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 well-known ballad from the 1970’s, You’ve Got A Friend by the American singer James Taylor. Originally written by Carole King, this song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards. Enjoy it!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words: friend – wherever – there – eyes – summer – loving – be – name – running – you – am – good – out – dark – friend – head – name – spring – running – darkest – take. ⇩
Grammar
Contractions and slangs
Many times, in lyrics, we can find an informal type of vocabulary. This is why we find things like contractions and slang words. Here are some examples of contractions and slang we can find in lyrics:
– ’bout = about
– don’tcha = don’t you
– ain’t = am not, is not, are not, has not or have not
– ’cause / ‘coz = because
– -in’ ending like in thinkin’ or losin’ (it looses the g in -ing to sound more informal)
– dunno = don’t know
– lemme = let me
– gimme = give me
– gonna = going to
– gotta = got to
– wanna = want to
– kinda = kind of
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The lyrics are so beautiful and moving
I didn’t understand loving care, but helping hand instead!
A friend described in the beautiful song ˝You’ve got a friend˝ sung by James Taylor is a treasure and not easy to find. Who takes care of you in all seasons, like winter, spring, summer, or fall. He’s like a guardian angel who protects you from all evil. I enjoyed the tune and lyric very much, especially the part in the song: You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am, I’ll come running.
The song has a good message about the true friendship.I love it!
I think this song is amazing, with a liryc incredible, it’s a song for the friendly