pop song worksheets
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A collection of pop song work/activity sheets for use with many popular songs, many on karaoke on this site. Or if not, I will make a karaoke shortly or try making one yourself! Read my instructional handout and give it a try!!!TRANSCRIPT
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2007 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Laura Casolero, Grumo Nevano (NA)
You’re Beautiful – James Blunt – Notes Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words, comprehension.
Grammar: Present simple, past simple and continuous, future ‘will’, must, should.
Time: 15 mins.
1) Write the following words on the board:
pure man do
eye place face
by plan sure
you
2) Students match the rhyming pairs.
Key: pure – sure / man – plan / do – you / eye – by / place – face 3) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song ask them to try to insert the
missing words, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context and rhymes (the rhyming words occur together!).
4) Play the song. Students check their predictions in 3). 5) Allow them to check their answers with other students, then play the complete song again.
6) Correct, and sing together.
Further Comprehension Practice:
(The following exercises may be done as homework, if there’s isn’t enough time in class.) 1) Answer the questions:
1-Where is the song set? 2-Why does he say he’ll never be with her? 3-What happened between them?
Key:1-In the subway (English: underground); 2-Because he knows she has a boyfriend and that they haven’t actually met; 3- She smiled at him. 2) Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer.
1-The singer’s love is for A an angel B a smiling face on a poster C a woman with a man
2-He realizes that A she has a boyfriend B she’s an angel C she’s a ghost
3-They meet A in a crowded street B in their dreams C in a busy underground train
4-They share A a dream B a journey C a short glance
5-He’s aware A his love is impossible B she’ll be his wife someday C they’ll meet soon. Key: 1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-C, 5-A. The following grammar exercise may also be suggested as a follow up activity. Find all the verbs in this song. Put them in the base forms and write which tenses they occur in. (e.g.Be present simple :You’re, is, I’m, it’s; past: she was ,I was; future: I’ll be )
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You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
My life is brilliant.
My life is brilliant. My love is _________
I saw an angel. Of that I'm _________
She smiled on the subway. She was with another _________. But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a _________
You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your _________ in a crowded _________,
And I don't know what to _________, 'Cause I'll never be with _________.
Yeah, she caught my _________,
As I walked on _________. She could see from my face that I was
Flying high, And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your _________ in a crowded _________
And I don't know what to _________, 'Cause I'll never be with _________.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true. There must be an angel with a smile on her face, When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth, I will never be with you.
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You’re Beautiful – James Blunt – Complete My life is brilliant. My life is brilliant. My love is pure. I saw an angel. Of that I'm sure. She smiled on the subway. She was with another man. But I won't lose no sleep on that, 'Cause I've got a plan. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw your face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. Yeah, she caught my eye, As I walked on by. She could see from my face that I was, Flying high, [ - video/radio edited version] Fucking high, [ - CD version] And I don't think that I'll see her again, But we shared a moment that will last till the end. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw your face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. There must be an angel with a smile on her face, When she thought up that I should be with you. But it's time to face the truth, I will never be with you.
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Lemon Tree – Fool’s Garden – Notes
Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words. Grammar: Present simple, present continuous.
Time: 20 mins.
1) Write the following words on the board:
afternoon around bed car do
down far head joy me
power room see shower sky
toy tree view why you (twice)
2) Students match the rhyming pairs (NB: there are two different rhyming words for “you”,
and one group has three words, not two). Point out that some are not in fact direct rhymes, but follow the vowel sounds.
3) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song ask them to try to
insert the missing words, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context and rhymes (rhyming words usually happen together!).
4) Play the song. Students check their predictions in 3). 5) Listen again. Students correct and complete. 6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the complete song
again.
7) Correct, and sing together.
Further Grammar Practice:
Rewrite the verbs in the song in two columns named “Present Simple” and “Present Continuous”.
