1. PINK - JUST GIVE ME A REASON
Exercise 1 : Fill in the gaps
Right from the …...............
You were a …....................
You stolemyheart
And I yourwilling……………..
I let yousee the parts of me
That weren't all that ….....................
And withevery …................... youfixedthem
Nowyou've been talking in your ….................... oh, oh
Thingsyouneversay to me oh, oh
Tell me thatyou'vehadenough
Of our love, our love
Exercise 2 : Put the lines in the right order
…...............It's been written in the scarsonourhearts
…...............It's in the stars
…..............And wecanlearn to love again
…..............Just a second we're not brokenjustbent
…..............That we're not brokenjustbent
…..............And wecanlearn to love again
…..............Just giveme areason
…..............Just a littlebit'senough
Exercise 3 : Choose the right words to complete the sentences
I'm …...............(pretty/ sorry) I don'tunderstand
Where all of thisis …...........( running /coming) from
I thoughtthatwewere …............... (right/ fine)
Oh wehad …................(anything / everything)
Yourheadis running …...........(wild / pride) again
Mydearwestill have everythin'
And it's all in your …...............(mind / grind)
(Yeah but thisishappenin')
You've been havin' real bad …................(rhymes / dreams) oh, oh
You used to …................(lie / cry) so close to me oh oh
There'snothing more thanempty …..............(ships /sheets)
Betweenour love, our love
Oh our love, our love
Exercise 4 : Fill in the gaps with the followingwords
dust / heart / scars / clean / pouring / stopped / rust/ ducts / holding
I never …...............
You'restillwritten in the …................ on my …..............
You're not brokenjustbent
And wecanlearn to love again
Oh tear …................ and ….............
I'llfixit for us
We'recollecting …..............
But ourlove'senough
You're …................. it in
You're …................. a drink
No nothingis as bad as itseems
We'll come …....................
2. Exercise 5 : Here are some phrases and words from the song, match them to their definitions.
A/ A thief 1/To repair
B/ willing 2/To be brought into a state of tension
C/ To fix 3/A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding
D/ To be bent 4/Savage
E/ A Scar 5/Favourably disposed
F/ Wild 6/A tube
G/ A sheet 7/A person who steals something from another
H/ A duct 8/Any corrosive or debilitating influence, especially lack of use
I/ Rust 9/To serve a beverage
J/ Dust 10/A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed
K/ To pour 11/Fine, dry particles of matter
Exercise 6: Answer the following questions.
1/ What is the song about?
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2/ What is the difference between the beginning of the song and its end?
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3/ How does Pink feel?
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4/ Do you think she wants to give up?
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5/ Does her boyfriend agree? In which state of mind is he?
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6/ What do you think of this song? Do you like it? Why or why not?
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