Prepared by Natália Guerreiro

ESL Printable Hits

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Teacher: _________________________ Level: _________________ Date: ____/ ____ / _____

So Sick
Ne-Yo

1. Match the words in the left to their possible complements.

be fed up with a wonderful ex-boyfriend

get over on your family
walk out the air conditioning
turn off the tv
your spoiled little brother

2. Use the expressions from #1 to fill in the blanks. Make any necessary changes.
Mmmm mmm yeah
Do do do do do do do-do
Ohh Yeah
Gotta change my answering machine
Now that I'm alone
Cuz right now it says that we
Can't come to the phone
And I know it makes no sense
Cuz you (1) _________ ______ the door
But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore
(it's ridiculous)
It's been months
And for some reason I just
(can't (2) _______ ________ us)
And I'm stronger than this
(enough is enough)
No more walking round
With my head down
I'm so over being blue
Crying over you
And I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?
Gotta fix that calendar I have
That's marked July 15th
Because since there's no more you
There's no more anniversary
I'm so (4) ______ ______ with my thoughts of you
And your memory
And how every song reminds me
Of what used to be
That's the reason I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?
(Leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Stupid love songs)
Don’t make me think about her smile
Or having my first child
Let it go
(5) _____ _____ the radio
Cuz I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?
(why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?)
Said I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?
(why can't I (3) _____ _____ the radio?)

3. Discuss.
a) What is wrong with his answering machine? Why doesn’t he fix it?
b) What is the problem with his calendar?
c) Why does he want to turn off the radio?

4. Enough is enough! Are these sentences true about you?

a) I’m done and over with some people who I
once considered friends.
b) I’m sick and tired of my mother telling me
what to do.
TO BE USED WITH NE-YO’S SONG “SO SICK”
c) I’m fed up with my school teachers.
d) Getting over crushes is a piece of cake.
e) So Sick reminds me of a very special
someone.
Answer Key

1. be fed up with your spoiled little brother, get over a wonderful ex-boyfriend, walk out on your family, turn
off the tv, turn off the air conditioning

2.
Cuz you (1) walked out the door
(can't (2) get over us)
So why can't I (3) turn off the radio?
I'm so (4) fed up with my thoughts of you
(5) Turning off the radio

3.
a) What is wrong with his answering machine? Why doesn’t he fix it?
They have recorded the message together saying “We can’t come to the phone”, but she doesn’t live there
anymore. He doesn’t change the message because listening to it is the only way he can hear her voice.
b) What is the problem with his calendar?
The calendar has a mark around their anniversary, but now they broke up there’s not going to be an
anniversary.
c) Why does he want to turn off the radio?
Because he can’t stand love songs now that he is heartbroken.