Wake Me Up – Avicii – Notes
Activity types: Crossword, listening for specific words, gap fill
Level: Pre-Intermediate
Language focus: Grammar review
Notes: This is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Tim Bergling, better known
by his stage name Avicii (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018). Released as the lead
single from his debut studio album True (2013), it features the voice of Aloe Blacc
and peaked at number one in much of Europe, becoming a “summer anthem”.
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1. Give students the worksheet and ask them to do Activity 1. At this stage don’t
correct students’ answers.
2. Ask them to do Activity 2. Play the song. Students complete the song according to
their answers to the previous activity and context.
3. Play the song again. Students check their answers in pairs or in groups.
Keys:
4. Correct in open class, play the song again and sing (and maybe dance) together!
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only
Activity © Tune into English 2018 – [Link] Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Activity 1. Complete the crossword.
Activity 2. Complete the lyrics with the answers from Activity 1.
Feeling my way through the __________
__________ by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too __________ to understand
They say I'm __________ up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well that's fine by me
Chorus:
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm __________ and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
Didn't know I was __________
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm __________ and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
Didn't know I was __________
I __________ carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have __________ plans
Wish that I __________ stay forever this __________
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game __________ for __________
And love is a prize
Repeat Chorus
I didn't know I was __________
I didn't know I was __________
I didn't know I was __________
I didn't know
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Wake Me Up – Avicii – Complete
Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well that's fine by me
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
Didn't know I was lost
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
Didn't know I was lost
I tried carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans
Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is a prize
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
Didn't know I was lost
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself, and I
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only
Activity © Tune into English 2018 – [Link] Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples
