Music Your English | Learn English Through Songs

Activity 1

Verse 1

Place each complete verb form in the correct lyric gap while you listen.

New York Cityso blue

My friendsblunts in the bathroom

They say that honest love is a cage

Thatyou feel free

And all the girls at this partyso cool

Thata thing that I could do

But Ibut imagine

What you say when you speak with me

Activity 2

Chorus: Part 1

Rearrange the highlighted words or sentence parts within each lyric line.

You're a

And my clothes all caught aflame

You should feel

When somebody says your name

I'm a

The boulevard without a brake

And

Any stupid song could ever say

Activity 3

Chorus: Part 2

Select the word or verb form you hear in each line.

I'm a heart of wax

And I'm in the sun

I'm a thread on your shirt

That is coming undone

I feel right, I wrong

I feel totally insane

And I you more than

Any stupid song ever say

Activity 4

Verse 2

Click an emoji to place it in the next gap, or drag it to a specific gap while you listen.

Walking through thewith my head high

Past all the college girls and the drunk guys

And if there is a God

He's the bond that's between us

Seven nights alone and a skipped meal

I'm sleeping in myand my high heels

And I'm tooto say what I see

When I dream of you

Activity 5

Bridge

Click or drag words into the correct lyric gaps. Three words are extra. This section repeats in the recording, but complete it once.

Every night like the one

Dream of you from like 1:00 to

Positively and truly sure

Nobody's wanted somebody

It's thethat I can't ignore

Tell your friends that you're, I'm yours

With the hand on my heart, I swore

stupid song

Warm-up Questions

Match The Words To Their Meanings

Use The New Words

Listen To The Song

Verse 1

Chorus: Part 1

Chorus: Part 2

Verse 2

Bridge

Check All Answers

Talk About The Song

Express Yourself

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