Lesson of the week - April 9th - Elvis Presley
Autor: teacher Jota | Publicado: 2011-04-08T19:48:00-07:00

1.  Well Elias,Bruna and Dani .&nbsp; In this lesson we will learn many things about&nbsp; one of America’s most  popular singers, Elvis Presley.  

2.  That song, “Hound Dog” was one of Elvis Presley’s most popular  records.&nbsp; It sold five million copies in nineteen fifty-six.&nbsp;  Music industry experts say more than one thousand million of  Elvis’s recordings have sold throughout the world.&nbsp; He was a  success in many different kinds of music -- popular,  country, religious, and rhythm and blues.
3.  Elvis Presley won many awards from nations all over  the world, yet he did not record in any language other than  English.&nbsp; He never performed outside the United States,  except for three shows in Canada.&nbsp; Yet, his recordings and films have  been, and are still, enjoyed by people all over the  world. 
4.  Elvis Aaron Presley was born in the southern town of Tupelo,  Mississippi on January eighth, nineteen thirty-five.&nbsp; His family was extremely  poor.&nbsp; During his childhood, he sang  in church with his parents.&nbsp; 
5. He also   listened to music that influenced his later singing,  including   country, rhythm and blues, and religious music.&nbsp; Elvis and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was thirteen.
6.  After high school, he had several jobs,  including driving a truck.&nbsp; In nineteen fifty-three, he made his  first recording of this song, “My Happiness”:
7.  Elvis Presley recorded the song at the Memphis Recording Service.&nbsp; The story is  that he paid   four dollars to make a recording for his mother.&nbsp; A  woman who worked   at the public recording studio had another job with a local   independent  record company called Sun Records.&nbsp; She made a second  recording of   Elvis’s songs because she thought the owner of Sun  Records should hear him sing. 
8. The  owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, had been looking for  a white performer who could sing black rhythm and blues.&nbsp; He suggested  Elvis work with a guitar player and a bass player.&nbsp; Several months  later Mister Phillips agreed to have the group make a record.&nbsp; It  was released on July nineteenth, nineteen fifty-four.&nbsp; One of the  songs was “That’s All Right”:
9. The  record sold well in Memphis, and was played a  lot on local radio stations.&nbsp; To let others hear Elvis, Sam Phillips  organized a series of performances at country fairs in the area.&nbsp; 
10.  One of the people who heard Elvis perform at these shows was  Colonel Tom Parker.&nbsp; Elvis signed an agreement that  Colonel Parker would organize his appearances.
11.  One of Elvis’ first new recordings became a huge  hit, and led to his many appearances on  television.&nbsp; It was “Heartbreak Hotel”:
12.  By the middle of the nineteen fifties, Elvis Presley was known  around the world as the young man who moved his hips in a sexual way as he sang rock and roll music.&nbsp; Many adults  said he and his music were bad influences on young people.&nbsp; Young  women loved him.&nbsp; Huge crowds attended his  performances.
13. He  made his first movie in nineteen fifty-six.&nbsp; It was&nbsp; “Love Me  Tender.” The title song was a big hit.

&nbsp; Translate the sentences below to English according to the text.

1. Elvis  ganhou muitos prêmios de nações de todo o mundo, porém ele não gravou em nenhuma  língua a não ser Inglês 2. Ele foi um sucesso em muitos tipos diferentes de música e seus álbuns tem  vendido por todo o mundo   3. Durante sua infância, Elvis cantava na igreja com seus pais. Após o   colégio,  ele teve vários empregos, incluindo dirigir um caminhão 4. Uma das primeiras gravações de Elvis tornou-se um imenso sucesso e levou à  suas muitas aparições na TV   5. Em meados dos anos 50, Elvis era conhecido ao redor do mundo como o   jovem que  movia seus quadris de uma maneira sexual enquanto ele  cantava  rock and roll &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vocabulary 
       “Hound Dog” = cão de        caça
       “That’s All Right”: =        está tudo bem
       a lot = muito, bastante
       agreed = concordou
       agreement = acordo
       Also = também (no meio        da frase)
       appearances =        aparições
       As = enquanto
       attended = assistiam
       awards = prêmios
       bass player =        baixista
       became = tornou-se
       By the middle of = Em        meados de
       Childhood = infância
       crowds = multidões
       During = durante
       enjoyed = venerados
       except for = exceto        por
       experts =        especialistas
       fairs = feiras
       had been = tinha        estado
       heard = ouviu        (presente = “hear”)
       high school = colégio
       hips = quadris
       hit = sucesso
       huge = imenso
       jobs = empregos
       kinds of = tipos de
       known = conhecido
            led to = conduziu a       
       looking for =        procurando
       moved to = mudaram-se        para
       movie = filme
       nineteen fifty-six =        1956
       other than = a não ser,        exceto
       owner = dono
       paid = pagou        (presente = “pay”)
       Parents = pais
       performed =        apresentou-se
       played = tocado(a)
       Records = albuns
       released = lançado
       said = diziam        (presente = “say”)
       Sang = cantou (presente        = “sing”)
       several = diversos,        vários
       should = deveria
       signed = assinou        (presente = “sign”)
       sold = vendeu (presente        = “sell”)
       still = ainda
       success = sucesso
       suggested = sugeriu
       tell about = falam        sobre
       Tender = ternamente
       thought = achou        (presente = “think”)
       throughout = por todo
       truck = caminhão
       was born = nasceu
       way = forma, maneira
       won = ganhou        (presente = “win”)
&nbsp;&nbsp; 60.&nbsp; yet = porém