A Whole Listening Activity Worksheet

A
Whole
Listening
Worksheet

SILENT WATCH/BEFORE LISTENING

1- Who is singing? Can you guess?
2- Where and when is she singing?
3- What do you think the subject of the song is?
Here is the URL link for the Video clip:
http://rapidshare.com/files/41591471/alcomplicated.rar
Or
http://rs98.rapidshare.com/files/41591471/alcomplicated.rar

WHILE LISTENING
1- Listen to the song. What is the song’s subject? Check the right answer and justify it.
a- LIFE
b- LOVE
c- DEATH
d- FUN/ ENTERTAINMENT

2- Listen to the opening of the clip and write what they say?
3- What do we mean by these words? Translate if necessary!

Life
………………………………………………………
Cause
………………………………………………………
Chill out
………………………………………………………
Frustrated
………………………………………………………
Preppy
………………………………………………………
Crawl
………………………………………………………
Break
………………………………………………………
Faked
………………………………………………………
Act
………………………………………………………

4- Read the lyrics silently. Then, click on play and write the missing words or sentences.

Uh huh, life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is
Cause life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is

Chill out whatcha 1-................... for?
2-................it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see

I like you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car
And you're talking to me one on one but you've become
Somebody else like everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so 3-.................?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me
4-..................
Life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honestly
And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

You come over unannounced
Dressed up like you're somethin' else
Where you are and where it's at you see
You're making me
Laugh out when you strike your pose
5-.................all your preppy[NE1] clothes
You know you're not fooling anyone
When you've become
Somebody else like everyone else
Watching your back, like you can't relax
Trying to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me
Frustrated
Life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honestly
You promise me I'm never gonna find you faked
No no no

Chill out [NE2] whatcha 6-.................. for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see
Somebody else like everyone else
You're watching your back, like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool; you look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me
7-...................
Life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into
Honestly
You promise me I'm never gonna find you faked
No no

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you’re somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honestly
8-.................................................................................
no no no
AVRIL AVIGNE


POST-LISTENING
1- What do you think of the whole clip?
2- Write a ten lines paragraph describing what you think of your friends?

Here is the URL link to the Video Clip:
http://rapidshare.com/files/41591471/alcomplicated.rar
Or
http://rs98.rapidshare.com/files/41591471/alcomplicated.rar




Footnotes:
[NE1]A YOUNG PERSON WHO GOES OR WENT TO AN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE SCHOOL AND WHO DRESSES AND ACTS INA WAY THAT IS THOUGHT TO BE TYPICAL OF SUCH A SCHOOL (AMER ENG , INFORMAL)

[NE2]TO RELAX AND STOP FEELING ANGRY OR NERUS ABOUT SOMETHING