Key 1) : afternoon – room / around – down / bed – head / car – far / do – you / joy - toy / me – see – tree / power – shower / sky – why / view - you
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Lemon Tree – Fool’s Garden
I’m sitting here in a boring _________ It’s just another rainy Sunday _________ I’m wasting my time, I(’ve) got nothing to _________ I’m hanging around, I’m waiting for _________ But nothing ever happens, and I wonder. I’m driving around in my _________ I’m driving too fast, I’m driving too _________ I’d like to change my point of _________ I feel so lonely, I’m waiting for _________ But nothing ever happens, and I wonder I wonder how, I wonder _________ yesterday you told me about the blue blue _________ and all that I can _________ is just a yellow lemon _________ I’m turning my head up and _________ I’m turning, turning, turning, turning, turning _________ And all that I can _________ Is just a yellow lemon _________ Sing! La la da da dee da… I’m sitting here, I miss the _________ I’d like to go out taking a _________ But there’s a heavy cloud inside my _________ I feel so tired, put myself into _________ Where nothing ever happens, and I wonder Isolation is not good for _________. Isolation, I don’t want to sit on a lemon _________ I’m stepping around in a desert of _________ Baby anyhow I’ll get another _________ And everything will happen, and you’ll wonder I wonder how, I wonder _________ yesterday you told me about the blue blue _________ and all that I can _________ is just another yellow lemon _________ I'm turning my head up and down I'm turning turning turning turning turning around And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree And I wonder, wonder I wonder how I wonder _________ Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue _________ and all that I can _________and all that I can _________ and all that I can _________ is just a yellow lemon _________.
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Lemon Tree – Fool’s Garden – Complete
I'm sitting here in a boring room It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon I'm wasting my time I’ve got nothing to do I'm hanging around I'm waiting for you But nothing ever happens and I wonder I'm driving around in my car I'm driving too fast I'm driving too far I'd like to change my point of view I feel so lonely I'm waiting for you But nothing ever happens and I wonder I wonder how I wonder why Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree I'm turning my head up and down I'm turning turning turning turning turning around And all that i can see is just another lemon-tree I'm sitting here I miss the power I'd like to go out taking a shower But there's a heavy cloud inside my head I feel so tired Put myself into bed While nothing ever happens and I wonder Isolation is not good for me Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree I'm stepping around in the desert of joy Baby anyhow I'll get another toy And everything will happen and you wonder I wonder how I wonder why Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree I'm turning my head up and down I'm turning turning turning turning turning around And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree And i wonder, wonder I wonder how I wonder why Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon-tree
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All You Need Is Love – The Beatles – Notes Activity type: gap fill, opposites.
Grammar: Past Participles.
Time: 15 mins.
1) Write the following verbs on the board, and ask students to write the Past Participles.
do - know – make - mean – save - show - sing 2) Play the song (as far as the third verse, around 2 mins 30 secs). Students listen, check
their answers to 1) and put the verbs in the correct order (you can point out that they will first hear the base form of the verb, then the Past Participle.)
3) Write the following words on the board, and ask students to write the opposites.
everything - everyone– everywhere - hard (difficult) 4) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song ask them to try to
insert the missing verbs, as listed in 1), in the correct gaps, based on their answers to 2). 5) Play the song. Students listen and check in pairs
6) Correct, and sing together.
Key to 1): done - known - made – meant – saved - shown - sung (Note: the regular Past Participle of “show” is also “showed”) Key to 3): nothing – no-one – nowhere - easy
Note:
At the end of the song you can hear some words from two other famous Beatles’ songs: “Yesterday” and “She Loves You”.
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All You Need Is Love – The Beatles Love, Love, Love. Love, Love, Love. Love, Love, Love. There's _______ you can _____ that can't be _______. _______ you can _______ that can't be _______. _______ you can _______ but you can learn how to play the game. It's _______. _______ you can _______ that can't be _______. _______ you can _______ that can't be _______. _______ you can _______ but you can learn how to be you in time. It's _______. All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
_______ you can _______ that isn't _______. _______ you can _______ that isn't _______. There’s _______ you can _______ that isn't where you're meant to be. It's _______. All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need
All you need is love (All together, now!) All you need is love. (Everybody!) All you need is love, love. Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need.
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All You Need Is Love – The Beatles – Complete Love, Love, Love. Love, Love, Love. Love, Love, Love. There's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy. Nothing you can make that can't be made. No-one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time. It's easy. All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
Nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. There’s nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy. All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need
All you need is love (All together, now!) All you need is love. (Everybody!) All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need (love is all you need). Love is all you need.
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American Idiot–Green Day–Notes Activity type: gap fill, opposites, word formation.
Time: 20 mins.
1) Write the following words on the board:
lead (verb) – nobody – nothing – old - yesterday
2) Students write the opposites alone or in pairs. Key: follow – everybody – everything – new - tomorrow
3) Play the song. Students listen for the new words, numbering them in the order they
appear. Key: 1. new – 2. everything – 3. tomorrow – 4. follow – 5. everybody
4) Feedback. Make sure they have the correct opposites at this stage. 5) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to change the words on the right to
fill in the gaps (with unbroken lines). They should also try to insert the words as listed above, in the correct gaps (with broken lines).
