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live Had your eyes wide open, why were they open?
trash
trash
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trouble
trouble You tossed it in the trash, you did
wide
wide To give me all your love is all I ever asked
'Cause what you don't understand is

2. Put the lines in the correct order.

Sample
Sample answers
answers
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Provide aa conditional
conditional clause clause to to complete
complete each each
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sentence.
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all your
your love,
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for you.
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3. Correct the mistakes.

beat
beat Black, black, black and blue, hug me 'til I'm numb
devil
devil Tell the doctor I said, hey, when you get back to where you're from
mad
mad bad bad Wise woman, kind woman, that's just what you are, yeah
smile
smile brakes
brakes You'll shout in my face then rip the seats out my car

4. Correct the mistakes.

body
body If my house was on fire
burn
burn Ooh, you'd watch me break down in flames
liar
liar You said you loved me, you're a saint
baby
baby 'Cause you never, ever, ever did, lady

Sample answers
7. Discuss the following questions in pairs.
1. What does the singer mean when he says “I'd catch a grenade for ya”
He means that he would be ready to blow himself to pieces, to die for her.
2. Mention three more things he would be willing to do for her.
Throw his head on a blade (kill himself with a knife), jump in front of a train, shoot himself in the head
3. What does he expect from the girl in return?
He expects her to give him all her love.
4. What does he accuse the girl of doing?
He accuses her of throwing his love away.
5. What adjectives would he use to describe her? Provide evidence from the lyrics.
Careless, frivolous, selfish, inconsiderate, evil, devilish, hypocritical, dishonest, insincere, deceitful, treacherous,
heartless, cruel, insensitive
6. What adjectives would you use to describe the singer?
Emotional, passionate, but also perhaps possessive and jealous
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