SONG ACTIVITY

1. Listen to Adele’s song “Someone like you”. Try to identify the main topic of the song.
2. Now listen to the song again and answer the blanks.

I ____heard_______ that you’re settled down,

That you ____found_____ a girl and you’re _____married______ now,
I heard that your dreams ____came___ true,
Guess she ___gave___ you things
I didn’t ___give___to you,
Old friend, why are you so ___shy___?
Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light,
 
I __hate__ to turn up out of the blue uninvited,
But I couldn’t __stay__ away, I couldn’t fight it,
I had hoped you’d see my ___face____,
And that you’d be reminded that for me it isn’t __over__,
Chorus
Never mind, I’ll find _____someone______ like you,
I wish nothing but the _____best______ for you, too,
Don’t forget me, I beg,
I remember you said,
„Sometimes it lasts in love,
But _____sometimes______ it hurts instead, “
Sometimes it lasts in ___love___,
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah,
 
You ____know_____ how the time ____flies_____,
Only ____yesterday_____ was the time of our lives,
We ____were born_____ and raised in a summer haze,
Bound by the ____surprise____ of our glory days,
 
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited,
But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t _____fight______ it,
I had hoped you’d see my face,
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And that you’d be _____reminded______ that for me it isn’t over,
Chorus
Never mind, I’ll find someone like you,
 
Nothing ___compares____,
No worries or cares,
Regrets and ___mistakes___, they’re memories made,
Who would have known how bittersweet this would __taste__?
Chorus
Never mind, I’ll find ___someone___ like you,
I wish nothing but the ___best___ for you, too,
Don’t forget me, I beg,
I remember you said,
„Sometimes it lasts in love,
But ____sometimes_____ it hurts instead, “
Sometimes it lasts in ____love_____,
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah,
 Chorus
Never mind, I’ll find someone like you…

3. Now answer the following questions.

 a. What did you feel while listening to the song? This song made me feel sad, and

of course, it brings back memories of some circumstances that make me feel this

way.

b. Why do you think Adele talks about sadness and regret? Maybe because at

some point in his life he did things that generated those feelings.

c. Have you ever felt what the singer tells? Of course, in various situations I have

felt so desolate, sad and in sore.

4. Write a short story for what happened before and after Adele invented the song.

 Before writing the song, Adele was heartbroken, miserable, abandoned. This story of
abandonment and depression led Adele to write this song. Adele believed that in 40 years of
searching for her love, only to discover that she had married, she had moved on with her
life while still devastated. To get rid of all those feelings she wrote a song, more than
anything, this song talked about the fear of not being able to overcome who you think is the
love of your life. Her struggle to wake up every day and deal with her negative emotions.
Adele, looking back, is grateful for having lived that experience, because thanks to that she
has become a strong, mature woman, capable of withstanding any adversity. Adele
understands that suffering and crying is not the best option, you have to give yourself time
to cry, but in the end, it is best to move on as best you can. It took her a year to recover, but
when she said it all with "Someone Like You" she felt lighter and moved lightly into her
new life.