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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  heavy and my lips they could not
    I tried to  up but I could not find my
    she reassured me with an unfamiliar
    and  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