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"Summer Wine"
by
The Corrs & Bono
1.
Listen and fill in the missing words with the help of the pictures
, cherries and an angel's
in spring
My summer
is really made from all these things
1st stanza: Put the verbs in the correct tense
I
(
walk
) in town on silver spurs that jingled to
and
(sing)
a song that I
(sing)
just for a few
She
(see)
my silver spurs and
(say)
let's pass some time
And I
(give)
to you...summer wine
Ohhhhh...summer wine
Chorus: Fill in the missing words
Strawberries,
and an
's kiss in spring
My summer
is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the
And I will give to you...summer wine
Ohhhh...summer wine
2nd stanza: Choose the correct word
My eyes
fell
grow
grew
threw
heavy and my lips they could not
speak
stick
spit
pick
I tried to
get
stand
put
stay
up but I could not find my
feet
fit
heat
feel
she reassured me with an unfamiliar
style
sail
soul
smile
and
them
then
so
yet
she gave to me more summer wine
Ohhhh...summer wine
Chorus
3rd stanza: Unscramble the lines
Our silver spurs were gone
When we woke up
Who took the silver spurs a dollar and a dime
the sun was shining in our eyes
my head felt twice its size
And left us cravin' for more summer wine
Ohhhh...summer wine
Read the informaton about the Corrs in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corrs
and answer the following questions
1) The original song was sung by
a) Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
b) Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazzlewood
c) Ville Vallo and Natalia Avelon
2) In the video the singer and the violinist are
a) sisters
b) cousins
c) schoolmates
3) Andrea plays
a) the tin whistle
b) the violin
c) the drums
4) The group's music is characterised as
a) pop rock
b) folk jazz
c) folk rock
5) The group performed at the Summer Olympics of
a) 1996
b) 2000
c) 2004