GOO GOO DOLLS: IRIS

1 bleed 2 miss (someone) 3 breathe 4 forever 5 somehow 6 right now 7 closest 8 lie

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___ an endless period of time ___ in some way ___ nearest ___ at this time ___ to inhale and exhale ___ to be sad because someone is not present ___ an intentionally false statement ___ to lose blood from the body

Vocabulary focus Match the words to their definitions:

Complete the lyrics with the correct form of the words above, then listen and check your ideas.

And Id give up __________________ to touch you Cause I know that you feel me _______________ Youre the _______________ to heaven that Ill ever be And I dont want to go home _______________ And all I can taste is this moment And all I can _______________ is your life Cause sooner or later its over I just dont want to _______________ you tonight ---------------Chorus-------------------And you cant fight the tears that aint coming Or the moment of truth in your _______________ When everything feels like the movies Yeah you _______________ just to know youre alive ---------------Chorus x 3----------------

world made

think broken

understand want know

Listen again and write the chorus in the box above. The words are there to help you. Language focus Look at this line from the song: And Id give up forever to touch you What does the phrasal verb give up mean in this context? There are a number of verb combinations with give. Complete the gaps to make the verb combinations defined. 1 2 3 4 5 6 give _______ give ________ give _____ _____ give (something) _______ give _______ give _______ (something) to stop making an effort, resign oneself to failure to stop functioning to stop having faith or belief in to stop doing something to allow to have for free to produce a smell, heat, sound, etc.

Practice 1 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb combinations above: 1 I've been waiting half an hour - I'd almost ______________________ you coming. 2 I ___________________________ smoking two years ago. 3 As a promotion, the company ________________ a CD with every newspaper purchased. 4 That tiny radiator doesnt _______________________ much heat, Im freezing. 5 At the end of the race his legs _____________________ and he collapsed on the ground. 6 I _________________________ - how many were there?

GOO GOO DOLLS: IRIS

Vocabulary focus 1 bleed 2 miss (someone) 3 breathe 4 forever 5 somehow 6 right now 7 closest 8 lie Language focus 4 an endless period of time 5 in some way 7 nearest 6 at this time 3 to inhale and exhale 2 to be sad because someone is not present 8 an intentionally false statement 1 to lose blood from the body

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Teachers notes Total pages 2 / student pages 1 / week of 17.10.11 / CD track 5 / intermediate+ (B1+)

What does the phrasal verb give up mean in this context? = to part with something that one would prefer to keep 1 up / in 2 out 3 up on 4 up 5 away 6 off Practice 1 given up on 2 gave up 3 gave away 4 give off 5 gave out 6 give up / in Goo Goo Dolls - Iris And Id give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow Youre the closest to heaven that Ill ever be And I dont want to go home right now And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life Cause sooner or later its over I just dont want to miss you tonight ---------------Chorus-------------------And I dont want the world to see me Cause I dont think that theyd understand When everythings made to be broken I just want you to know who I am ---------------------------------------------And you cant fight the tears that aint coming Or the moment of truth in your lies When everything feels like the movies Yeah you bleed just to know youre alive ---------------------------------------------Chorus x 3