Lets begin with a song

English Worksheet – Listening/writing activities
A) Listen to the following song for the first time and answer the questions below:

1- What’s the title of the song? ______________________________________________

2- Who is the singer? ______________________________________________________

3- What’s the song about? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



B) Listen to the song again and complete the lyrics with the missing words. Note: they are all verbs in the Simple Past. Some are repeated.

C) Listen to the song for a third time and check your answers. Correct them, if it is necessary.

D) Some expressions may cause difficulties in understanding the lyrics. Match the expressions with their definition.

Definition                                                  Expression taken from the song

- electric guitar

- coin (USA/Canada) worth 10 cents

- never have success

- it is not worth

- place, esp. a cinema or restaurant, where one is entertained or served without leaving one’s car

- doing nothing

- unable to be quiet

- relax after a period of work or tension

- covered entrance to a building

E) Tick the right answer, according to the text.
1) The singer is remembering:

a - last summer.

b - his best summer ever.

c – the summer he spent with his girlfriend.

2) He:

a - loved this summer.

b - hated this summer.

c – wished the summer was over soon.

3) In the summer, he:

a – had fun and did nothing.

b – worked and was alone all the time.

c – played the guitar, worked, had a girlfriend and had fun with his friends.

4) Now he is:

a –recalling those days.

b – playing in a professional band.

c – working in a restaurant.



F) Circle the feelings the singer puts into evidence in this song.
sadness  nostalgia  euphoria  anger  tiredness  happiness  boredom

G) Summer and holidays – vocabulary extension. Complete the table below.



PLACES ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION TRANSPORTATION SUMMER SPORTS

seaside    going to the beach      family home          car        beach volleyball
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H) Describe your last summer holidays. Use the Simple Past and refer to:

 length of the holidays

 places

 activities

 summer sports

 companionship

 accommodation

 transportation

 the best and the worst

Welcome back to school!


Your English teacher: Ana Paula Amaro