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Opposites Attract
Paula Abdul

1. You are going to listen to a song called “Opposites attract”. What do you think it is about?
(a) Two people that have a lot in common and love each other.
(b) Two people that have nothing in common but love each other.
About the woman
(c) Two people that have nothing in common, so they hate each other.
a. ( ) I don't like cigarettes
2. Now read the lyrics and match the opposites. b. ( ) She makes the bed
c. ( ) I go to bed early
Rap: 10, and he's always broke d. ( ) She likes it neat
I'm M.C. Kat on the rap so mic it 11, and I like to smoke e. ( ) I like it quiet
Here's a little story and you're sure to like it f. ( ) She's got the money
Swift and sly and I'm playing it cool g. ( ) One coming down
With my homegirl, Paula Abdul Things in common
h. ( ) I move slowly
There just ain't one
i. ( ) And I like T.V.
Baby, it seems we never ever agree But when we get together
j. ( ) I take 2 steps forward
You like the movies, 1 We have nothing but fun
k. ( ) And you take them light
I take things serious, 2 l. ( ) I take it easy
3, and I party all night Repeat chorus
m. ( ) She's like a plus
You know it, baby
Our friends are saying
Rap:
We ain't gonna last
Nothing in common but this trust
’Cause 4, and, baby, I'm fast I'm like a minus; 12
5, and I love to shout One going up, 13
But when we get together But we seem to land on common ground
It just all works out When things go wrong, we make corrections
To keep things moving in the right direction
Chorus: Try to fight it, but I'm telling you, Jack
It's useless,
6; I take 2 steps back
Opposites attract
We come together
’Cause opposites attract
Baby ain't it something
And you know
How we lasted this long
It ain't fiction
You and me
Just a natural fact
Proving everyone wrong
We come together
Don't think we'll ever
’Cause opposites attract
Get our differences patched
Don't really matter
Who’d have thought we could be lovers?
’Cause we're perfectly matched
7, and he steals the covers
8, and he makes a mess Repeat chorus
9. Baby, I get obsessed

3. Ask the questions in pairs to practice the new vocabulary.

a) Do you usually take it easy or do you get obsessed?
b) Are you a slow or a fast person?
c) Who makes the bed at home?
d) Do you steals the covers?
e) Do you like to keep your room neat, or do you make a mess?
f) Do you know anyone who is always broke?
g) Do you think you and your partner are a perfect match? Do you have a lot in common?

4. Talk in trios.
a) Are you more similar to the woman or the “man” in the song? Why?
b) Do you think it is true that opposites attract?
c) Do you know any couples who are really different people? Do they argue a lot?
Target Level: from beginner to intermediate

Answer Key & Procedures:

1) Use this exercise to explore the title and pre-teach “have a lot/nothing in common”
2) Draw students’ attention to the numbers in the lyrics. Ask them to imagine what the opposites
might be. For example, in number 1 (“You like the movies, 1”), possible answers would be, “I hate
the movies”, “I love the beach”, “I like TV”, etc. Then lead them to the box on the right and ask them to find
the opposite to “I like the movies”. Let students try out the next ones by themselves, but let the beginners
know some options can be too difficult and they should skip them or go by elimination. Alternatively, pair them
up for this task.

About the woman

a. ( ) I don't like cigarettes - 11

b. ( ) She makes the bed - 7
c. ( ) I go to bed early - 3
d. ( ) She likes it neat - 8
e. ( ) I like it quiet- 5
f. ( ) She's got the money - 10
g. ( ) I move slowly - 4
h. ( ) And I like T.V. - 1
i. ( ) I take 2 steps forward - 6
j. ( ) And you take them light - 2
k. ( ) I take it easy - 9
l. ( ) She's like a plus -- 12

Show the video clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUJ1dJyaAgw&feature=channel) and ask students to

check their answers. Classcheck.

3) Take advantage of their problems in #2 to teach or recycle vocab. Have them practice it in pairs in
number 3.
4) Organize students in trios for them to discuss. Then ask groups to give feedback on something
interesting that was said.
5) If time allows, have students list as many opposites as they can. Then pair them up and have them
play “opposites”. If one says, “I’m tall”, the other has to say, “I’m short.” If one says “I love the
summer”, the other has to say, “I love the winter.”

TIP: THE VIDEO CLIP IS REALLY COOL!!!