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.
Great versions! Today we propose a great oldie ballad, but performed by new musicians. The well known song Nights in White Satin, originally written and played by the British band The Moody Blues, is covered by the novel sister duo Larkin Poe in this shorter and beautiful version.
Larkin Poe is a Nashville, Tennessee, duo formed by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell. Their band plays roots rock, a music that looks back to rock’s origins in folk, blues and country music. The band performed at the 2014 and 2016 Glastonbury Festival, and were voted “Best Discovery of Glastonbury 2014.”
The Nights in White Satin lyrics are about yearning for a loved one from a distance. The words also imply that it is unrequited love: “Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send..” and “Just what I’m going through they can’t understand.” A beautiful and moving love song. Enjoy!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words ⇩: always – cannot – Gazing – how – never – Nights – satin – truth – understand – written
This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.
Grammar – Adverbial Phrases of Frequency 
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Adverbial Phrases of Frequency
- We use ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY to talk about HOW FREQUENTLY an action occurs, or how likely something is to happen.
- Common examples include:
- – Always (100% of the time)
- – Often / Frequently (more than 70% of the time)
- – Usually (more than 50% of the time)
- – Sometimes (about 50% of the time)
- – Occasionally (varies)
- – Rarely (less than 30% of the time)
- – Hardly ever (almost 0%)
- – Never (0% of the time)
- 1- We usually place ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY before the MAIN VERB:
- –Never meaning to send… (Lyrics)
- –Never reaching the end… (Lyrics)
- –Beauty had always been… (Lyrics)
- -I usually eat pasta for lunch.
- -Andy and Ross never tell jokes.
- -Alexi sometimes walks around his neighborhood.
- 2- Some ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY go between AUXILLARY VERB and the MAIN VERB:
- -I don’t always cook spicy food!
- -We can sometimes help our neighbors with housework.
- -She has never seen Berlin, Paris, or Prague.
- 3- When we use TO BE, we always place the ADVERB OF FREQUENCY after it:
- -I’m always late!
- -You are never on time!
- -He is usually well-dressed.
- -Karen is rarely angry.
- 4- We can place some ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY at the beginning or end of a sentence when we want to emphasize the adverb. We place “usually,” “often,” “sometimes” and “occasionally” at the beginning of a sentence, and “sometimes” and “often” at the end of the sentence:
- -I go to the gym often.
- -Usually you forget to call me!
- 5- Usually place expressions like “once a year,” “twice a week,” “three times a day” at the end of the sentence as well.
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Thanks Sunny for this great song. Take care
It’s a beautiful song. Thank you
Thank you! it’s great to learn this way.
Very nice atmosphere. Thanks
Wow, i like it this song,