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street incident
Look at the pictures and put them in order to tell a story. Then explain your story to another student. Is his or her story the
same? Finally, listen to the song to check the order.

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c. d.

e. f.
Artwork by Piet Luthi

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street incident
Choose the correct words and expressions. Circle your answers. Then listen to the song again to check your answers.

I (1) walked / was walking down the street one day We stood in silence for a while
Looking at the shops Then I led her to a café
When someone asked me if I (2) know / knew the way I felt as if I (9) was walking / had walked with a ghost
I gave the girl directions We drank and began to talk
And then saw who it was And then her eyes met mine
I couldn’t (3) think / to think of anything to say Her eyes (10) have / had always shown her feelings most

I hadn’t seen her (4) since / for a very long time
Since the day we said goodbye
She (5) hasn’t / hadn’t changed
She (6) still / yet looked young and shy
I thought perhaps (7) I / I’d changed so much
She (8) didn’t / hadn’t realise it was me
Then I saw the recognition in her eye
We (11) talked / have talked about the good old days
About family and friends
About the hopes we’d shared (12) before / after it all went
wrong
She seemed quite pleased to see me
So I (13) ordered / had ordered two more drinks
But when I got back to the table she (14) has / had gone

Jonathan Dykes (lyrics)

Robert Campbell (music)

Why do you think she went away? Imagine what they said to each other in the café and role-play the scene.

street incident
Choose the correct words and expressions. Circle your answers. Then listen to the song again to check your answers.

I (1) walked / was walking down the street one day We stood in silence for a while
Looking at the shops Then I led her to a café
When someone asked me if I (2) know / knew the way I felt as if I (9) was walking / had walked with a ghost
I gave the girl directions We drank and began to talk
And then saw who it was And then her eyes met mine
I couldn’t (3) think / to think of anything to say Her eyes (10) have / had always shown her feelings most

I hadn’t seen her (4) since / for a very long time
Since the day we said goodbye
She (5) hasn’t / hadn’t changed
She (6) still / yet looked young and shy
I thought perhaps (7) I / I’d changed so much
She (8) didn’t / hadn’t realise it was me
Then I saw the recognition in her eye
We (11) talked / have talked about the good old days
About family and friends
About the hopes we’d shared (12) before / after it all went
wrong
She seemed quite pleased to see me
So I (13) ordered / had ordered two more drinks
But when I got back to the table she (14) has / had gone

Jonathan Dykes (lyrics)

Robert Campbell (music)

Why do you think she went away? Imagine what they said to each other in the café and role-play the scene.

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