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MANIC MONDAY by the Bangles / the world of work




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WATCH THIS VIDEO AND THEN COMPLETE THE GAPS:
Six o'clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was Valentino
By a� blue Italian stream
But I can't be late
'Cause then I guess I just won't
These are the days
When you� your� was already made

It's just another manic Monday
I� it was Sunday
'Cause that's my
My I don't have to
It's just another manic Monday

Have to catch an early train
Got to be to work by nine
And if I had an air-o-plane
I still couldn't
'Cause it takes me so long
Just to� what I'm gonna wear
Blame it on the train
But the� is already there

All of the nights
Why did my lover have to� last night
To get down
Doesn't it matter
That I have to� the both of us
Employment's
He tells me in his bedroom voice
C'mon , let's go make some noise
Time it goes so
When you're having fun
A � ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SONG. ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT:
  1. What was she doing when she realized it was already morning?
  2. What happens if she gets late for work?
  3. Does she like �Mondays�?
  4. How is she going to work?
  5. What is she going to wear? Explain.
  6. Who�s already at work?
  7. Did she have fun last night? How do you know?
  8. Why does she have to work for both of them?
�B � Find the antonyms for these words/expressions:
  1. Late
  2. Employment
  3. Fast