NEXT UP! 3 46 UNDERSTANDING 42 Work with the lyrics Answer the following questions. You can write your answers in keywords or in full sentences. a) What is the message in this song? b) Who do you imagine is the narrator in “You’ll Never Walk Alone”? You can give more than one example. c) Who do you think the narrator is talking to? You can give more than one example. 43 You'll Never Walk Alone a) In 1985, a terrible fire broke out at Bradford City Stadium during a football match. The fire took 56 lives and injured around 265 people. After the tragedy, a charity group recorded the song to raise money for the victims, who mainly came from Bradford and Lincoln. In 1989, the worst crush disaster in British sporting history struck Liverpool supporters at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. Ninety-six people died and hundreds were injured in the chaos. The song has been sung at numerous occasions to remember the victims of this tragedy. How can a song like “You’ll Never Walk Alone” help after tragedies like the ones at Bradford City and Hillsborough? Write a paragraph to express your thoughts. If you like, you can start like this: I think a song like this can … a narrator – sögumaður a purpose – tilgangur a charity group – góðgerðarsamtök to raise money – safna peningum a disaster – hörmung struck (to strike) – sleginn an occasion – tilefni Right: Fans are lifted out of the crush in the Hillsborough Disaster in Sheffield, England, in 1989. Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til fróðleiks rauntexta af fjöl- breyttum miðlum, brugðist við efni þeirra eða unnið úr þeim á annan hátt. • Skrifað skilmerkilega um efni sem hann hefur lesið, séð eða heyrt.
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