6) Play the song again. Students complete the text.
7) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
8) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: The singer is very angry with the political situation in his country. How do you feel about the situation in your own country?
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American Idiot–Green Day
Don't wanna be an American idiot Don't want a __________ under the new mania national And can you hear the sound of __________? hysterical The subliminal mind f**k America. CHORUS Welcome to a _ _ _ _ kind of __________ tense All across the alienation _ _ _ _ _ isn't meant to be okay Television dreams of _ _ _ _ _ We're not the ones who're meant to _ _ _ _ _ For that's enough to __________ argument Well maybe I'm the f****t America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda Now _ _ _ _ _ do the propaganda And sing along in the age of __________ paranoid REPEAT CHORUS Don't wanna be an American idiot One __________controlled by the media national Information age of __________ hysterical It's calling out to idiot America REPEAT CHORUS
follow – everybody – everything – new - tomorrow
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American Idiot–Green Day-Complete
Don't wanna be an American idiot. Don't want a nation under the new mania. And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind fuck America.
CHORUS Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation. Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America. I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along in the age of paranoia.
REPEAT CHORUS
Don't wanna be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria. It's calling out to idiot America.
REPEAT CHORUS
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Notes
Activity type: Forming questions (Part One), gap fill, rhyming words (Part Two). Grammar: Yes/No Questions.
Time: 30 mins
1) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. The right hand column has Elvis’s ex-girlfriend’s replies to his questions. Students complete the questions.
2) The following words are at the bottom of the worksheet:
around - bare – change – cue - down - heart - part - strange - there - two Students match the rhyming pairs.
3) Play the song. Students correct part one, and complete part two
4) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and correct if necessary. Then
play the song again.
5) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: The singer’s ex-girlfriend has met another man. Write the questions she asks him on their first date.
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Elvis
(words & music by Roy Turk and Lou Handman)
______________________________________? No, I’m not lonesome tonight ______________________________________? No, I don’t miss you tonight ______________________________________? No, I’m not sorry we drifted apart _________________....a bright summer day Yes, my memory strays to a bright summer day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? _______________________…empty and bare? No, the chairs in my parlour don’t seem empty... ______________________________________ No, I don’t gaze at my doorstep And picture me there? ______________________________________? No, my heart isn’t filled with pain! ______________________________________? No, don’t come back again! Tell me dear ______________________________________? No, I’m not lonesome tonight Spoken: I wonder if you're lonesome tonight You know someone said that the world's a stage And each must play a _________ Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweet _________ Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance You read your lines so cleverly and never missed a _________ Then came act _________, you seemed to _________, you acted _________ And why I'll never know Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you But I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you Now the stage is _________and I'm standing _________ With emptiness all _________ And if you won't come back to me Then they can bring the curtain _________ ____________________________________? No, my heart isn’t filled with pain! ____________________________________? No, don’t come back again! Tell me dear ______________________________________? No, I’m not lonesome tonight
around - bare – change – cue - down - heart - part - strange - there - two
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?–Complete
(words & music by Roy Turk and Lou Handman)
Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a bright sunny day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlour seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain? Shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
Spoken: I wonder if you're lonesome tonight You know someone said that the world's a stage And each must play a part Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance You read your lines so cleverly and never missed a cue Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange And why I'll never know Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you But I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there With emptiness all around And if you won't come back to me Then they can bring the curtain down
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight
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Beautiful Day – U2 – Notes
Activity type: listening for specific words, gap fill, rhyming words. Time: 20 mins.
1) Write the following words on the board (do not write the asterisk!):
heart * day * people room * true * town * mud * colours * forever hero love
cloud * red luck * over * friend * beautiful * road * night teach * blue * girl
2) Ask students to choose eight of these words. 3) Explain that you will play the song. Students listen for their words, and tick them as they
hear them (similar to Bingo). Play the complete song. (Fifteen of the listed words are in the song)
4) Correct by eliciting the words used in the song, then check if there is a winner. 5) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to predict the missing words, based
on context and rhymes. 6) Play the song again. Students check their predictions in 5) and correct the words. 7) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the complete song
again.
8) Correct, and sing together.
