Good morning, dear students!
I hope you're having a great week so far! Today I have a song for you by The Eagles.
''Hotal California'' is a pretty famous song. Do you already know it? The pronunciation is very clear and there are some really interesting words in the song.
Do you like this song? What words were difficult for you?
There are a lot of references made to the Mexican-American culture that prevailes in the Southwest U.S., such as colitas (in this case, ''colitas'' refers to the tiny end of a cigarrette, usually of marijuana/ the flowery end of the marijuana plant, or other types of generic desert flowers-- the meaning can go both ways here). The mission bell is also mentioned. These bells come from the religious settlements that the Spanish established during their colonization of Mexico.
Other words that may be new for you are:
shimmering sight dim heaven hell plenty courtyard sweat alibi
feast beast steely knives
Hotel California is a very strange song. There are a lot of theories about the meaning about it. If you liked the song or want to discuss it in class, I'd love to hear your theory!!
Happy Thursday and happy studying!
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