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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
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