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Beautiful Day – U2
The (1)____________ is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no (2)____________
No space to rent in this town
You're out of (3)____________
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a (4)____________
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a (5)____________ day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
You're on the (6)____________
But you've got no destination
You're in the (7)____________
In the maze of her imagination
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring (8)____________
You've been all over
And it's been all (9)____________ you
It's a beautiful (10)____________
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
(11)____________ me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
See the world in green and (12)____________
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by (13)____________
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at (14)____________
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the (15)__________came out
It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away It's a beautiful day Touch me Take me to that other place Reach me I know I'm not a hopeless case What you don't have you don't need it now What you don't know you can feel it somehow What you don't have you don't need it now Don't need it now Was a beautiful day
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Beautiful Day – U2 – Complete
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colours came out
It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away It's a beautiful day Touch me Take me to that other place Reach me I know I'm not a hopeless case What you don't have you don't need it now What you don't know you can feel it somehow What you don't have you don't need it now Don't need it now Was a beautiful day
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) John Lennon & Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band
1.Rewrite the following words in rhyming pairs. (Some of them do not strictly rhyme, but have the same vowel sound.)
begun fear done fight fun strong white wrong year young
begun______ done________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 2.Write the verbs in the Past Simple to complete the information about the song War Is Over (If You Want It) John Lennon and Yoko Ono ________(write) and ________(record) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) in New York in 1971. The Harlem Community Choir ________(help) with backing vocals. The song ________(be) a protest song about the Vietnam War, but is still relevant 35 years later. John and Yoko regularly ________(campaign) for peace, and in 1969 ________(rent) billboards and posters in eleven cities around the world with the message "WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko." The record ________(not/be) a hit in America when it first ________(come) out, but ________(do) very well in the UK, and ________(return) to the charts after Lennon’s death in 1980.
3.Complete the lyrics with the words from Exercise 1.
(Happy Christmas Kyoko Happy Christmas Julian)
So this is Christmas
And what have you _______ Another year over
And a new one just _______ And so this is Christmas
I hope you have _______ The near and the dear ones The old and the _______
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New _______ Let's hope it's a good one
Without any _______
And so this is Christmas (War is Over, if you want it) For weak and for _______ The rich and the poor ones The world is so _______ And so happy Christmas
For black and for _______ For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the _______
A very Merry Christmas And a happy New _______ Let's hope it's a good one
Without any _______
And so this is Christmas (War is over, if you want it) And what have we _______
Another year over And a new one just _______
And so happy Christmas We hope you have _______ The near and the dear ones The old and the _______
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New _______ Let's hope it's a good one
Without any _______ (War is over, if you want it
War is over now)
4.Check with a partner, then sing the song with your class.
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Complete John Lennon & Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band
Background information: "Xmas" is a common abbreviation of the word "Christmas", although some people consider it disrespectful to Christ. You can find more detailed information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas (in English) and http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas (in Italian). Kyoko is Yoko Ono’s daughter from her previous marriage to American jazz musician Anthony Cox. Julian is John Lennon’s son from his previous marriage to Cynthia Powell. 1. begun______ done________
fear_________ year_________ fight________ white________ fun_________ young________ strong______ wrong________
2. John Lennon and Yoko Ono __wrote___(write) and _recorded___(record) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) in New York in 1971. The Harlem Community Choir __helped____(help) with backing vocals. The song ___was___(be) a protest song about the Vietnam War, but is still relevant 35 years later. John and Yoko regularly _campaigned___(campaign) for peace, and in 1969 __rented__(rent) billboards and posters in eleven cities around the world with the message "WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko." The record _wasn’t__(not/be) a hit in America when it first __came__(come) out, but __did__(do) very well in the UK, and __returned___(return) to the charts after Lennon’s death in 1980.
3.(Happy Christmas Kyoko Happy Christmas Julian)
So this is Christmas
And what have you done Another year over
And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
(War is Over, if you want it) For weak and for strong
The rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong
And so happy Christmas For black and for white
For yellow and red ones Let's stop all the fight
A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
(War is over, if you want it) And what have we done
Another year over And a new one just begun And so happy Christmas We hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones The old and the young
A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
(War is over, if you want it War is over now)
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Hello Goodbye-The Beatles– Notes
Activity type: gap fill, opposites. Time: 10 mins.
This is an ideal song to use on the first day of a new course. It’s short and simple, and creates a good atmosphere in class.
