{"id":3840,"date":"2016-08-05T11:11:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2020-05-28T21:20:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T03:20:04","slug":"english-practice-from-a-song-for-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/english-practice-from-a-song-for-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"english practice in a richyrocks song for brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the olympics have started in brazil.\u00a0unfortunately, there has been a lot of negative media coverage <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/english-practice-from-a-song-for-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leading up to<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(in anticipation of) today&#8217;s innaugural ceremony.\u00a0the zika virus, the impeachement of president <strong>dilma rousseff<\/strong>\u00a0and the discovery of raw<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/mexican-slang-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> sewage<\/a> in water that will\u00a0be used for\u00a0olympic\u00a0competitions are problems that have been\u00a0in the news for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3853 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"rio 2016--olympics in brazil\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-2016.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>these conditions did not inspire me to write another song, but\u00a0<a title=\"richyrocks english youtube channel\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the richyrocks youtube channel<\/a>\u00a0does still feature this\u00a0song celebrating the 2014 world cup in brazil.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"song for brasil2014\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l87li07fnAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>brazil&#8217;s world cup was also criticized severely\u00a0beforehand. big investment in football stadiums was protested locally as many brazilians believed the nation&#8217;s poor people were being ignored. \u00a0the words to\u00a0<em><strong>song for brasil2014<\/strong><\/em> are sympathetic to the complicated equilibrium between the passion for sports and social responsibility, and there are many useful examples for english learners.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong>(1:05) they <em>oughta<\/em> <em>hold<\/em> it every year.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>oughta<\/strong><\/em> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>ought to<\/em><\/span> (not to be confused with <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>outta<\/em> <\/span>which is a reduction of <em>out of<\/em>). it is identical in definition to <em>should<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/copa-america-centenario-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>hold<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is often\u00a0used in reference to the organization of a meeting or an event. the sentiment of the lyrics is that the world cup <em>should<\/em>\u00a0<em>be<\/em> an\u00a0annual event.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3852\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tokyo-2020-273x300.png\" alt=\"tokyo 2020 olympics in japan\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tokyo-2020-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tokyo-2020-136x150.png 136w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tokyo-2020.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>tokyo will try to make the 2020 olympics <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the best one yet<\/span>.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h4><strong>(1:20) try to make the next one even <em>better,<\/em>\u00a0the <em>best<\/em> one yet<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>comparatives<\/strong> and <strong>superlatives<\/strong> are presented in the first\u00a0lessons of english education, but are the source of many mistakes for students of all levels.\u00a0<em><strong>better<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0compares\u00a0this world cup with the next one. <em><strong>the best<\/strong> <\/em>indicates #1 of all time.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>(1:35) an answer i <em>haven&#8217;t got<\/em>, (2:07) what <em>u got<\/em> when u ignore?, (2:45) what u <em>ain&#8217;t got<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>there are several examples of the <strong>have got structure<\/strong> that represents possession of something, in other words, a substitute for the verb <em>have<\/em>. <em>what u got?<\/em> is a reduction of the question <em>what have u got? \u00a0<\/em>in the negative<em>, \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">hasn&#8217;t got<\/span> <\/em>and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>haven&#8217;t got<\/em><\/span> can be replaced by <strong><em>ain&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong> in informal communication.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3851\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti from before the 2014 world cup in brazil\" width=\"341\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti-600x354.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-brazil-graffiti.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>brazilian graffiti (in english) from before the\u00a02014 world cup<\/em><\/h6>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0(2:30) i don&#8217;t know <em>shit.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/tag\/shit-expressions\/\">another<em><strong> shit <\/strong><\/em>expression<\/a>. \u00a0this one means <em>i don&#8217;t know anything<\/em>. it&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> a reference to sewage issues.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>(2:35) try and <em>circumvent<\/em> this <em>unrest<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>this is probably the <em><strong>fanciest<\/strong><\/em> (ornamental, not basic) vocab in the song. \u00a0an easier way to say it is <em>avoid<\/em> (<em><strong>circumvent)<\/strong><\/em> the <em>protests<\/em> (<em><strong>unrest<\/strong><\/em>) that world cup projects in brazil provoked.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3850\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fabiana-claudinho-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"fabiana claudinho\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fabiana-claudinho-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fabiana-claudinho-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fabiana-claudinho.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>fabiana claudino will play for her third consecutive olympic gold medal with brazil&#8217;s volleyball team.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h4><strong>(2:40) <em>i&#8217;d rather talk<\/em> about the winning shot than look directly at what u ain&#8217;t got.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>would rather + verb\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>shows a preference. in this example, the idea is that it is preferable to talk about football <em>as opposed to<\/em> the poverty that exists in brazil and other countries.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun english practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" 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