1. Unscramble the letters to form the title of the song. The words are NOT in the correct order.

(Use the picture to help you.) One word is hyphenated BUT the hyphen has not been put
into the correct place in the title!

riGl rathedor-Beken
_ _ _ _ _ _-_ _ _ _ _ _ _
____

2. From the title of the song - what do you think this song is about? Do you think it is a sad or
happy song? Discuss with your group/partner.

3. Complete the crossword - use your dictionary or the Internet to assist you if necessary. The
words, their synonyms or opposites appear in the lyrics of the song.

1 2
n
3 CLUES
4 5 ACROSS
1. The opposite of ‘always’.
6
4. A word meaning ‘terrified’ (not
7 8 so strong/extreme).
7. The present simple form of
9 ‘broke’.
10 11 9. The past simple form of ‘can’.
10. A word meaning the opposite
12 13 of ‘love’.
12. The past simple form of
‘think’.
14. A word meaning ‘rub out’.
DOWN
2. The opposite of ‘beginning’.
3. The opposite of ‘outside’.
14 5. The opposite of ‘remember’.
6. The opposite of ‘everything’.
8. The opposite of ‘least’.
11. The present simple form of
‘forgave’.
13. The opposite of ‘unhappy’.
4. Find sixteen words taken from the song lyrics in the wordsearch. You can search up, down,
forward, backward and diagonally.

T B D S L F D E I D Y A

E I E I O N V V N I P W

A M S R U I H E S A P W

R Z G O G E K R I R A M

S E R R A A K Y D F H T

T A O R P G T T E A G H

Z F T N L B N H C Q V G

R E S P E C T I Z H G U

D L U O W L S N H R Y O

H T A E R B J G J T T H

V N I A L P M O C O O T

B R E A K H O P R X C N

AFRAID AROUND BREAK BREATH COMPLAIN

EVERYTHING FORGET FORGIVE HAPPY HEART
INSIDE NOTHING RESPECT TEARS THOUGHT
WOULD

5. Select the best word or phrase from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as a
word or phrase taken from the lyrics in Column A.

Column A Column B
A you live inside of finally
me
B I can't erase the It upsets / hurts
times me
C it pains me I can’t forget the
times
D at the end of the to agree
day
E come around you’re always in my
mind
6. Listen to the first part of the song and correct the mistakes.

You're nothing______________ I thought you never were

And everything_______________ like I thought you could have been

But still, you give________ inside of me, so tell me how is that?

You're the only one I fish________ I could forget

The only one I dove__________ to not forgive

And though you take__________ my heart, you're the only one

And though there are dimes___________ when I hate you

'Cause I can't encase___________

The times that you hurt me and put fears__________ on my face

And even now, while I date_________ you, it pains me to say

I know I'll be there at the end of the stay__________

7. Listen to the next part of the song and fill in the gaps using the words in the box below.

love broken way girl breath

broken-hearted part without heart

I don't wanna be ____________ (1) you, babe

I don't want a ______________ (2) heart

Don't wanna take a _____________ (3) without you, babe

I don't wanna play that _________ (4)

I know that I ____________ (5), but let me just say

I don't wanna love you in no kind of __________ (6), no no

I don't want a broken ___________ (7)

I don't wanna play the broken-hearted ____________ (8)

No, no, no __________________ (9) girl

8. Column A contains idioms about the heart. Select the best definition from Column B that
explains the meaning of the idiom in Column A.

Column A Column B
A to break someone`s heart to feel excessive longing or
envy
9. Make your own sentences with
B to eat one`s heart out these idioms. Examples have how
to show openly beenone
given to help you.
feels
C to have a heart of gold to memorise something
D to learn something by heart to make someone feel sad or
upset
E to wear one`s heart on one`s to be very kind or generous
sleeve
 It broke my heart to see the little girl crying on her first day at school.
“You can eat your heart out but I will not give you my new CD by Beyoncé.
Carlos has a heart of gold as he is always willing to help people who are in trouble.
“I have to learn my part in the play by heart for our concert.”
My friend wore her heart on her sleeve when telling me about the person she was in love
with.
____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

10. Correct the word order in these sentences.

you've / respect / You / most / for / say / the / got / me

____________________________________________________________________________

feel / But, / deserving / me / not / sometimes / you're / I / of

____________________________________________________________________________

heart / still, / And / in / my / you're

____________________________________________________________________________

only / the / But / one / you're

____________________________________________________________________________

times / hate / don't / but / I / are / complain / And / there / when / yes, / you, / I