1) Write the following words on the board
Yes – stop – goodbye – high – I don’t know 2) Students write the opposites alone or in pairs. Point out that the “opposite” for I don’t
know is the question which provokes this answer. 3) Key (but at this stage, any correct opposite is acceptable)
No – go – hello – low – why
4) Play the song. Students listen for the opposites, correcting as necessary, and numbering them in the order they appear.
5) Feedback on opposites. 6) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Play the song. Students complete the text.
7) Allow them to check their answers with other students, correct, and sing together.
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Hello Goodbye-The Beatles
(written by Lennon-McCartney)
You say ______, I say ______ You say ______and I say ______
Chorus Oh no,
You say ______and I say ______ _______ _____
I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______ _______ _____
I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______
I say ______, you say ______ You say ______and I say __________
Repeat Chorus
Why, why, why, why, why do you say goodbye, goodbye?
Repeat Chorus
You say ______, I say ______
You say ______, and I say ______
Repeat Chorus
______ ______ I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______, ______
______
Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha
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Hello Goodbye-The Beatles–Complete
(written by Lennon-McCartney)
You say yes, I say no You say stop and I say go, go, go
Chorus Oh no,
You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello
I say high, you say low You say why and I say I don’t know
Repeat Chorus
Why, why, why, why, why do you say goodbye, goodbye?
Repeat Chorus
You say yes, I say no
You say stop, and I say go
Repeat Chorus
Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello, hello
Hello
Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha
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I’m a Believer – Notes
Activity type: gap fill. Grammar: Past Simple.
Time: 20 mins
1) Write the following verbs on the board: to be – can’t - to get - to give - to haunt – to mean (Past Participle, same as Past Simple) – to need – to see - to seem – to think - to try
2) Students write the past tense of these verbs. Key: was/were - couldn’t – got – gave – haunted – meant – needed - saw – thought – tried
3) Play the song. Students listen and tick the words they hear, correcting if necessary.
4) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song again ask them to
try to insert the missing verbs, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context.
5) Play the song. Students complete the text.
6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
7) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: How do you feel about love? Are you a believer? Students discuss, or write.
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I’m a Believer – The Monkees
(written by Neil Diamond)
I _________ love was only true in fairy tales _________ for someone else but not for me.
Love _________ out to get me That’s the way it _________.
Disappointment _________ all my dreams.
Then I _________ her face, now I’m a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I’m in love, I’m a believer! I _________ leave her if I _________.
I _________ love _________ more or less a given thing,
Seems the more I _________ the less I _________. What’s the use in trying?
All you get is pain. When I _________ sunshine I got rain.
Then I _________ her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I’m in love, I’m a believer!
I _________ leave her if I _________.
Love _________ out to get me That’s the way it _________.
Disappointment _________ all my dreams. Then I _________ her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I’m in love, I’m a believer!
I _________ leave her if I _________.
Yes, I _________ her face, now I’m a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I’m in love, I’m a believer! I _________ leave her if I _________.
to be – can’t - to get - to give - to haunt – to mean (Past Participle, same as Past Simple) – to need – to see - to seem – to think - to try
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I’m a Believer – Complete (written by Neil Diamond)
I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me.
Love was out to get me That’s the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I’m in love, I’m a believer! I couldn’t leave her if I tried.
I thought love was more or less a given thing,
Seems the more I gave the less I got. What’s the use in trying?
All you get is pain. When I needed sunshine I got rain.
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I’m in love, I’m a believer!
I couldn’t leave her if I tried.
Love was out to get me That’s the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams. Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I’m in love, I’m a believer!
I couldn’t leave her if I tried.
Yes, I saw her face, now I’m a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I’m in love, I’m a believer! I couldn’t leave her if I tried.
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I Still Haven’t Found…-U2– Notes
Activity type: gap fill. Grammar: Present Perfect Simple, with still.
Time: 20 mins.
1) Write the following verbs on the board:
believe – break – carry – climb – crawl – feel – find - hold – kiss - loose (note: the correct verb in “loosen”) – run - scale – speak
2) Play the song, students number the verbs in the order they hear them, in any form.
Key: 1. climb – 2. run – 3. crawl – 4. scale – 5. find – 6. kiss – 7. feel – 8. speak – 9. hold – 10. believe (in the song this verb first appears at this point, on the gapped worksheet it is number 13) - 11. break – 12. loose – 13. carry
3) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Play the song. Students try to fill in the blanks.
4) Point out the construction of the verb forms (note that the correct Past Participle for speak is spoken. Point out the singer’s artistic license, both here and with the verb loosen). If you are using this song as an introduction to the Present Perfect, students may not be aware of the use of the auxiliary “have” and the Past Participle.
