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.
February is all about love. This week’s song is Back for Good by Take That, one of the most popular boy bands of the 90s.
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. – came – celebrated – wrong – just – right – wasn’t – lipstick – did – separation – Whenever – mean – room – sing – forever – picture – shattered – understood – guess – again. ⇩
This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.
Grammar
Subordinated clauses (before, after, even, without)
We use subordinated clauses to add to or change the meaning of a clause (phrase or idea).
The additional information that a subordinated clause adds might change how we understand the information. For example:
The team entered the jungle. vs. Not knowing the danger, the team entered the jungle.
In the second sentence, a subordinated clause adds information that makes us believe entering the jungle was risky or foolish; it tells us that something dangerous may happen later in the narration.
We can usually place the subordinate clause before, after, or even within the main clause:
Eager to see her results, the student opened the letter quickly. / The student, eager to see her results, opened the letter quickly.
Ready for anything, I opened the door. / I opened the door, ready for anything.
Without having studied, they sat down nervously to take the maths exam.
Yes this song remember me when I was younger. It uses many past verbs, so it’s a good training. Thanks a lot
Nice!
Nice song! Thanks Marion!
Today it’s Valentine day! and is a wonderful song to celebrate it.
I loved it