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STRANGE FRUIT -BILLIE HOLIDAY




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STRANGE FRUIT - BILLIE HOLIDAY

I LEXICAL ACTIVITY
Find 16 words in the following grid

�PUT EACH OF THESE WORDS IN THE CORRECT LIST

BODY NATURE WEATHER
B
B
E
F
M
C
F
L
M
P
R
T
B
R
S
W
�

II LISTENING COMPREHENSION:

Listen to Billie Holiday's song and fill in the lyrics:

�
Southern��bear�strange ,
�on the �and �at the ,
Black �swinging in the southern ,
Strange fruit hanging from the �trees.
�
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging �and the twisted ,
Scent of , sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning .
�
Here is the fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the �to gather, for the �to suck,
For the �to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter