Pink Floyd BIOGRAPHY: Pink Floyd were an

English rock band who, in the late 1960s,

earned recognition for their psychedelic
and space rock music, and in the 1970s, as
they evolved, for their progressive rock
music. Pink Floyds work is marked by
philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation,
Before
listening:
innovative
album cover art, and elaborate
Functions and examples:
live shows.
We use reported speech to tell someone what
another person said.
Jim says to you...
"I don't feel well."
"I can't drive."
"My parents have gone on holiday."
"I'm going out now so you will have to wait until I get
back."
You tell your friend what Jim said...
Jim said (that) he didn't feel well.
He said (that) he couldn't drive.
He said (that) his parents had gone on holiday.
He said (that) he was going out now so I would have to
wait until he got back.
Important points:
1. If we report something which is still true, it is not
necessary to change the verb.
DIRECT SPEECH: "My car is bigger than yours."
REPORTED SPEECH: He said his car is / was bigger than mine.
2. When we are reporting past tenses, and we see the
events from the same viewpoint as the original
speaker, it is not necessary to change the tense.
DIRECT SPEECH: "The earthquake happened at half past
seven."
REPORTED SPEECH: The radio said that the earthquake
happened at half past seven.
3. Modal verbs could, might, would, should, ought, had
better usually do not change in reported speech.
DIRECT SPEECH: "I should go to the dentist."
REPORTED SPEECH: He said that he should go to the dentist.
REPORTED QUESTIONS: In reporting questions, the same
changes as for direct statements apply. In addition:

http://youtu.be/kAh1jH5F_i4

(Video with
Pearl Jam performs the Pink Floyd classic
song, "Mother.")

WARM-UP
TASK 2: DISCUSS IN PAIR:

1) Have you ever heard about

Pink Floyd?
2) What do you know about
them? Share with your partner.
3) Do you know anything about
the group or the album The
Wall?
4) What do you think the song is
about?

Original version by Pink

Floyd : http://youtu.be/4BpO-

FOCUS ON VOCABULARY:
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs in the song:

In the firing line: likely to be criticized, attacked or got rid of:

He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks.
Come true: If a hope, wish or desire comes true, it happens although it was unlikely that it
would:
After all the problems Id had getting pregnant, Olivers birth was a dream come
true.
Waste of time: to not make good use of the hours.
If youd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, youd be
finished by now.
Run for sth: to run fast in order to get or avoid something:
I ran for the bus but it drove off.
Tear sb/sth apart: to criticize something or someone severely:
The speaker was applauded as he tore apart the prime ministers policies.
Wait up: to not go to bed at night because you are expecting someone to arrive:
Ill be home after midnight, so dont wait up for me.
Get in: to arrive at your home or the place where you work:

WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb to form statements into
direct speech. Then listen to the song and check.
Mother, do you 1..(think) they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Mother, should I 2. (build) the wall?
Mother, 3.. I..(should/run) for President?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, 4.will they ..(put) me in the firing line?
Is it just a waste of time?
Task 2: . Listen to the 2nd part and choose the right word.
Hush now baby, baby, don't you 1. try/cry
Momma's gonna make all of your 2. nightwear/nightmares come true
Momma's gonna put all of her 3.fears/tears into you
Momma's gonna keep you right here under her 4.ring/wing
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
Momma's gonna keep Baby 5.nosy/cozy and warm
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build a 6.wall/mall
Task 3: There are a few mistakes in some verse lines below. Correct them
and listen to the song and check:
Mother, does you think she's good enough1...
For me?
Mother, do you think she be dangerous2..
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mother, will she breaks my heart?.3...............................
Task
the song
phrasal verb:
Some Tips:
Wait4:
upListen
findto
out
checkand
out fill in
getthe
in blanks with the correct
Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna 1 all your girlfriends for you
Momma won't let anyone dirty 2
Momma's gonna 3 .. until you 4..
Momma will always 5 where you've been
Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe, Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me. Mother, did
POST-LISTENING
TASK 5: Work with a partner and discuss

1) gonna: US informal for going

to.

