So SickNe-Yo

1. Match the words in the left to their possible complements.

2. Use the expressions from #1 to fill in the blanks. Make any necessary changes.Mmmm mmm yeah

Do do do do do do do-doOhh Yeah

Gotta change my answering machineNow that I'm alone

Cuz right now it says that weCan't come to the phone

And I know it makes no senseCuz you (1) _________ ______ the door

But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore

(it's ridiculous)It's been months

And for some reason I just(can't (2) _______ ________ us)

And I'm stronger than this(enough is enough)No more walking round

With my head downI'm so over being blue

Crying over you

And I'm so sick of love songsSo tired of tears

So done with wishing you were still hereSaid I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow

So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?

Gotta fix that calendar I haveThat's marked July 15th

Because since there's no more youThere's no more anniversary

I'm so (4) ______ ______ with my thoughts of

youAnd your memory

And how every song reminds meOf what used to be

That's the reason I'm so sick of love songsSo tired of tears

So done with wishing you were still hereSaid I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow

So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?

(Leave me alone)Leave me alone(Stupid love songs)

Don’t make me think about her smile

Or having my first childLet it go

(5) _____ _____ the radio

Cuz I'm so sick of love songsSo tired of tears

So done with wishing she was still hereSaid I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow

So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?(why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?)

Said I'm so sick of love songsSo tired of tears

So done with wishing she was still hereSaid I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow

So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?(why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?)

3. Discuss.a) What is wrong with his answering machine? Why doesn’t he fix it?b) What is the problem with his calendar? c) Why does he want to turn off the radio?

4. Enough is enough! Are these sentences true about you? a) I’m done and over with some people

who I once considered friends.b) I’m sick and tired of my mother

telling me what to do.c) I’m fed up with my school teachers.

a wonderful ex-boyfriendon your familythe air conditioningthe tvyour spoiled little brother

be fed up withget overwalk outturn off

ESL Printable HitsName: _____________________________________________________________________________

Teacher: _________________________ Level: _________________ Date: ____/ ____ / _____

Prepared by Natália Guerreiro

d) Getting over crushes is a piece of cake.

e) So Sick reminds me of a very special someone.

TO BE USED WITH NE-YO’S SONG “SO SICK”Answer Key

1. be fed up with your spoiled little brother, get over a wonderful ex-boyfriend, walk out on your family, turn off the tv, turn off the air conditioning

2. Cuz you (1) walked out the door (can't (2) get over us)So why can't I (3) turn off the radio?I'm so (4) fed up with my thoughts of you (5) Turning off the radio

3. a) What is wrong with his answering machine? Why doesn’t he fix it?They have recorded the message together saying “We can’t come to the phone”, but she doesn’t live there anymore. He doesn’t change the message because listening to it is the only way he can hear her voice.b) What is the problem with his calendar? The calendar has a mark around their anniversary, but now they broke up there’s not going to be an anniversary.c) Why does he want to turn off the radio?Because he can’t stand love songs now that he is heartbroken.