Nina Simone • OCCUPATION

Author, Pianist, Civil Rights Activist, Musician, Singer

• BIRTH DATE• February 21, 1933

• DEATH DATE• April 21, 2003

• EDUCATION• The Juilliard School

• PLACE OF BIRTH• Tryon, North Carolina

• PLACE OF DEATH• Carry-le-Rouet, France

• FULL NAME• Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Ask and answer • 1) Who is Nina Simone? • 2) Besides being a singer, what else did

she do? • 2)What is Nina’s full name?• 2) Where did she study?• 3) When was she born?• 4) Where was she born?• 5) When and where did she die?

Match the word with its phonetic transcription. 1) home ( )2) shoes ( ) 3) money ( )4) class ( ) 5) faith ( )

a) /ˈmʌn.i/b) /hoʊm/c) /ʃuːs/d) /klæs/e) /feɪθ/

Now, say the words outloud:

home

shoes

money

class

skirts

sweaters

perfume

love

faith

A) Listen to the first part of the music Ain't Got No / I Got Life. Use the words studied before to fill in the gaps: • Ain't got no _____, ain't got no _______• Ain't got no _____ain't got no _______• Ain't got no _____ ain't got no _______• Ain't got no _______, ain't got no ______• Ain't got no ______.

According to Cambridge dictionary ain’t is a short form of am not, is not, are not, has not, or have not:- He ain't going.- Can I have a cigarette? I ain't got none left.

B) Complete with members of

the family

• Ain't got no culture• Ain't got no _________, ain't got no

________• Ain't got no _______, ain't got no

________• Ain't got no _______, ain't got no

________• Ain't got no love, ain't got no mind

C) PUT THE LINES IN ORDER

Ain't got no friends, ain't got no nothing

Ain't got no country, ain't got no schooling

Ain't got no water, ain't got no air

Ain't got no smokes, ain't got no chicken

Ain't got no

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Ain't got no waterAin't got no loveAin't got no airAin't got no GodAin't got no wineAin't got no moneyAin't got no faithAin't got no GodAin't got no love

Then what have I got Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, hell What have I got Nobody can take away

B) Complete with parts of the

body

I got my _____, got my _____Got my _______, got my _____Got my ______, got my _____Got my _____I got myI got myself I got my _____, got my _____Got my ______, got my ____Got my _____, got my ______Got my liverGot my blood

I got my _____,got my _____Got my _____, got my ______Got my ____,got my soulGot my _____I got my sex

I got my ______, got my _____Got my ________, got my __________Got my ______t, got my ______Got my liverGot my blood

I've got lifeI've got my freedomOhhhI've got life!

I've got lifeI've got livesI've got headaches, and toothachesAnd bad times too like you

I got my ___, got my ____Got my _____, got my ____Got my ______, got my _____Got my ______I got my smile

Ain't Got No / I Got Life Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoesAin't got no money, ain't got no classAin't got no skirts, ain't got no sweatersAin't got no perfume, ain't got no loveAin't got no faith Ain't got no cultureAin't got no mother, ain't got no fatherAin't got no brother, ain't got no childrenAin't got no aunts, ain't got no unclesAin't got no love, ain't got no mind Nobody can take away I got my hair, got my headGot my brains, got my earsGot my eyes, got my noseGot my mouthI got myI got myself

Ain't got no country, ain't got no schoolingAin't got no friends, ain't got no nothingAin't got no water, ain't got no airAin't got no smokes, ain't got no chickenAin't got no Ain't got no waterAin't got no loveAin't got no airAin't got no GodAin't got no wineAin't got no moneyAin't got no faithAin't got no GodAin't got no love Then what have I gotWhy am I alive anyway?Yeah, hellWhat have I got