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.
In today’s song we bring you How Deep Is Your Love , a 70’s hit by Bee Gees. This song is considered one of the greatest hits of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine. Enjoy it!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words: – should – mean – softly – eyes – fools – wander – Breaking – door – show – me – breeze – darkest – living – down – when. ⇩
This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.
Grammar
Contractions (I’d like)
Contractions allow us to give more information in less time. They make speech smoother, and are less formal.
We use apostrophes ( ‘ ) to make them: I’m, you’re, he/she/it’s, they’re, we’re, -‘ve, -‘s, ‘d, and -n’t.
We often use contractions with auxiliary verbs (to be/to do/to have):
Good afternoon, I am Sam Wainwright (formal). Hi, I‘m Sam Wainwright (informal).
Please excuse me, I have a meeting at six o’clock (formal). Sorry, I‘ve got a a meeting at six (informal).
She is Elizabeth, the Queen of England (formal). She‘s Liz, my friend from college (informal).
We also use contractions with not. Remember, we don’t normally use two contractions together (not I’ven’t!, I’ve not or haven’t):
I‘m not excited about this.
He‘s not Ishmael, he‘s Abraham or He isn’t Ishmael, he‘s Abraham.
I don’t eat meat.
She doesn’t like exercising.
We don’t play tennis.
She‘s not got an extra pen or She hasn’t got an extra pen.
Haven’t you got a minute?
I haven’t got time to help you.
The contraction ‘d is used for would, could, should.
We often use the polite form I’d like ______ (I would like) to say I want ______ in a more polite way or to talk about our desires.
The structure is subject + -‘d + like/prefer + verb/object:
I‘d like some ice cream.
I‘d like to rest for a few minutes.
He‘d like a normal suit, nothing fancy.
She’d like a more relaxing job.
We‘d like a room with a good view of the city.
They’d like to run in the morning, but they don’t have time.
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