An Englishman in New York.

By Sting
I don't drink coffee____________ my dear
I like my toast done on the side
And you can hear it in_______________
I'm an Englishman in New York
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane ________________
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an________, I'm a legal _______
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an _______, I'm a legal _________
I'm an Englishman in New York
If manners maketh man as someone said
!hen he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
"e yourself _____________________
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
#odesty, $ro$riety can lead to notoriety
You could end u$ as the only one
%entleness, so&riety are rare in this society
At night a candle's &righter than the sun
!akes more than com&at gear to make a man
!akes more than license for a gun
'onfront your enemies, __________________
A gentleman will walk &ut __________________
If manners maketh man as someone said
!hen he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
"e yourself _____________________
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Sting
Exercise
() *isten and fill in the &lank s$aces)
+) ,hat does the title of the song suggest-
.) ,hat do these words have in common-
- modesty
- $ro$riety
- so&riety
- gentleness
/) ,hat do these $hrases mean- 'an you e0$lain with
daily life e0am$les-
- "e yourself no matter what they say)
- 1#anners maketh man2
- 1At night a candle3s &righter than the
sun2
- !akes more than com&at gear to
make a man)
4) ,hich of these two sayings do you agree more with
and why-
- 1"e yourself no matter what they
say2)
- 1,hen in 5ome, do as 5omans do2
6) ,hat are some of the challenges of &eing
yourself in a foreign country- ,hy is it good to &e
yourself sometimes-
7) According to the song, the singer is 1An Englishman
in New York2) ,hat would you &e if you were the
singer) For e0am$le 1 A 8a$anese man in New York2 -
9) If you were 1 A ________ in New york, what would
&e your greatest challenges-
:) ,hat are $ronunciation differences &etween "ritish
and American English- ,hat sentence in the song
clearly ca$tures the idea of differences in accents-
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Full song lyrics for teachers.

An Englishman in New York. By Sting
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on the side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
hen he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
!e yourself no matter what they say
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
"odesty, #ro#riety can lead to notoriety
You could end u# as the only one
$entleness, so%riety are rare in this society
At night a candle's %righter than the sun
akes more than com%at gear to make a man
akes more than license for a gun
&onfront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk %ut never run
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
hen he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
!e yourself no matter what they say
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York