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Lyrics: Stay With Me

Listening 3 min Lyrics Intermediate

Vocabulary - 11 contextual words

Grammar - Questions (order)

Pronunciation - British

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.

Stay With Me by Sam Smith is from their debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour. The album had international success and won several awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. Smith has won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award as well as a Golden Globe and an Academy Award through their career. (Sam Smith identifies as non-binary and therefore prefers to be referred to as ‘they/them’ instead of ‘he/him’ or ‘she/her’.)

Exercise

Fill in the missing words. good – But – man – stay – clear – see – seem – self – So – my – This ⇩

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

Grammar – Questions (order)

When we make questions, we place an AUXILLARY VERB (do/be/can) first, then the SUBJECT, then the VERB …

Questions (order)

When we make questions, we place an AUXILLARY VERB (do/be/can) first, then the SUBJECT, then the VERB:

“Is Sam short or tall?”
“Can you help me?”
“Do you like football?”

When we ask questions in all English VERB TENSES, the SUBJECT is before the VERB, although many other words change:

“Did you call your mother?”
“Have the children been studying English?”
“Had she already bought the groceries?”
“Will the suitcases be packed?”
“Should I exercise with my brother on Saturday?”