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Everybody's talking from the film Midnight Cowboy was a hit for the American singer Harry Nilsson in 1969. It is now a classic pop song.

Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word' Only the echoes of my mind. People * and stare. 3 their faces, Only the shadows of their eyes. where the sun keeps shining Through the 5 Going where the weather suits my clothes, Backing off of the north-east wind 6 on a summer breeze, Skipping over the ocean like a stone*. Ohooo where the sun keeps shining Through the , Going where the weather suits my clothes, Backing off of the north-east wind on a summer breeze, Skipping over the ocean like a stone*. Everybody's talking at me. I can't hear a word , Only the echoes of my mind. I won't let you leave my love behind I won't let you leave, oh, oh Won't let you leave my love behind. * When you throw a flat stone on to water it 'skips' or bounces over the surface a few times.
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1^ [*~*1 Read the lyrics of the song and guess which of these words or phrases fits each gap. Then listen and see if you were right. pouring rain I'm going sailing they're saying 1 can't see stop 2)> Guess the meaning of these words from the song. echoes to stare shadows to suit breeze 3)- Think about it. Why is the man leaving? Where do you think he's going? Why does he say 'Everybody's talking at me' not 'to me'?
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on the world

Helen Bovven goes to interview Britain's youngest disc jockeys.

f^owan Muir and Rowan Bates-Hamilton, both aged fifteen, live in Ullapool, a fishing port on the north-west coast of Scotland. The girls are Britain's youngest disc jockeys. They present their own radio show, Kids OK? every Saturday morning from eleven to twelve midday on the local radio station, Lochbroom FM. Rowan Muir is the programme presenter and her school friend, 'Rowan Two1, is her co-presenter. Lochbroom FM is now one of the top community radio stations in the UK. People come from all over the world to see how the radio station works. 'At this very moment, a TV crew from Japan are making a film about the girls,' says station manager, Steve Boyle. Do local teenagers like the programme? Rowan Muir says, 'All the girls at school like it. The boys were silly about it at first, but now they're asking us to play their favourite records, so it must be OK.' The two girls usually write all their scripts and choose the music. 'We always do a special five-minute feature on one particular artist or group. Today we're doing one on Queen. Next week we're going to do a programme on Oasis and Blur.1 There is one problem with Lochbroom FM: the FM signal is weak. 'Only about 5,000 people can hear our programme, and so I'm afraid you must travel to the top of north-west Scotland to hear us,' says Rowan Muir. 'But that's cool. Small is beautiful!'

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What's your favourite radio programme? What sort of music is played on it?

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a) Read about Lochbroom FM and guess the meaning of these words. Check your answers with your teacher or dictionary.

disc jockey fishing port script (special) feature

TV crew particular

station manager

b) Complete the programme notes about Lochbroom FM. Name of radio station: Location: Programme title: Starts at: Finishes at: Presenters: Today's special feature: Next week's special feature: Size of audience:

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In pairs or groups, plan a programme for your local radio station. Then tell the class about your programme.

3)> Write
Read the letter from a girl who listens to Kids OK?. Write a similar letter to a disc jockey (DJ) at your favourite radio station.

Write the name and address of the person you are writing to. The \_ocHV-, vu\ ULLopotrl. W2b ITS Begin your letter like this. Dear Raujan and

Write your address here. \2 fcosebonk Terrace, Ullapccri !V2b 5RP Write the date here. 2nd August

Say who you are and introduce the subject. c. M,. My name \<=> Cordite Taggart I'm \k years o\d and I live In UUapu?jri. I really like your programme. My -friend and I listan to it eueru Saturday. I like the records you piety and also the neu>s reports. Say exactly why ou are ar writing. , Say why you I'm writing witti a request. Gin you please ploy'Heart fltbck1 by Natalie Barrett for ray boyfriend, Mark, nexi Saturday because it's His birthday?TViank you. lose your letter and write your name.