Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Biography

Dear 5-6,

Complete the following cloze passage to find out more about Corrinne May.

Biography

Corrinne May h_ _ _ _ her love for Shakespeare with an honours degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore, and p _ _ _ _ _ _ her passion for songwriting and film-scoring at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a Bachelor of Music. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her musical aspirations.

In recognition of her contributions to the Singapore and regional music scenes, Corrinne r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the Young Composer of the Year award and Wings of Excellence award from COMPASS, the performing rights society of Singapore. She was also honoured by her alumni, the National University of Singapore who p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ her with the ‘Outstanding Young Alumni Award’.

Over the course of her music career, she has l _ _ _ _ _ to appreciate the winding journey as it unfolds. “I believe that there is a reason for everything, good and bad, that we have to go through. We truly are seeds, with all the potential to blossom in abundant ways that we might never think possible.”

Today, we listened to the song Fly Away by Corrinne May. Leave a comment below to let me know if you like the song and why.

Take care and see you tomorrow,
Miss Liew

Cloze passage adapted from: http://www.corrinnemay.com/safe/flash/index2.htm

38 comments:

  1. My answers are
    1.honed
    2.persued
    3.received
    4.presented
    5.learnt

    I love the song because it is very touching.It is also saying that we have to appreciate our love ones because they will close their eyes forever one day.I find this song sad.The sadness comes when the mother falls ill.Remember appreciate your love ones!!!:)

    {Alisha}
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    1. you are right Alisha always ALWAYS! love your love ones first. Family comes first. I hope you would hear this before you regret.

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  2. 1)honed
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    I like the song because the mother loved her daughter a lot.Even though it was painful for her,she let her go.

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  3. 1)honed
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    I like the song because I think that it is very touching. This song tell us that we have to appreciate our loved ones.

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  4. 1)honed
    2)persued
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    The song that we just heard,was a wonderful poetry. Her mother and Corrine May loved each other but they parted. We have to remind another that we must koow that time spent together with our loved ones is super short. We have to spent quality time with one another. when Corrine May went overseas to further study, I would rather her to bring her parents along.

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  5. 1.honed
    2.perform
    3.recevied
    4.presented
    5.learnt

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  6. 1.Honed
    2. Pursued
    3.received
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    5. Learnt

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  7. 1 honed
    2 persued
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    1. I love the song.The lyrics was very touching and the song made us understand that our parents are those who suffer for us.

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  8. 1.honed
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    I really love the song.The song is very meaningful.It teaches us to love our parents.This song shows how we must appreciate our parents.It will be very sad for our parents and us to be apart.Our parents will be suffering from the bottom of their heart if we are not with them.They will miss us very much.They are the one who have took care of us and they will always love us for the rest of their lifes.Therefore,in return for their kindness to us,we must love them and take care of them in their old age as what they have done to us.

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  9. 1.honed 2.pursued
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    I like the song as it is very touching.

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  10. 1. Honed
    2. Pursued
    3. Received
    4. Presented
    5. Learnt

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  11. 1.]HONED
    2.]PURSUED
    3.]RECEIVED
    4.]PRESENTED
    5.]LEARNT
    I LIKE THE THE SONG BECAUSE IT IS SO LIKE . . .ROMANTIC KIND OF WAY.
    YE LONG

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  12. AND I ALMOST CRY!
    YELONG

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  13. 1.)Honed
    2.)Pursued
    3.)Received
    4.)Presented
    5.)Learnt

    I like this song because the mother loves her daughter very much and she is sad to see her loves ones going overseas.

    Ye Long....why there is a double 'the' in your sentence 'I LIKE THE THE SONG BECAUSE IT IS SO LIKE . . .ROMANTIC KIND OF WAY.
    YE LONG'.

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  14. 1.honed
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    I really like this song very much .I would also like to thank Corrine who wrote the song as it helps other people to realise that love ones are as important too . It is very touching as she hum along the song as though she is the one suffering .It is sang with expression .It is like glass being shattered into pieces.The mum was the glass and the flower on it is the child.As it's shattered,the "flower" have to be independent .Usually,we learnt from everything,this time ,I learnt that we should treasure the short time with our love ones or regretting will be the result.

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    1. Nice work ! Where did you get all these powerful sentences from ?!

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    2. English is my best subject and I love writing.And the words just can out of my brain!:) Thanks!

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    3. came*****sorry for typo error!:(

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    4. ya right.........

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  15. 1)honed
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    I like the song as it is between the mother and the daughter . The daughter rushed back and visited her mother.it was indeed a touching song!

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  16. 1)honed
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    This song portraits the love between the daughter and the mum . I liked this song and couldn't help portraying the images in my mind ! It all just seems so touching ! Like how the mum took care of the daughter since young !This song allows people to realize how important their loved ones are . It is meaningful , unlike other songs nowadays ...

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  17. 1.honed
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    I like the song because it is quite touching.
    This Song made me think of my beloved parents.
    Try to appreciate your love ones.
    Never try torture your love ones.......

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  18. 1.honed
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    I liked the song as it was very touching.It shows how much your mother loves you.

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  19. 1.Honed
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    Nice song...

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  20. 1. Honed
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    I still okok like the song as this song shows how your mother took care of you,how she teaches you how to walk,teaches you all 4 subject(English , mathematics ,science and mother toungue)Also,it shows how much your mother loves you and how brave she was when she gave birth to us.My mother loves me by buying good food to eat and buys toys for me so I would not get bored.The song also shows that when you leave far away from her or home,she still worries about you and always asks you to take care.Your mother would see you take of in the sky so that to ensure that you fly safety.And once she gets sick,you must fly back immediately as this would ensure that you love your mother a lot.You should also come back to see your mother to love her by buying things to eat and buys whatever she needs.This would know that you love your mother really and super ultra much.It is the best rate for loving your mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!l!!!!!

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  21. 1.Honed
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    I do not like the songs

    jonathan

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  22. 1.Honed
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    The song is sad but its nice. It is sang in a very nice tone.

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  23. 1)honed
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    This song show us that how caring our mother is to us.

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  24. 1.honed
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    This song proves that the daughter and mother care for each other as its sincere, it is also quite touching

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  25. Natalie Tan Chu YiMarch 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    1)honed
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    This song presents the love of how the mother and daughter loves each other.

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  26. 1.honed 2.persued 3.received 4.presented 5.learnt

    this song is about how much the daughter and mother care for each other

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  27. 1. honed
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    I like the song because it shows that they cared for each other even when the mother was going to die she told her to achieve what she can.

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  28. 1.honed
    2.pursued
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    I like this song because it shows the love between the daughter and mother.It is about the daughter and mother showing how much she missed her daughter when she goes away.I learnt that we should treasure our loved ones before they go away.

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  29. Jevon Tan Jing Hong ( 13 )March 21, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    1. honed
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    I dislike this song as I hate so called romantic songs as I do not like things that are about love.

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  30. 1 honed
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    I like this song because it shows the love and bond between mother and daughter. It was sad the the daughter had to let her mother go but the people you lose will be in a better place where there are no wars, no suffering and no pain.

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    1. At the end, no bad things in general.

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  31. Dear 5-6,

    Thank you for your responses. Here are the answers to the cloze passage.

    1) honed
    2) pursued
    3) received
    4) presented
    5) learnt

    Have a great day!

    Miss Liew

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