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Fill in the Lyrics: Dancing in the Street

Listening 5 min Lyrics Intermediate

Vocabulary - 10 Contextual Words

Grammar - Present Continuous

Pronunciation - British

Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. Our proposal today is a well known song that was originally written by Marvin Gaye and has been performed by many artists in different versions. We bring you Dancing in the Street in the rock version by Mick Jagger and David Bowie. The two British legends of rock music recorded their version in 1985 to raise money for the Live Aid famine relief cause. Now that we can finally spend more time outdoors, let’s dance in the street (with social distancing, of course)!

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Exercise

Fill in the missing words. ⇩

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Grammar – Present Continuous

To make the present continuous we use “to be” and then the “–ing” (gerund) form of a verb…

Present Continuous

To make the present continuous we use “to be” and then the “–ing” (gerund) form of a verb. We use the present continuous to talk about things happening in the moment.
For example:
– “(We are) dancing in the street.”
– “The children are eating.”
– “I am running late.”
– “Tom is doing the project.”
We can also use the present continuous to talk about ongoing events or future plans.
“I am going to New York next week.”
“She is playing goalie in the football match on Friday.”