The River of Dreams
by Billy Joel
Watch the video and do the following exercises.
Write in the missing prepositions.
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the middle � the nightI go walking�� my sleep the mountains � faith the river so deepI must be looking � somethingSomething sacred I lostBut the river is wideAnd it�s too hard to cross
Choose the words that you can hear.
And even doughthroughthoughthought I know the river is widewhitewildwind�I�waketaketalkwalk� down every evening and stand on the showshorestoresore�I try to cross to the opposite�sideslidesightsite So I cancan'tcanecannal� finally find what I�ve�binbeanbeenbee� looking for
Write in the missing words. The images may help.
In the middle of the �I go � in my sleepThrough the � of fearTo a�� so deepI�m a�� for somethingTaken out of my soulSomething I�d never �Something somebody�
Match the beginning and the end of the following lines.
I don�t know why����������������A� the rest of my lifeBut now I�m tired and ������������B� I go walking at night��� Hope it doesn�t take����� ��������������� C�� I don�t wanna walk anymoreUntil I find what it is��������������D�� I�ve been looking for
Unscramble the words in brackets.
In the� �(lieddm) of the nightI go walking in my (elesp)Through the� �(lejung) of doubtTo the river so� �(edpe)I know I�m� �(hcaengsir) for somethingSomething so undefinedThat it can only be seenBy the eyes of the� (inldb)In the middle of the night
I�m not sure about a life after this�knows I�ve never been a spiritual manBaptized by the , I wade into the riverThat is � to the promised landIn the middle of the nightI go walking in my sleepThrough the � of truthTo the river so deepWe all end in the �We all�� in the streamsWe�re all carried alongBy the river of ��In the middle of the night
