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Tanita Tikaram ´Twist in my sobriety´




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Tanita Tikaram ' Twist in my sobriety'

 
I. Write in missing words:
 
'Twist in My  ' is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram.   as a single in 1988 from her   album 'Ancient Heart', it was a top ten hit in many   countries,   at #2 in Austria and Germany, though it achieved only   success in the US and Australia.
 
 
II. Listen to the song and do the tasks:
 
Write in the missing words:
 
All God's   need travelling  
Drive your problems from here
All good   read good  
Now your conscience is clear
I hear you talk  
Now your conscience is clear
 
Choose correct word:

In the morning when I wipe / weep my brow
Wipe the mine / miles away
I like to think I can be so wild / willed
And never do what / which you say
I'll never hear /  here you
And never do what / which  you say
Put in correct order:
 
CHORUS
 More than twist in my sobriety (x3)
 Look your love has drawn red from my hands
 From my hands you know you'll never be
 Look my eyes are just holograms
 
Unscramble those words:

We just poked a little  EYMTP pie
For the fun that people had at  IGNTH
Late at night don't need  OIIYHTSLT
Timid smile and  UEASP to free
 
Write in the missing words:
I don't care about their different  
Different   are good for me
Up in arms and   and whole
All God's children took their  
CHORUS
 
Write in missing words:
 
of tea, take time to think, yeah
Time to a life, a life, a life
Sweet and handsome
Soft and
You out 'til you've seen the light
out 'til you've seen the light
 
Match the halves:
 
1. Half the people                                        got to sell 
2. Read them good                                       have to sell
3. Pretty people,                                         and well 
4. People have                                           nervous people
5. News you                                               read the papers

CHORUS (x2)
 
III. Synonyms.
 
forehead pursuit, hunt
open, light various
danger enmity, aggression
 
IV. Antonyms.
 
hard ugly  
calm sour
brave, fearless early
 
V. Wordsearch. Find these words: conscience, half, holograms, hostility, poked, porky, thoughts, timid, twist, sobriety, wipe.
 

 

VI. Crossword.
 






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1. The state of being sober.
2. Either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole.
3. The being which made the universe, the Earth and its people and is believed to have an effect on all things.
4. Pleasure, enjoyment, entertainment.
5. A special type of photograph or image made with a laser in which the objects shown look solid, as if they are real, rather than flat.
6. The brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen.
7. To change information so that it gives the message you want it to give, especially in a way that is dishonest.
8. To give something to someone else in return for money.
 The answer is:  .