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.
Today’s exercise is based on a moving song, I Was Here, by the super-star artist Beyoncé. The song became part of Beyoncé’s fourth album, released in 2011, the year marking the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. The lyrics of I Was Here are about being remembered for having lived your life in full, for having touched the hearts of the people you love and for leaving a positive mark before you leave this world. It is a reminder of how valuable life is and how we should make the most of it.
Beyoncé performed this song at the United Nations headquarters in New York in 2012 as part of the global launch of World Humanitarian Day. Ban Ki-Moon, then Secretary-General of the UN, said in the introduction to her performance: “Tonight Beyoncé brings more than her stunning talents; she brings inspiration to help another person, to help another human being.”
Exercise
Fill in the missing words ⇩: difference – done – everyone – everything – happiness – here – loved – mark – more – regrets – them – thought – until – wanted
Grammar – Indefinite Pronouns 
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Indefinite Pronouns
- As all pronouns, INDEFINITE PRONOUNS substitute a noun. In this case, indefinite pronouns refer to undetermined persons or things.
- Some indefinite pronouns can be identified because they are formed by a quantifiers (EVERY, SOME, ANY AND NO) with a word that refers to a person, place or thing (ONE, BODY, WHERE OR THING).
- PERSON
- – Everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody
- (Lyrics) “Brought someone some happiness.” “…so everyone will know”.
- “Everybody in the office was happy about the extra day of holidays.”
- “He speaks so low that nobody can hear him.”
- THING
- – Everything, anything, something, nothing
- (Lyrics) “Everything that I wanted.” “Leave something to remember.”
- “We can buy something for dinner after work.”
- “There isn’t anything for lunch in the fridge.”
- PLACE
- – Everywhere, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere
- “I can see the same advertisement everywhere in the city.”
- “There is nowhere better than home.”
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Thanks for sharing!
Sunny what a beautiful and deep soul song had you put us! Thank you so much! I loved this song as soon I started to hear and analyze its Lyrics! Thanks again!
Your words are so kind , thank you Jaiber!
Thanks, Sunny, for this song. Me too I’ll love to leave marks in the heart of many people..
Thanks for sharing Dorothea!
Thank you for this beautiful song…
I got you! What else would you like to listen to?
Thanks for sharing!
I like the letter but not de song.
What kind of song would you like to hear then?
Thanks for sharing!