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Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct word in the box

1. For all those times you ______________ by me

2. For all the truth that you ______________ me see

3. For all the joy you ______________ to my life

4. For all the wrong that you ______________ right

5. For every dream you ______________ come true

6. For all the love I ______________ in you

7. I'll be forever thankful baby

8. You're the one who ______________ me up

9. Never ______________ me fall

10. You're the one who ___________me through, through it all

Chorus

You were my strength when I was weak

You were my voice when I couldn't speak

You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'cause you believed

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me

Exercise 2: Match the phrases in each column correctly

1. You gave me wings

2. You touched my hand

3. I lost my faith

4. You said no star

5. You stood by me

6. I had your love

7. I'm grateful for each day

8. Maybe I don't

9. But I know

10. I was blessed because

a) I had it all

b) Was out of reach

c) This much is true

d) I could touch the sky

e) I was loved by you

f) And I stood tall

g) You gave me

h) You gave it back to me

i) And made me fly

j) Know that much

Sing The Chorus

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with a word that starts with the letter ‘w’

1. You ______________ always there for me

2. The tender ______________ that carried me

3. A light in the dark shining your love into my life

4. You've been my inspiration

5. Through the lies you ______________ the truth

6. My ______________ is a better place because of you

Sing The Chorus

a) Saw

b) Made

c) Let

d) Brought

e) Made

f) Held

g) Found

h) Stood

i) Made

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Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) Instructions: Translate what you understand from the lines below. Then check your

comprehension with your teacher your comparing to another translation online.

For all those times you stood by me

For all the truth that you made me see

For all the joy you brought to my life

For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true

For all the love I found in you

I'll be forever thankful baby

You're the one who held me up

Never let me fall

You're the one who saw me through, through it all

Chorus

You were my strength when I was weak

You were my voice when I couldn't speak

You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'cause you believed

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly

You touched my hand I could touch the sky

I lost my faith, you gave it back to me

You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood tall

I had your love I had it all

I'm grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe I don't know that much

But I know this much is true

I was blessed because I was loved by you

Sing The Chorus

You were always there for me

The tender wind that carried me

A light in the dark shining your love into my life

You've been my inspiration

Through the lies you were the truth

My world is a better place because of you

Sing The Chorus