Foundation: Kate Nash

This activity can be done with the song and the video or just with the song.

It talks about a couples relationship and has some very idiomatic and British slang.

Kate Nash is very popular at the moment in the UK and this song may just be good to introduce discussions on relationships.

Foundation Kate Nash

1. This is a girlfriend talking about her boyfriend. How does she feel about him?

2. Now listen to the song and match the underlines phrases to the phrases below

you drank too much I don´t care (x2) you are planning something

the relationship won´t last To provoke someone you are stupid white

good looking I can´t stand you stop talking about soemthing

Thursday night, every thing's fine, except you've got that look in your eye
when I'm tellin' a story and you find it boring, you're thinking of something to say.
You'll go along with it then drop it and humiliate me in front of our friends.

Then I'll use that voice that you find annoyin' and say something like
"yeah, intelligent input, darlin', why don't you just have another beer then?"

Then you'll call me a bitch and everyone we're with will be embarrassed,
and I won´t give a shit.

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,but I can't.
And every time we fight I know it's not right,
every time that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget, but I can't.

You said I must eat so many lemons,´cause i am so bitter.
I said "I'd rather be with your friends mate 'cause they are much fitter."

Yes, it was childish and you got aggressive,and I must admit that I was a bit scared, but it gives me thrills to wind you up.

(Chorus )

Your face is pasty 'cause you've gone and got so wasted, what a surprise.
Don't want to look at your face 'cause it's makin' me sick.
You've gone and got sick on my trainers,
I only got these yesterday.
Oh, my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this.

Well, I'll leave you there 'till the mornin', and I purposely won´t turn the heating on and dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one.
( Chorus )

After the song, discuss with your partner: -

3. What do you think will happen to this relationship? Now watch the video

Don´t Lie: Black Eyed Peas

This song, by the Black Eyed peas is very good to open a discussion about lying. I have found the subject and song particularly good for teenagers

Lying

Match the phrases together

1. Learn a) fibs

2. Sorry b)lies

3. Forge c) a signature

4.The truth d)lies

5.Feel e)for

6.Nose f) comes out

7. Tell a g)lesson

8.Tell h)like a fool

9.A book of i)for (doing)

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry
Hey, baby ___________________
I noticed it be growing when I been ______ them _____
Now you say your trust's getting weaker
Probably coz my lies just started getting deeper
And the reason for my confession is that I ______ my _____
And I really think you ought to know the truth
Because I lied and I cheated and I lied a little more
But after I did it I don't know what I did it for
I admit that I have been a little immature
*&%&$ with your heart like I was the predator
In my book of lies I was the editor and the author
I ______ my ______ and now I _______ ____ what I did to you
Cos what you did to me I did to you

No,no, no, no baby, no, no, no, no don't lie

No, no, no, no, yeah, you know, know, know, know, you gotta try
What you gonna do when it all ______ _____

When I really see you & what you're all about
No, no, no baby, no, no, no, no don't lie
Yeah, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you gotta try

She said I'm leaving cos she can't take the pain
It's hard to continue this love it ain't the same
Can't forget the things that I've done inside her brain
Too many lies committed too many games
She _____________ getting on the last train
Trying to maintain but the feeling won't change
I'm sorry for the things that I've done and what I became
Caught up in living my life in the fast lane
Blinded by lights, cameras, you know the fame
I don't know the reason why I did these things
And I lie and I lie and I lie and I lie and now our emotions are drained (x2)
[Chorus]

[TABOO]
Yo, I'm lying to my girl even though I love her
And she all in my world I give her all my attention and diamonds & pearls
She's the one who makes me feel on top of the world
Still I lie to my girl, I do it

Questions

Use the language in the second part of the some and with your partner imagine you are the girls.

Explain to the man why you are leaving and how you feel

Answers

Nose is getting big

Tell fibs

A book of lies

Forge a signature

Tell lies

Apologize for

The truth comes out

Learn a lesson

Feel like a fool

Sorry for (doing)

Against all odds

Either the Mariah Carey version or the Phil Collins original will do

This simple song just has the students put the pronouns into the spaces. This of course should be done first.
It can be used at any level and is equally challenging. The student have to think and understand what has come before and after each space. It is fin

Copy and past and print. Then you are ready.


Against All Odds

Insert YOU I ME WE into the song lyrics

How can I just let ____ walk away,
just let ____ leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with ____, ooh
_____'re the only one who really knew ___ at all

How can ____ just walk away from me,
when all ___ can do is watch ____ leave
Cos ___'ve shared the laughter and the pain,
and even shared the tears
_____'re the only one who really knew ___ at all

So take a look at ___ now,
'cos there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind ____,
just the memory of your face
Take a look at ____ now,
'cos there's just an empty space
And _____ coming back to ______
is against all odds and that's what ___'ve got to face

I wish ____ could just make _____ turn around,
turn around and see _____ cry
There's so much I need to say to _____,
so many reasons why
_____'re the only one who really knew ____ at all

So take a look at _____ now,
'cos there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind ____,
just the memory of your face
Take a look at ____ now,
'cos there's just an empty space
But to wait for _____,
well that's all ____ can do and that's what ____'ve got to face
Take a good look at _____ now,
'cos _____'ll still be standing here
And _____ coming back to _____ is against all odds
That's the chance _____'ve got to take, oh, oho

Just take a look at ____ now