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

Choose the correct verbs

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

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

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

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

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

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.