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NAME: ______________________ DATE: __________

Top Notch Pop Song Activities

(Unit 7, “Endless Holiday”)

A. Listen to the song “Endless Holiday.” Complete the lyrics with the words you
hear.

Day after (1.) __________________,

all my thoughts drift (2.) __________________
before they’ve begun.
I sit in my (3.) __________________
in the darkness and (4.) __________________
just waiting for someone
to take me to a tourist town,
with parties in the street and people
dancing to a joyful sound.
It’s a song that people (5.) __________________.
It’s the laughter that you (6.) __________________
on an endless holiday.
It’s the happiness (7.) __________________.
It’s a roller-coaster (8.) __________________
on an endless holiday.
I try and I (9.) __________________
to work hard, but (10.) __________________
get lost in a daze,
and I think (11.) __________________
how sad life is (12.) __________________
a few good holidays.
I close my eyes, pull down the (13.) __________________,
and in my imagination I am dancing in a
big (14.) __________________,
and the music is (15.) __________________.
I get lost in the (16.) __________________
on an endless holiday.
It’s a picnic at (17.) __________________.
It’s a trip to the (18.) __________________
on an endless holiday,
with flags and confetti,

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wild costumes and a great big marching (19.) __________________,

as we wish each other well
in a language we all (20.) __________________.
The sky above fills with the (21.) __________________
of fireworks exploding, as we dance along
the street (22.) __________________.
It’s a song that people (23.) __________________.
It’s the laughter that you (24.) __________________
on an endless holiday.
It’s the happiness (25.) __________________.
It’s a roller-coaster (26.) __________________
on an endless holiday.

B. Check the holiday traditions you hear in the song.

having parades

setting off fireworks

giving gifts

wearing costumes

sending cards

dancing in the streets

eating special foods

ABOUT YOU. Answer the questions.

1. What’s your favorite holiday?
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2. What kind of holiday is it?
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3. What do you do to celebrate?
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SPEAKING OPTION. Discuss your favorite holiday traditions with a classmate.

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WRITING OPTION. If you had to explain your favorite holiday to someone from
another country, what would you say?
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