2)Momma: US informal for

itmother
need to be so high?

these questions.
1) 1) What do you think the word wall symbolize in
the song?
2) 2) What is your first impression about this song? Is
it a happy or a sad song?
3) 3) What kind of feelings do you think the singer
evoke with his tone of voice throughout the song?
Fear? Anxiety? Repression?
4) 4) What kind of relationship does this song explore?
Wife/husband, mother/son?
5) 5) What are mother and son talking about? Is it a
nice conversation? Do you think their relationship
was normal?
6) 6) What kind of person was the mother in the song?
In your opinion, is it normal for the mother to
answer her sons questions and doubts in this way?

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Task 6- Report what the son and his mother said in the lyric:

Mother, do you think

they'll drop the bomb?

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
__________

_______________________
Mother, do you think

_______________________

shes good enough for

_______________________

me?

__________

Mother, will she break

my heart?

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
__________

Mommas gonna make

_____________________

all of your nightmares

_____________________

come true

_____________________
________________

I wont let you fly, but I

_____________________

might let you sing.

_____________________
_____________________
________________

Key:

Mommas gonna check

_____________________

out all your girlfriends

_____________________

for you

_____________________
________________

Task 1: 1. Think; 2.build; 3.Should run; 4.put

Task 2: 1.cry; 2.nightmares; 3.fears; 4.wing; 5.cozy
_____________________
Momma
will always
Task3: 1.Do;
2. Is; 3.break
_____________________
Task 4: 1.check
out;
2.getyouve
through; 3.wait up; 4.get in; 5.find out
find out
where
_____________________
Task 6: a)been
Pink asked his mother if she thought they would drop the bomb
________________
b) Pink's mother told him she was going to make all his nightmares come true
c) Pink asked him mother if she would break his heart.
d)Pinks mother told him she was going check out all his girlfriends for him.
e) Pink asked his mother if she thought a girl who he was seeing was good enough for him
f) Pink's mother told him she wouldn't let him fly, but she might let him sing OR
Pink's mother told him she would never let him be free
g)Pink's mother warned him she would always find out where he had been

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?

Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my
balls?
Mother, should I build the wall?
Mother, should I run for President?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
Is it just a waste of time?
Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares
come true
Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you
Momma's gonna keep you right here under her
wing
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
Momma's gonna keep Baby cozy and warm
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build
a wall
Mother, do you think she's good enough
For me?
Mother, do you think she's dangerous
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry

Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends
for you
Momma won't let anyone dirty get through
Momma's gonna wait up until you get in
Momma will always find out where you've been
Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
Oooo Babe

Pink Floyds The Wall is one of the most

intriguing and imaginative albums in the history
of rock music. The Wall was written almost
entirely by Roger Waters (principal songwriter
and conceptual leader of Pink Floyd band) and is
largely based on his life story. Since the studio
album's release in 1979, the tour of 1980-81,
and the subsequent movie of 1982, the Wall has
become synonymous with, if not the very
definition of, the term "concept album." Aurally
explosive on record, astoundingly complex on
stage, and visually explosive on the screen, the
Wall traces the life of the fictional protagonist,
Pink Floyd, from his boyhood days in post-WorldWar-II England to his self-imposed isolation as a
world-renowned rock star, leading to a climax
that is as cathartic as it is destructive . The Wall
by Pink Floyd that centres on a character called
Pink who encounters obstacles throughout his
life, beginning with the loss of his father during
World War II, continuing with abuse from his
schoolteachers, an overprotective mother, and
the desertion of his wife, drugs all of which
contribute to Pink's self-imposed isolation from
society, represented by the metaphorical wall
of the album title (hence the famous line: All in
all you're just another brick in the wall)
As with the other songs on The Wall, Mother
tells a portion of the story of Pink, the album's
protagonist. The song narrates a conversation
between Pink and his mother, and is
undoubtedly tragic and heartbreaking in the
apparent calmness and normality with which the
mother tells her son how she is going to keep
him away from danger. Pink opens up to his
mother, looking for help and advice. He tells her