DAVID BOWIE

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THE MAN

Let's dive into the life of D. Bowie.

THE ARTIST

To what extent was David Bowie considered an artist ?

THE MUSIC

Learn more about most of his albums.

THE LEGACY

What did Bowie leave behind ? What was his impact on art ?

FILL IN THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS.

EYES

NAME

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

FIRST WIFE FIRST HIT

BIRTH

DRUGS

the beginning

DRUGS

the end

1980

WIFE

THE END

REALITY TOUR

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• to define
• esthetic
• buddy
• permanently
• to damage
• eyesight

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to feel bad
• to look cool

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• a stage name
• a teen idol
• a folk hero

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to sound cool(er)

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• a relationship
• to record (a song)
• a tale
• recurring

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to have a positive effect (on something/someone)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a quote
• a big deal
• later
• to clarify
• androgynous
• to dye (one's hair)
• a jumpsuit

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to be featured (on a magazine)
• to strut around

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• to move (somewhere)
• to settle (in a city)
• sleeping pills

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• around this time
• to bring (someone) down

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• heavy drugs
• to get clean
• new stuff

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to get (pretty) bad
• to move far away (from somewhere)
• a bunch of

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• speaking of
• draining
• full custody
• obviously
• to cancel
• upcoming
• tour
• to perform

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to plan on (doing something)
• to have a profound effect on someone
• to be burnt out
• to take a break (from doing something)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a blind date
• to work out

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to (get) set up (on something)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• previous
• notable
• decades

• despite (something)
• afterward
• emergency
• surgery
• eventually
• recover
• remaining
• although

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to promote new material
• to be rushed (somewhere)
• here and there
• to make public appearances

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a release
• an illness

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to keep something private

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS YOU EXPLORE THE SLIDES.

A multitude of alter egos

An actor

A major universal hit

ALTER EGOS

Characters

Performing

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• expectations
• eventually
• alter egos
• a messiah
• self-destructive

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to blur the lines (of something)

BOWIE'S PERSONAS: A JOURNEY THROUGH HIS ARTISTRY

ACTING

Bowie on screen

First leading role

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a leading role
• to have a big cult

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to be in search of something
• to do something for a living

EIGHT FILMS/SERIES ON WHICH BOWIE WAS FEATURED

David Bowie's many identities aren't restricted to music - he's also lent his talents to a broad array of characters on screen.

1981

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a hit
• despite
• a household name

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to pair with someone
• more than any other

PART 1: SONGS

Listen to 12 extracts and try to identify the song, according to the lyrics.

PART 2: ALBUMS

Watch videos and write information related to many, many, maaaaany albums..

LISTEN TO THE EXTRACTS AND FIND THE RIGHT SONG TITLE, ACCORDING TO THE LYRICS.

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Thursdays's Child

New Killer Star

Life on Mars

Let's Dance

Starman

The Man who Sold the World

Ashes to Ashes

Sound and Vision

Young Americans

Modern Love

Ziggy Stardust

Changes

WATCH THE VIDEOS FOR EACH ALBUM AND WRITE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN ON THE GRID.

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The name of the album. Nothing more, nothing less.

"J'ai rien compris. But sir, how are we supposed to fill the grid ??"

You were born a specific year. The album too.

=> EASY : WITH A PEN.

How much people liked the album when it came out. Was it a success ? Was it a flop ?

HELP SECTION

Was it critically acclaimed / praised by reviewers ?

How was the album received by journalists ?

Did it receive mixed reviews ?

Did it receive negative reviews ?

Can you identify musical genres ? Or adjectives used to describe the album ?

Was there something else important enough to be mentioned ?

Usually the most famous song of an album.

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a debut album
• a mix (of something)
• a vaudeville
• despite
• catchy (songs)
• to promote

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to catch on
• to become alienated
• to have much to show for it

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• confusing
• to call
• to differentiate
• despite
• actually

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• what the heck !?
• it didn't do that well

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• unlike
• to praise something
• a failure
• frankly
• a title track
• in part
• to cover (a song)

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to mark a dramatic shift
• to be ahead of its time

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• while
• a flop
• a masterpiece

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to age like fine wine
• a crappy job

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• to feature
• huge
• to reach
• the charts
• defining
• a record

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to get a lot of radio airplay
• a key TV moment
• the glam rock movement
• to turn something/someone into something

USEFUL VOCABULARY

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

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• a cover

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• nothing but something
• that said, ...

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• raw
• to spawn
• brief
• era

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• mainly due to...

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• a tune

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• successful
• to tour

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to support an album

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• sonically
• structurely
• to promote

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• a radical departure from...
• to fully embrace something
• to get into something

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• though
• initially

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to be critically praised
• a minor hit
• to end up being (something)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• underrated

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• the weakest (of...)

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• mainstream
• appeal
• indeed
• to remain
• worldwide
• a mainstay
• to be floored
• arguably
• the peak

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• by far
• to top pop charts
• ... as well as...
• even if

• to talk trash about something/someone

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• to embrace (something)
• a drum machine
• a loop
• lyrics
• to result

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• soft
• earlier stuff

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• a big deal (at the time)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• to struggle

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• still though

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• a "darn" good (song)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• seemingly
• almost
• a decade
• among
• controversial

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• out of nowhere
• to catch (someone) by surprise
• to poke fun (at something)

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• liver
• diagnosis
• guest
• tremendous
• pain

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• to be diagnosed with...
• a swan song
• to be terminally ill

FILL IN THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS AND READ ARTICLES.

Bowie in numbers

In conclusion

Impact on younger artists

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