____________________________________________________________________________
You're everything I thought you never were
And nothing like I thought you could have
been
But still, you live inside of me, so tell me how
is that?
You're the only one I wish I could forget
The only one I love to not forgive
And though you break my heart, you're the
only one
And though there are times when I hate you
'Cause I can't erase
The times that you hurt me and put tears on
my face
And even now, while I hate you, it pains me
to say
I know I'll be there at the end of the day
CHORUS
I don't wanna be without you, babe
I don't want a broken heart
Don't wanna take a breath without you, babe
I don't wanna play that part
I know that I love you, but let me just say
I don't wanna love you in no kind of way, no
no
I don't want a broken heart
I don't wanna play the broken-hearted girl
No, no, no broken-hearted girl
There's something that I feel I need to say
But up til' now I've always been afraid that
you would never come around
And still I wanna put this out
ou say you've got the most respect for me
But, sometimes I feel you're not deserving of
me
And still, you're in my heart
But you're the only one
And yes, there are times when I hate you, but
I don't complain
'Cause I've been afraid that you would walk
away
Oh, but now I don't hate you
I'm happy to say
That I will be there at the end of the day
CHORUS
Now I'm at a place I thought I'd never be,
ooh
I'm living in a world that's all about you and
me, yeah
Ain't gotta be afraid, my broken heart is free
to spread my wings and fly away, away with
you....
CHORUS
Broken-hearted girl
No broken-hearted girl
TEACHER NOTES AND ANSWER KEY:
I have included numerous tasks – take your pick. The crossword contains some of the words used in
the song.

10 pages - fully editable with complete Answer Key and some Teacher Notes. I have included 12
tasks – suitable for elementary to advanced. Select the tasks you need for your level and delete the
rest to create your own worksheet. Various tasks including a crossword (opposites; simple present &
past), wordsearch (many thanks to Evelina for her kind permission to copy her idea for the
wordsearch), vocabulary (matching tasks) and listening. The listening includes error correction, a
gapfill and ordering tasks. Tasks on idioms about the heart. Lyrics and a link to the video are given. A
short biography of Beyoncé is also included.

I have included an ordering task after the Answer Key.

Web link for video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0csLlzdhAPk
Download free crossword puzzle maker at: www.eclipsecrossword.com/
I used: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ to create the wordsearch but then redesigned it using
an idea by evelinamaria with her kind permission – for which ‘Many Thanks!’.

ANSWER KEY
1. Unscramble the letters to form the title of the song. The words are NOT in the correct order. (Use the picture to help you.)
One word is hyphenated BUT the hyphen has not been put into the correct place in the title!
Answer: Broken-hearted Girl

3. Complete the crossword - use your dictionary or the Internet to assist you if necessary. The words, their synonyms or
opposites appear in the lyrics of the song. (You can use the ‘thesaurus’ function on Microsoft Word’ to help you find the
answers.)
You could reduce the size of the crossword by entering some of the answers so the students don’t have to answer that
part of the crossword.

ACROSS DOWN
1. never 2. end
4. afraid 3. inside
7. break 5. forget
9. could 6. nothing
10. hate 8. good
12. thought 11. forgive
14. erase 13. happy

4. Find sixteen words taken from the song lyrics in the wordsearch. You can search up, down, forward, backward and
diagonally.
To make the search more difficult – leave out the clue words.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 (Over,Down,Direction)
1 T + + + + F D E I D Y + AFRAID(10,6,N) RESPECT(1,8,E)
2 E + + + O N V V N I P + AROUND(2,6,NE) TEARS(1,1,S)
3 A + + R U I H E S A P + BREAK(1,12,E) THOUGHT(12,11,N)
4 R + G O G E + R I R A + BREATH(6,10,W) WOULD(5,9,W)
5 S E R R A + + Y D F H T COMPLAIN(9,11,W)
6 T A O R + G + T E A + H EVERYTHING(8,1,S)
7 + F T + + + N H + + + G FORGET(6,1,SW)
8 R E S P E C T I + + + U FORGIVE(2,7,NE)
9 D L U O W + + N H + + O HAPPY(11,5,N)
10 H T A E R B + G + T + H HEART(7,3,SW)
11 + N I A L P M O C + O T INSIDE(9,1,S)
12 B R E A K + + + + + + N NOTHING(12,12,NW)
5. Select the best word or phrase (in red) from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as a word or phrase (in
white) taken from the lyrics in Column A.

you live inside of me........................you’re always in my mind

I can't erase the times..................I can’t forget the times
it pains me..........................................It upsets / hurts me
at the end of the day......................finally
come around.......................................to agree

6. Listen to the first part of the song and correct the mistakes.
To make it easier – underline the words that are incorrect before giving the task to the students.

You're everything I thought you never were

And nothing like I thought you could have been

But still, you live inside of me, so tell me how is that?

