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Weekend with Music #2 - Just What I Needed (Listening A2-B1) |
Hi there, engrammers! Saturday's here again, English Song Day at Engramme. And a vintage song, once again fresh out the oven, is all we need. So let's get down to it..
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Listen & Enjoy |
Just One Thing: We could use 'Just what I needed!' in at least two different situations to mean two different things. Do you know the difference? (let us know in the comments below ;)
Which of those two different meanings is intended in this song? How do you know? (let us know in the comments below ;)
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Song Lyrics |
It's the weekend, right? No one wants to be bothered, with the lyrics lined! But the lyrics below, are all scrambled, jumbled, and not right! Could you please listen again & put them right? [put a number from 1-20 next to each line]1
I kinda2 lose my mind
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Wastin' all my time
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It's not the ribbons in your hair
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'Cause when you're standin', oh, so near
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I don’t mind you comin' here
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It's not the perfume that you wear
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And wastin' all my time [2nd time]
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I don't mind you comin' here [2nd time]
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As long as it was deep, yeah
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Talkin' in your sleep
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It doesn't matter where you've been
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You look so fancy I can tell
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You always knew to wear it well, and…
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I don't mind you hangin' out
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I don't mind you hangin' out [2nd time]
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And talkin' in your sleep [2nd time]
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I needed someone to bleed
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I guess you're just what I needed
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I guess you're just what I needed [2nd time]
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I needed someone to feed
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Happy Saturday to y'll! If you'd like to listen to last Saturday's Adam Lambert song, just click HERE. And, oh, if you subscribe to our blog e-mail, you'll get posts automatically in your inbox as soon as they appear here.
Did you notice? If you see this (& other posts) on a computer screen, you can mouse over the underlined words and see their meaning. You're welcome ;)
You're a teacher and want to use this in your lessons? We'd be glad to help (and get your invaluable feedback). Click to download a print-friendly copy HERE
1 Why this activity? Arranging jumbled lines from a song will help you focus on the words that you need and the meaninful connections between sentences. It will also help you recognize patterns in English sentences and song rhymes.↩
2 Notice the use of informal, spoken language in the song: 'kinda' (kind of), wastin' (wasting), 'cause (because). That's why listening to songs is recommended if you intend to improve your comprehension of natural, spoken language.↩
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