5) Play the song again. Students complete the text. 6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
7) Correct, and sing together.
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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For-U2
I _______ ________ highest mountain I _______ ________ through the fields
Only to be with you Only to be with you
I _______ ________ I _______ ________
I _______ ________ these city walls These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for
I _______ ________ honey lips
_______ the healing in her fingertips It burned like fire
This burning desire
I _______ ________ with the tongue of angels I _______ ________ the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone
But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colours will bleed into one Bleed into one
Well yes I’______ still ________
You ________ the bonds and you ________the chains ________the cross
Of my shame Of my shame
You know I ________it
But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for
But I still _______ ________ what I’m looking for...
believe – break – carry – climb – crawl – feel – find - hold – kiss - loose– run - scale – speak
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I Still Haven’t Found…-U2–Complete
I have climbed highest mountain I have run through the fields
Only to be with you Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled I have scaled these city walls
These city walls Only to be with you
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colours will bleed into one Bleed into one
Well yes I’m still running
You broke the bonds and you Loosed the chains Carried the cross
Of my shame Of my shame
You know I believed it
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for...
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I Will Survive – Notes
Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words. Grammar: Past Simple, should have, imperatives, used to, mixed conditional.
Time: 20 mins (Note that there are three worksheets here, the third is a combination of
the first two, and will take 30 mins to complete).
Past Simple:
1. Write the following verbs on the board: to be - can - to change (Past Participle, same as Past Simple) - to do - to feel – to grow – to have – to keep - to know (Past Participle, different to Past Simple) – to learn - to make (Past Participle, same as Past Simple)– to spend - to take – to try - to walk
2. Students write the past tense of these verbs.
Key: was/were - could – changed – did – felt – grew – had - kept – known – learned – made – spent - took – tried – walked
3. As below.
Rhyming Words: 1) Write the following words on the board:
afraid - alive – anymore - apart – cry – die - door – face – free - give - goodbye - heart - high - I - key - live - love – me – new – side – space – strong – survive - wrong - you
2) Students match the rhyming pairs. 3) Play the song. Students listen and tick the words they hear, correcting if necessary.
4) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song again ask them to
try to insert the missing words, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context and the rhymes.
5) Play the song. Students complete the text.
6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
7) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: Six months later the singer meets her ex-boyfriend at a party. Imagine their conversation.
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I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor(Past Simple)
First I _ _ _ _ _ afraid, I _ _ _ _ _ petrified _ _ _ _ _ thinking I _ _ _ _ _ never live without you by my side
But I _ _ _ _ _ so many nights thinking how you _ _ _ _ _ me wrong And I _ _ _ _ _ strong, I _ _ _ _ _ how to carry on
And so you're back from outer space I just _ _ _ _ _ in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have _ _ _ _ _ my stupid lock I should have _ _ _ _ _ you leave your key
If I had _ _ _ _ _ for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Chorus: Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore
_ _ _ _ _ n't you the one who _ _ _ _ _ to hurt me with goodbye you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die Oh no, not I I will survive
as long as I know how to love I know I’ll stay alive
I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive I will survive
Hey hey
It _ _ _ _ _ all the strength I _ _ _ _ _ not to fall apart _ _ _ _ _ trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
and I _ _ _ _ _ oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high and you see me somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you and so you _ _ _ _ _ like dropping in
and just expect me to be free now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Repeat chorus twice
to be - can - to change (Past Participle, same as Past Simple) - to do - to feel – to grow – to have – to keep - to know (Past Participle, different to Past Simple) – to learn - to make (Past
Participle, same as Past Simple)– to spend - to take – to try - to walk
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I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor (Rhymes)
First I was afraid, I was _________ Kept thinking I could never live without you by my _________
But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me _________ And I grew _________, I learned how to carry on
And so you're back from outer _________ I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your _________
I should have changed my stupid lock I should have made you leave your _________
If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother _________
Chorus: Go on now go walk out the _________
just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome _________
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with _________ you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and _________ Oh no, not _________
I will _________ as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay _________ I've got all my life to _________ I've got all my love to _________
and I'll _________ I will _________
Hey hey
It took all the strength I had not to fall _________ kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken _________
and I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to _________
But now I hold my head up _________ and you see me somebody _________
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with _________ and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be _________ now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving _________
