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 we propose a love ballad which was a huge hit in 1982. The lovely song Words was the biggest success of guitarist, singer and songwriter FR David’s career, released in his solo debut album. FR David is a French musician born in Tunisia and started his career by playing with bands such as Vangelis. Since the 1990’s he is focused mainly on composing for other musicians.
The song Words has clear lyrics that are easy to follow, telling the story of a man who finds it difficult to express in words how much he loves his “honey.” And it is a great song for dancing too!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. ⇩
Grammar – Conjunctions: And, But, So 
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Conjunctions: And, But, So
- 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.
- – “I reveal my heart to you and hope that you believe it’s true.”
- We use OR to give alternatives:
- – “We can go to the beach or we can go 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.”
- – “Melodies are for my best friend but my words are coming out wrong.”
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Which song would you like to practise with next?
A little repetitive don’t you think?
A naive song from the 80’s but you can guess the Vangelis Papathanasios synthesizers and samplers in the back…Maybe Vangelis wanted to kill him, at these times he was playing Short stories with Jon Anderson the former singer from Yes…
It’s a catchy song
Lovely song. Very easy to understand.
I liked this song. I wrong four fill but I hope improve my English.