2011 EXLsite.com & David A.

Bailey, Jr
www.EXLenglish.com
Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct word in the box

1. For all those times you ______________ by me
2. For all the truth that you ______________ me see
3. For all the joy you ______________ to my life
4. For all the wrong that you ______________ right
5. For every dream you ______________ come true
6. For all the love I ______________ in you
7. I'll be forever thankful baby
8. You're the one who ______________ me up
9. Never ______________ me fall
10. You're the one who ___________me through, through it all
Chorus
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

Exercise 2: Match the phrases in each column correctly

1. You gave me wings
2. You touched my hand
3. I lost my faith
4. You said no star
5. You stood by me
6. I had your love
7. I'm grateful for each day
8. Maybe I don't
9. But I know
10. I was blessed because
a) I had it all
b) Was out of reach
c) This much is true
d) I could touch the sky
e) I was loved by you
f) And I stood tall
g) You gave me
h) You gave it back to me
i) And made me fly
j) Know that much
Sing The Chorus
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with a word that starts with the letter w

1. You ______________ always there for me
2. The tender ______________ that carried me
3. A light in the dark shining your love into my life
4. You've been my inspiration
5. Through the lies you ______________ the truth
6. My ______________ is a better place because of you
Sing The Chorus
a) Saw
b) Made
c) Let
d) Brought
e) Made
f) Held
g) Found
h) Stood
i) Made
2011 EXLsite.com & David A. Bailey, Jr
www.EXLenglish.com
Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
Instructions: Translate what you understand from the lines below. Then check your
comprehension with your teacher your comparing to another translation online.

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all

Chorus
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

Sing The Chorus

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

Sing The Chorus