was an influential American rock band formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia. They released their debut extended play Chronic Town in 1982 and their debut studio album Murmur in 1983 to critical acclaim. Their 1991 album Out of Time, which included the hit singles "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People" featuring Kate Pierson of The B-52's, was their most commercially successful work, selling over 10 million copies. The band enjoyed considerable international success before announcing their breakup in September 2011 after 31 years together.

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    Activities for the song "Shiny happy people" (REM) - Elementary English Learners

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    CUFBA - SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE - REM - SONG ACTIVITIES

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    R.E.M. was an influential American rock band formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia. They released their debut extended play Chronic Town in 1982 and their debut studio album Murmur in 1983 to critical acclaim. Their 1991 album Out of Time, which included the hit singles "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People" featuring Kate Pierson of The B-52's, was their most commercially successful work, selling over 10 million copies. The band enjoyed considerable international success before announcing their breakup in September 2011 after 31 years together.

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    Cufba - Shiny Happy People - Rem - Song Activities

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    CUFBA - SONG 1: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    PART 1: INTRODUCTION

    1. READING. Read this text about the band. Leé este texto sobre la banda.

    R.E.M. was an American rock group, the quintessential college rock


    band of the 1980s. The name of the band “R.E.M.” stands for a
    dream-state condition (rapid eye movement). The group was
    formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, a university town about 65 miles
    (105 km) northeast of Atlanta. The members were:
    - lead singer Michael Stipe (b. January 4, 1960, Decatur, Georgia,
    U.S.),
    - guitarist Peter Buck (b. December 6, 1956, Berkeley, California), -
    bassist Mike Mills (b. December 17, 1958, Orange, California), and
    - drummer Bill Berry (b. July 31, 1958, Duluth, Minnesota).

    They released their debut extended-play recording Chronic Town


    in 1982. Chronic Town was well-received, paving the way for the
    group's full-length debut album in 1983: Murmur, which was
    welcomed with enthusiastic reviews upon its spring release.

    In the 90s the band grew greatly with the release of the album Out
    of Time in 1991 which sold more than 10 million copies. By this time,
    R.E.M. was an alternative rock band recognised worldwide, ahead
    of groups such as U2 in the sales charts. In this album we can find
    some of their greatest hits: the single "Losing My Religion", and the
    single "Shiny Happy People" in which they sang with Kate Pierson,
    the vocalist of the band The B-52's.

    After enjoying considerable international success, unexpectedly, in


    September 2011, R.E.M. announced their amicable breakup after 31
    years together.

    Adapted from: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rem-mn0000325459/biography


    https://www.britannica.com/topic/REM-American-rock-group
    CUFBA - SONG 1: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    2. VOCABULARY. What do the words in bold mean? ¿Qué significan las palabras en
    negrita? Write the definition in English and an equivalent in Spanish. Escribí la
    definición en inglés y un equivalente en español. You can use these online
    dictionaries:
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/, https://www.wordreference.com/

    a. quintessential:
    b. stand for:
    c. extended-play:
    d. well-received:
    e. worldwide:
    f. amicable:

    3. COMPREHENSION. Write T for “true” or F for “false” and correct the false ones.
    Escribí T para las verdaderas y F para las falsas. Corregí las falsas.

    a. R.E.M. was a Canadian pop band formed in 1981.


    b. Their debut album was Chronic Town and it was released in 1982.
    c. Their album Murmur was released in the spring of 1983.
    d. The album Losing my religion, released in 1991, sold more than 10 millions
    copies.
    e. The song Shiny happy people includes R.E.M. featuring Kate Pierson, the
    vocalist of the band The B-52's.
    f. In September 2011, the band broke up after an argument between the
    members.

    PART 2: SINGING

    1. WATCHING & LISTENING. Watch the video of the song. Mirá el video de la canción.
    CUFBA - SONG 1: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA&list=RDYYOKMUTTDdA
    2. LISTENING. Complete the lyrics by choosing words from the box. Some of these are
    repeated several times. Completá la letra seleccionando palabras del cuadro. Algunas
    se repiten varias veces.

    heart it love happy flowers hands them time people laughing

    SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    Shiny happy people (1) …………………..

    Meet me in the crowd, (2) ………………., (3) ………………….

    Throw your love around, (4) ……………….. me, (5) ………………………..me

    Take it into town, (6) …………………., (7) ……………………...

    Put it in the ground where the (8)…………………….. grow

    (CHOROUS) Gold and silver shine

    Shiny happy people holding (9) …………………….

    Shiny happy people holding (10) ………………...

    Shiny happy people (11) ……………………….

    Everyone around, love (12) ……………………..., love (13) ……………………..

    Put it in your hands, take (14) ……………………., take (15) ………………..


    CUFBA - SONG 1: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    There’s no (16) ………………………. to cry, happy, happy

    Put it in your (17) ………………………. where tomorrow shines

    (CHOROUS)

    Whoa, here we go

    (REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES)

    Shiny (18) ……………………. (19) ………………….. (20)............................... holding (21) …………………………

    Shiny (22) ……………………. (23) ………………….. (24)............................... holding (25) …………………………

    Shiny happy people (26) ……………………………

    3. GRAMMAR: IMPERATIVES. This song is full of imperative forms. Remember


    imperatives? In unit 2C we worked with imperatives in the GRAMMAR BANK on
    page 126. Transcribe 6 imperative sentences from the song and make new versions: 3
    in the imperative but negative form and 3 in the form of suggestions.
    Example:
    Original imperative “Meet me in the crowd”
    Negative form: “Don’t meet me in the crowd”
    Suggestion: “Let’s meet in the crowd”
    4. GRAMMAR: WORD CATEGORIES. In the box with words to complete the lyrics
    there are 10 words. En el cuadro con las palabras para completar la letra
    encontramos 10 palabras. Can you place them under the correct column
    according to their function in the text? ¿Podés ubicarlas en la columna
    correcta según su función en el texto? Add two examples from the song in
    each column. Agregá dos ejemplos más tomados de la canción en cada
    columna.
    heart it love happy flowers hands them time people laughing

    Pronouns Verbs Nouns Adjectives


    CUFBA - SONG 1: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by R.E.M.

    PART 3. COMPREHENSION

    1. LITERAL MEANING. Watch this version with subtitles in Spanish to check your
    understanding. SIGNIFICADO LITERAL. Mirá esta versión con subtítulos en
    español para chequear tu comprensión:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eX_YcrEcsQ
    2. MEANING BETWEEN THE LINES. In the version with subtitles we can
    understand the literal meaning of the song. But… What is the real meaning
    behind this lyrics? Do some research and find out! SIGNIFICADO ENTRE
    LÍNEAS. En la versión con subtítulos podemos entender el significado literal
    de la canción. Pero… ¿Cuál es el significado real detrás de esta letra?
    ¡Investigá y averigualo! We will discuss it in our next Zoom meeting. Lo
    conversaremos en nuestro próximo encuentro por Zoom.

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