Repeat chorus twice
afraid - alive – anymore - apart – cry – die - door – face – free - give - goodbye - heart - high - I - key - live - love – me – new – side – space
– strong – survive - wrong - you
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I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
First I _ _ _ _ _ afraid, I _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ _ _ _ _ thinking I _ _ _ _ _ never live without you by my _________
But I _ _ _ _ _ so many nights thinking how you _ _ _ _ _ me _________ And I _ _ _ _ _ _________, I _ _ _ _ _ how to carry on
And so you're back from outer _________ I just _ _ _ _ _ in to find you here with that sad look upon your _________
I should have _ _ _ _ _ my stupid lock I should have _ _ _ _ _ you leave your _________
If I had _ _ _ _ _ for just one second you'd be back to bother _________
Chorus: Go on now go walk out the _________
just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome _________
_ _ _ _ _ n't you the one who _ _ _ _ _ to hurt me with _________ you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and _________ Oh no, not _________
I will _________ as long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay _________ I've got all my life to _________ I've got all my love to _________
and I'll _________ I will _________
It _ _ _ _ _ all the strength I _ _ _ _ _ not to fall _________
_ _ _ _ _ trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken _________ and I _ _ _ _ _ oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself
I used to _________ But now I hold my head up _________ and you see me somebody _________
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with _________ and so you _ _ _ _ _ like dropping in and just expect me to be _________
now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving _________
Repeat chorus twice
to be - can - to change (Past Participle, same as Past Simple) - to do - to feel – to grow – to have – to keep - to know (Past Participle, different to Past Simple) – to learn - to make
(Past Participle, same as Past Simple)– to spend - to take – to try - to walk
afraid - alive – anymore - apart – cry – die - door – face – free - give - goodbye - heart - high - I - key - live - love – me – new – side – space – strong – survive -
wrong - you
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I Will Survive – Complete
First I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong, I learned how to carry on
And so you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Chorus: Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die Oh no, not I I will survive
as long as I know how to love I know I’ll stay alive
I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive I will survive
Hey hey
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high and you see me somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you and so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Repeat chorus twice
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Jealous Guy–John Lennon–Notes
Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words. Grammar: Past Continuous.
Write on the board: “I dreamed of the past and my heart beat fast, from 6 o’clock to 7 o’clock. At half past six I began to lose control” Ask students to produce a sentence using the Past Continuous – the first lines of the song give the correct answer.
Time: 20 mins
1) Write the following verbs on the board: cry - eyes - fast - guy - hide - past
2) Students match the rhyming pairs (note that here there are in fact four rhyming words, and one rhyming pair!).
3) Play the song. Students listen and tick the words they hear.
4) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song again ask them to
try to insert the missing words, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context and the rhymes.
5) Play the song. Students complete the text.
6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
7) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: Have you been hurt by anyone? Students discuss, or write.
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Jealous Guy – John Lennon
I was dreaming of the __________ And my heart was beating ________
I began to lose control I began to lose control
Chorus:
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you ________ Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous ________
I was feeling insecure You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside I was shivering inside
Repeat Chorus
(whistle)
Repeat Chorus
I was trying to catch your ________
Thought that you was trying to ________ I was swallowing my pain I was swallowing my pain
Repeat Chorus x 2
watch out
I'm just a jealous guy, look out babe I'm just a jealous guy
cry eyes fast guy hide past
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Jealous Guy–John Lennon–Complete
I was dreaming of the past And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control I began to lose control
Chorus:
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside I was shivering inside
Repeat Chorus
(whistle)
Repeat Chorus
I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide I was swallowing my pain I was swallowing my pain
Repeat Chorus x 2
watch out I'm just a jealous guy, look out babe
I'm just a jealous guy
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Jenny from the block - Jennifer Lopez - Notes
Activity type: ordering verses
Grammar: used to
Time: 10 minutes
1. Make copies of the worksheet for every three or four students. Cut the worksheets indicated, and mix the verses.
2. Divide class into groups of three or four. Give each group a copy of the cut up worksheet.
3. Students listen to the song and put the verses in the correct order.
4. Sing together.
Follow up: What other things have changed in the singer’s life now that she is rich and famous. Write sentences using used to.
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Jenny from the block – J. Lopez - Complete
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Children grow and the women produce And the men go work And some go stealin’ Everyone's got to make a living
_______________________________________________________________________ L.O.X...yeah J.Lo...yeah Geah, geah, yo, yo..
We off the block this year Went from a low to a lot this year Everybody mad at the rocks that I wear I know where I'm goin' and I know where I'm from, you hear..
