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ENOLA GAY by OMD




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EXERCISE ONE: watch the video and listen to the song ENOLA GAY BY OMD ( A BRITISH GROUP FROM LIVERPOOL)
 
 
 
 

EXERCISE TWO: before doing exercise three, read the following notes 

ENOLA GAY: IT IS THE NAME OF THE PLANE (a B-29) THAT DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA ON 6th AUGUST 1945 AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II.
THE PLANE WAS GIVEN THIS NAME  BY ITS PILOT COLONEL PAUL W. TIBBETS JR.
HE USED HIS MOTHER'S NAME: ENOLA GAY
 

 IT’S EIGHT FIFTEEN: IT’S THE TIME WHEN THE BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA

 

LITTLE BOY: IT’S THE CODE NAME OF THE ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA. THE BOMB DROPPED THREE DAYS LATER ON NAGASAKI WAS NAMED “FAT MAN”. BOTH “LITTLE BOY” AND “FAT MAN” WERE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE “MANHATTAN PROJECT” (1942-1946, US NUCLEAR PROGRAM)

 
EXERCISE THREE: listen to the song again  and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks

 

MUSIC

ENOLA GAY

YOU  HAVE STAYED AT HOME YESTERDAY

O HO IT CAN’T

THE FEELING AND THE WAY YOU

THESE GAMES YOU

THEY’RE GONNA END ALL IN TEARS

O HO ENOLA GAY

IT SHOULDN’T EVER HAVE TO END THIS

MUSIC

IT’S EIGHT

THAT’S THE TIME THAT IT’S  BEEN

WE GOT YOUR  ON THE RADIO

CONDITION’S NORMAL AND YOU’RE  HOME

MUSIC

ENOLA GAY

IT’S MOTHER PROUD OF LITTLE BOY

O HO THIS KISS YOU

IT’S  GONNA FADE AWAY

MUSIC

 

EXERCISE FOUR: choose the correct answer

 

1- THESONG IS ABOUT THE BOMBING OF THE CITY OF  

2- THE BOMB WAS DROPPED AT 

3- "LITTLE BOY" IS

4- ENOLA GAY IS
5- THE PILOT OF THE PLANE THAT DROPPED THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA WAS CALLED   
6- HIS MUM WAS CALLED
7- "FAT MAN" WAS THE CODE NAME OF
8- THE "MANHATTAN PROJECT" WAS