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Fill in the Lyrics: Aquarius

Listening 5 min Lyrics Intermediate

Vocabulary - 13 contextual words

Pronunciation - American

Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. This week is dedicated to the cosmos and space, so we propose a very well know song called Aquarius, which was composed for the Broadway musical Hair, turned into a film in 1979. The hippy counterculture of the 1960’s and 1970’s is frequently referred to as the Age of Aquarius and this song is about the values of peace and love that the hippies yearned for. The video comes from the film Hair, an oldie rock musical that is still great to watch today if you want understand the hippy peace movement.

These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates so that they can learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.

Exercise

Fill in the missing words. ⇩

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Grammar – Conjunctions

We use AND/BUT/SO to connect words (or phrases) to each other. In formal speech and writing…

Conjunctions

We use AND/BUT/SO to connect words (or phrases) to each other. In formal speech and writing, we do not start a sentence with AND/BUT/SO
-We use AND to give more information or add something.
She has a bicycle and a car.
Andy goes to the restaurant every Friday and always orders the same meal.
I like vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
-We use OR to give alternatives.
We can go to the beach or we can to to the mountains.
Do you want strawberry or vanilla ice cream?
-We use BUT to give different, contrary, or unexpected information.
They want to go but they can’t.
I like to play sports but I do not have a favorite team.
The dress is beautiful but expensive.