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Lyrics: Safe And Sound

Listening 4 min Lyrics Intermediate

Vocabulary - 13 contextual words

Grammar - Could

Pronunciation - American

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.

For today’s lyrics we bring you Safe and Sound by American indie pop duo Capital Cities. This synth-pop song will have you headbanging your head with its happy rhythm. Enjoy it!

Exercise

Fill in the missing words: I – you – falling – could – up – safe – see – Even – next – love – We’re – appreciate – fill. ⇩

This activity is case sensitive so make sure to use capital letters when needed.

Grammar

Can you…?/Could you..?

We can ask questions about possibilities with could.

The structure is could + subject + verb. We often use this structure to politely ask people to do things for us:
Could you carry this bag for me?
Could they meet at an earlier time?
Could Rashad and Bruce teach me how to use this program?
Could you ask Vince to call me before he leaves the office?

Remember, we use can to ask for permission or to give permission to others:
Can I leave early?
You can play basketball with us.
He can speak when she finishes her presentation.

We use can to make offers, but we use could to make suggestions:
Can I help you?
Can we lift those boxes for you?
We could meet for dinner later.
Trisha could drive when we go to the beach.