Task 1.

Listening

Try to fill in the missing vowels before you listen to the song. Then check your work as
you listen to it.

There's no t _ m _ for us, Who wants to live forever

There's no p l _ c _ for us,
What is this thing that b _ _ l d s our
dreams,
Yet slips _ w _ y from us.
Who wants to live forever,
Who wants to live forever.....?
There's no c h _ n c _ for us,
It's all d _ c _ d _ d for us,
This world has only one sweet m _ m _ n t
set aside for us.
Who wants to live forever,
Who d _ r _ s to love forever,
When love m _ s t die.
But t _ _ c h my tears with your lips,
Touch my world with your f _ n g _ r t _ p s ,
And we can h _ v _ forever,
And we c _ n love forever,
F _ r _ v _ r is our today,
Who wants to live forever,
Who wants to live forever,
Forever is our today,
Who w _ _ t s forever anyway?

Task 2: Reading
“Who Wants to Live Forever” has a long history and is still very often sung by different
artists. The following text is about its birth. Read the text (source: en.wikipedia.org) and
decide whether the statements are TRUE OR FALSE. Support your answer with quotes from
the text.

"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the British rock band Queen. The song is the sixth track
on the album A Kind of Magic, released in June 1986, and was written by guitarist Brian May for the
soundtrack to the film Highlander. The song is used to frame the heart wrenching scene where
Connor MacLeod watches as his beloved wife Heather grows old and dies in his arms while he, as an
Immortal, is forever young. (It was later used in the television series of the same name, in the
episodes "The Gathering", "Revenge is Sweet", "The Hunters", and "Leader of the Pack"). May sings
lead on the first verse before Freddie Mercury takes over for most of the remainder of the song. The
version which can be heard in the film is unique, because it features Mercury singing lead vocals on
the first verse. In live performances, Mercury would sing lead on the entire song.

 Queen is a rock band from England. __________

 “A Kind of Magic” is the title of an album which was made twenty years ago.___________
 “Who Wants to Live Forever” was written for a TV series. __________
 One of the characters in “Highlander” will never die. __________
 Heather is a woman who is married. __________
 Freddie Mercury sings the whole song in the film. __________
 Mercury never sang it in a concert. __________

MADE BY TEACHER JORGE FRANCO

Task 3: Speaking Task 4: Writing
Immortality has always been man’s desire. Work with a
partner, do some research and discuss the following
questions.
Write about your findings in an essay
 Can you name some books, songs, films or other of 200 words. Include the following
sources which are about immortality or contain points:
characters that never die? What features
characterise them?  A positive immortal character
 Would it be good to live forever? Why/Why not?  A negative immortal character
 What do you think of cryonics, the practice of  Modern science
preserving organisms?  Your own opinion
 Do you think cloning could be a solution to
immortality?
 Do you believe in reincarnation? Why/Why not?