Listening and Web Search: Mystery by Hugh Laurie (Dr House)

Listening and Web Search

Hugh Laurie

Mystery

Watch the video and do the following exercises

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Choose the correct verbs

This is a song I�rodewrotebroughtbought a long time ago, a very long time ago called �Mystery�

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Mystery

All my life has��beanbebeenpea a mystery

You and I�wearwereworeworn� never ever�mentmendmeanmeant� to be

That's why I�callcalledcoldcould� my love for you a mystery

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Different country�

You and I��havehadhasheave� always�livelivedleaveleaved� in a different country

And I know that airline tickets don't�grewgogrowglow� on a tree

So what�keepedclappedsleptkept� us apart is plain for me to�seeseenseasean

That much at least��thishisisthese� not really a mystery

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Unscramble the words

Estuary

I live in a�� (tobuseaoh) on an estuary

Which is� (hyadn) for my work with the �(rtoP) Authority

But I� (nowk) you would have� (udfno) it insanitary

Insanitary

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Tick the word that you can hear

Hatred����Hated me

I'd be foolish��fully to ignore the possibility

That if we'd ever actually meat��met, you might have taken� shaken a violent dislike to me

Still, that's not the only problem that I��can�t� can see

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Unscramble the lines of the verse

� So why do I still long for you?

� You've been dead now . . . wait a minute, let me see...

� Why did I write this song for you?

� As a human being you are history

� Well, I guess it's just a mystery

� Mystery

Just a mystery

� Dead since 1993

� Fourteen years come next January

� Why is my love so strong for you?

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1 Hugh Laurie has a degree in these subjects. 2 The name of his partner � 3 He played in such progarmmes the beginning of his career � 4 He became famous in this country in the 21st century. � 5 The number of the Emmy awards Hugh Laurie has won � 6 He started his acting career in such a place. � 7 He used to do this sport. � 8 He describes Dr House in this way.

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