Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks in the song lyrics. These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates to learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
Exercise
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Today we bring you an oldie ballad that was a huge nº1 hit when it was released in the early 70’s: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, performed by Tony Orlando and Dawn.
The song tells the story of a man released from prison who has written a letter to his girlfriend. If she still welcomes him back, she is supposed to “tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree“. So he is riding on the bus and nervous because he’s not sure of what he will see.
Find out what happens by doing the exercise!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. ⇩
Grammar – First Conditional 
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First Conditional
- We use the FIRST CONDITIONAL to talk about future possibilities or things that are likely to happen in the future. For example:
- – If I have enough money, I will go to Boston this summer.
- – If you received my letter, you’ll know what to do.
- The structure of the first conditional is:
- If + present simple verb, will + infinitive
- – If the teacher is good, the class will be easy to follow.
- We can also use the first conditional in the NEGATIVE FORM. For example:
- – If the hotel is not available, I won’t book it.
- If + don’t / doesn’t + present simple verb, won’t + infinitive
- In this case, both parts of the sentence are negative, but we might find sentences where one part is negative and the other is affirmative. For example:
- – If she doesn’t study, she’ll fail her exam.
- If + don’t / doesn’t + present simple verb, will + infinitive
- – If it rains, I won’t go to the concert.
- If + present simple verb , will not / won’t + infinitive
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