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LOX in the air.. Geah, we're at the airport out D-block From the block where everybody air-forced-out With a new white T.U.fresh Nothin' phony with us Make the money, get the mansion, bring the homies with us
_______________________________________________________________________ Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx) _______________________________________________________________________
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx) _______________________________________________________________________
From "In Livin' Color" to movie scripts From "On the 6" to "J.Lo" to "This"
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Headline clips, I stay grounded as the amounts roll in I'm real I thought I told ya (I'm real...) I'm real even on Oprah (I'm real...) That's just me, nothing phony Don't hate on me, What you get is what you see, oh... (South, South Bronx)
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx) _______________________________________________________________________
I'm down to Earth like this, rockin' this business I've grown up so much, I'm in control and lovin' it Rumors got me laughin' kid I love my life, and my public Put God first, and can't forget To stay real... (real) To me it's like breathin'... yeah...
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Yo, yo.. It takes hard work to cash checks So don't be fooled by the rocks that I got they assets You get back what you put out Even if you take the good route can't count the hood out
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After a while, you don't know who to blend with Just keep it real with the ones you came in with Best thing to do is stay low, LOX and J.Lo They act like they don't but they know, Yeah "Everyone's got to make a living..."
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still, Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Jenny from the Bronx)
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Left Outside Alone-Anastacia–Notes
Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words. Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous.
Write “I started waiting the day I was born. I am still waiting” on the board. Tell students to make a Present Perfect Continuous sentence beginning with the words “All my life...”. The correct answer is the beginning of the song.
Time: 20 mins.
1) Write the following words on the board:
above air alone blame
despair feels game here
know love man pray
safe say understand way (three times)
2) Students match the rhyming pairs (NB: there are three different rhyming words for “way”). Point out that many are not in fact direct rhymes, but follow the vowel sounds.
3) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song ask them to try to insert the missing words, as listed above, in the correct gaps, based on context and the rhymes.
4) Play the song. Students check their predictions in 3) and complete the text.
5) Allow them to check their answers with other students, and then play the song again.
6) Correct, and sing together.
Follow up: The singer is disappointed with how her relationship has worked out. When was the last time you were disappointed by someone or something?
Key to 1): way – safe / despair – air / above – love / say – way / know – alone / feels – here / way – pray / game – blame / man - understand
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Left Outside Alone - Anastacia
[VERSE 1] All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairytale my ___________ Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel ________
I don't feel safe.. Ohhh..
[VERSE 2]
Left broken empty in ________ Wanna breath can't find __________
Thought you were sent from up __________ But you and me never had __________ So much more I have to __________
Help me find a __________
[CHORUS] And I wonder if you __________
How it really __________ To be left outside __________ When it's cold out __________
Well maybe you should __________ Just how it __________
To be left outside __________ To be left outside __________
I tell ya..
[REPEAT VERSE 1] I need to __________
[VERSE 3]
Why do you play me like a __________? Always someone else to __________ Careless, helpless little __________
Someday you might __________ There's not much more to __________
But I hope you find a __________
[REPEAT CHORUS] [fisrt line: Still I wonder if you __________… ]
I tell ya..
[REPEAT VERSE 1] I need to __________
Ohhh. Pray...
Ohh.. Heavenly father.. Save me.. Ohhhh.. Whoaooooaoooooo
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[REPEAT VERSE 1] I need to __________...
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Left Outside Alone–Anastacia–Complete
[VERSE 1] All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairytale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel safe
I don't feel safe.. Ohhh..
[VERSE 2]
Left broken empty in despair Wanna breath can't find air
Thought you were sent from up above But you and me never had love
So much more I have to say Help me find a way
[CHORUS]
And I wonder if you know How it really feels
To be left outside alone When it's cold out here
Well maybe you should know Just how it feels
To be left outside alone To be left outside alone
I tell ya..
[REPEAT VERSE 1]
I need to pray
[VERSE 3] Why do you play me like a game?
Always someone else to blame Careless, helpless little man
Someday you might understand There's not much more to say
But I hope you find a way
[REPEAT CHORUS] [fisrt line: Still I wonder if you know… ]
I tell ya..
[REPEAT VERSE 1] I need to pray
Ohhh. Pray...
Ohh.. Heavenly father.. Save me.. Ohhhh.. Whoaooooaoooooo
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[REPEAT VERSE 1] I need to pray...