You're the only one I wish I could forget

The only one I love to not forgive

And though you break my heart, you're the only one

And though there are times when I hate you

'Cause I can't erase

The times that you hurt me and put tears on my face

And even now, while I hate you, it pains me to say

I know I'll be there at the end of the day

7. Listen to the next part of the song and fill in the gaps using the words in the box below.

1. without 2. broken 3. breath 4. part

5. love 6. way 7. heart 8. girl
9. broken-hearted

8. Column A contains idioms about the heart. Select the best definition (in red) from Column B that explains the
meaning of the idiom (in white) in Column A.

to break someone`s heart..........................to make someone feel sad or upset

to eat one`s heart out................................to feel excessive longing or envy
to have a heart of gold...............................to be very kind or generous
to learn something by heart......................to memorise something
to wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve......to show openly how one feels

10. Correct the word order in these sentences.

You say you've got the most respect for me

But, sometimes I feel you're not deserving of me
And still, you're in my heart
But you're the only one
And yes, there are times when I hate you, but I don't complain
Ordering (I print the 1st half on a different colour to the second half). I give them the lyrics to check the
answers.

Task 1 (easier than Task 2): The lyrics are cut up and mixed up and students listen and place the lyrics in the
correct order.

You're everything I thought you never were

And nothing like I thought you could have been

But still, you live inside of me, so tell me how is that?

You're the only one I wish I could forget

The only one I love to not forgive

And though you break my heart, you're the only one

And though there are times when I hate you

'Cause I can't erase

The times that you hurt me and put tears on my face

And even now, while I hate you, it pains me to say

I know I'll be there at the end of the day

I don't wanna be without you, babe

I don't want a broken heart

Don't wanna take a breath without you, babe

I don't wanna play that part

I know that I love you, but let me just say

I don't wanna love you in no kind of way, no no

I don't want a broken heart

I don't wanna play the broken-hearted girl

No, no, no broken-hearted girl

Task 2 (more difficult than Task 1): The lyrics are cut up and mixed up and students listen and place the lyrics in
the correct order. They must also find the correct half of the line.

You're everything I thought you never were

And nothing like I thought you could have been

But still, you live inside of me, so tell me how is that?

You're the only one I wish I could forget

The only one I love to not forgive

And though you break my heart, you're the only one

And though there are times when I hate you

'Cause I can't erase

The times that you hurt me and put tears on my face

And even now, while I hate you, it pains me to say

I know I'll be there at the end of the day

I don't wanna be without you, babe

I don't want a broken heart

Don't wanna take a breath without you, babe

I don't wanna play that part

I know that I love you, but let me just say

I don't wanna love you in no kind of way, no no

I don't want a broken heart

I don't wanna play the broken-hearted girl

No, no, no broken-hearted girl

The following taken from: http://www.answers.com/topic/beyonc-knowles

Beyoncé Knowles
 Born: 4 September 1981
 Birthplace: Houston, Texas
 Best Known As: Singer of "Crazy in Love" and "Irreplaceable"

Name at birth: Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé's 2003 solo debut album, Dangerously in Love, won her five Grammy Awards, including best
contemporary R&B album and best female R&B performance. Only 21 when the album was released,
Beyoncé already was a pop music veteran: she had spent years with the all-female R&B group Destiny's
Child, which won its own Grammys with hits like "No No No" and "Say My Name." Destiny's Child was
formed and managed by Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, and Beyoncé gradually became first among
equals in the manner of Diana Ross and the Supremes. Destiny's Child went on hiatus in 2002 and
Beyoncé went solo, appearing as sexy secret agent Foxxy Cleopatra in the Austin Powers sequel
Goldmember and adding a hit single, "Work It Out," to the movie's soundtrack. In 2003 she had another hit
with the single "Crazy in Love" (featuring rapper Jay-Z). Knowles also continued her screen career in
2003, co-starring with Cuba Gooding, Jr. in The Fighting Temptations. Destiny's Child reunited in 2004 to
record the album Destiny Fulfilled, but then formally split up amid much fanfare at the end of 2005.
Beyoncé in 2006 had a number one hit with "Irreplaceable" and appeared in the movie Dreamgirls (co-
starring Eddie Murphy), then spent most of 2007 picking up awards and touring the world. Her romance
with Jay-Z topped headlines until they were finally married in April of 2008, and in November of that year
she released a new album, I Am... Sasha Fierce.

Originally billed as Beyoncé Knowles, she now prefers to be known by the single name Beyoncé, in the
manner of Prince and Sting... She was named ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year in 2001, the first African-
American woman ever to win that award... She and Stevie Wonder won a Grammy award in 2006 their
duet "So Amazing."