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.
In honour of Eddie Van Halen, who passed away 3 years ago, today’s exercise is based on Jump. The song, Jump was released in 1983 and is still to date Van Halen’s most successful single.
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed by the Van Halen brothers, Eddie and Alex, and other musicians. The band is one of the best selling hard rock bands and is known for its energetic live shows and for the work of its acclaimed lead guitarist, Eddie Van Halen.
The recently departed Eddie was a musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. He was the main songwriter for the band. Eddie Van Halen is regarded as one of the all-time great guitar players in rock history and was well known for popularizing the “tapping guitar solo” technique, playing the guitar with both bands on the fingerboard.
On October 6, 2020, Eddie Van Halen died from throat cancer, an illness he had been battling since 2001. He was only 65 years old. RIP. Eddie.
Exercise
Fill in the missing words ⇩: ahead – begin – down – go – jump – know – machine – might – see – worst
This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.
Grammar – Use of MIGHT AS WELL 
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Use of MIGHT AS WELL
- We use MIGHT AS WELL OR MAY AS WELL to make suggestions.
- Both are used when there are no better choices or options in a situation and we think of some suggestions for the easiest or most logical course of action.
- Both forms are fairly informal and MIGHT AS WELL is more common.
- – (Lyrics) “Might as well jump…”
- – “You might as well get a taxi from the station. It will be quicker.”
- – “The storm is severe today; you might as well stay at home.”
- – “You may as well put your mask on. The others will arrive soon.”
- – “I am in the neighbourhood so I might as well go to your house.”
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