Tune Into English has collaborated with Speak Up since 2007.
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The cover story of the June 2007 issue of Speak Up was How Good Is Their English?, a test of the language skills of Italian pop stars. Written by Fergal Kavanagh, this led to regular feature The Song, where Speak Up’s esperto musicale looked at the story behind a song and analysed the lyrics. Many of these were also been published in the now-defunct Brazilian edition of Speak Up.
The Song
(2007-2008/2021-2025)
The cover story of the February 2024 issue of Speak Up was a four-page look at Beatles’ Songs for Learning English, written by Fergal Kavanagh. This led to a monthly column.
(2024-present)
Le canzoni pop spiegate! (2014-2016)
– Extracts from The Tune Into English Roadshow (2016-2018)
Monthly video explanations
The cover story of the November 2018 issue of Speak Up was a double-page look at Freddie Mercury, written by Fergal Kavanagh, to celebrate the release of the bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody. Fergal also recorded a short youtube video.
As well as the Beatles cover story the February 2024 issue of Speak Up also featured a double-page article on The History of the Pop Charts.
1 – Jesus Christ Superstar – Heaven On Their Minds – Read article – Listen
(June 2010, April 2011 in Brazil)
2 – Amy Macdonald – This Is The Life – Read article – Listen
(May 2010)
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