PINK - JUST GIVE ME A REASON

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Exercise 1 : Fill in the gaps.

Right from the …...............

You were a …....................
You stole my heart
And I your …................. victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that ….....................
And with every …................... you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your ….................... oh oh
Things you never say to me oh oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love

Exercise 2 : Put the lines in the right order.

…...............It's been written in the scars on our hearts

…...............It's in the stars
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just a second we're not broken just bent
…..............That we're not broken just bent
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just give me a reason
…..............Just a little bit's enough

Exercise 3 : Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

I'm …...............(pretty/ sorry) I don't understand

Where all of this is …...........( running /coming) from
I thought that we were …............... (right/ fine)
Oh we had …................(anything / everything)
Your head is running …...........(wild / pride) again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your …...............(mind / grind)
(Yeah but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad …................(rhymes / dreams) oh oh
You used to …................(lie / cry) so close to me oh oh
There's nothing more than empty …..............(ships /sheets)
Between our love, our love
Oh our love, our love

Exercise 4 : Fill in the gaps with the following words :

dust / heart / scars / clean / pouring / stopped / rust/ ducts / holding

I never …...............
You're still written in the …................ on my …..............
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Oh tear …................ and ….............
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting …..............
But our love's enough
You're …................. it in
You're …................. a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come …....................
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/just-give-me-a-reason-lyrics-pink.html ]
Exercise 5 : Here are some phrases and words from the song, match them to their definitions.

A/ A thief ● ● 1/To repair

B/ willing ● ● 2/To be brought into a state of
tension
C/ To fix ● ● 3/A broad rectangular piece of fabric
serving as a basic article of bedding
D/ To be bent ● ● 4/Savage
E/ A Scar ● ● 5/Favourably disposed
F/ Wild ● ● 6/A tube
G/ A sheet ● ● 7/A person who steals something
from another
H/ A duct ● ● 8/Any corrosive or debilitating
influence, especially lack of use
I/ Rust ● ● 9/To serve a beverage
J/ Dust ● ● 10/A mark left on the skin after a
surface injury or wound has healed
K/ To pour ● ● 11/Fine, dry particles of matter

Exercise 6: Answer the following questions.

1/ What is the song about?

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2/ What is the difference between the beginning of the song and its end?
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3/ How does Pink feel?
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4/ Do you think she wants to give up?
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5/ Does her boyfriend agree? In which state of mind is he ?
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6/ What do you think of this song? Do you like it? Why or why not?
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Final task: Give an account of this song in French.