Every Breath You Take – The Police – Notes 

ƒ Activity type: Vocabulary, prediction and ordering.

ƒ Time: 20 minutes.

ƒ Note: This was the Police’s biggest hit, remaining at number one in the U.S.A. for eight
weeks in 1983. Puff Daddy sampled it on his 1997 hit “I’ll be Missing You”.

1) Hand out the worksheet. Look at the grids A and B, and check that students understand
the vocabulary.

2) Ask the students to write the words in the grids in the correct gaps in the lyrics (on the
left).

3) Hand out the worksheet and ask the students to try and put the words written in the grids
A and B in the correct gaps (on the left).

4) Play the song. Students listen and put the lines of the song in the correct order, by writing
the numbers underneath. They also check their predictions for the previous step.

5) If necessary, play the song again.

6) Check that students understand the vocabulary.

7) Sing together.

8) Follow up: Ask students to create new lines for the song. They should be sentences which
rhyme with: every breath you take – every move you make – etc.

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Caterina Ziliani, Milan
  Every Breath You Take – The Police 
Every bond you break Every breath you take Every step you take Every move you make

I'll be watching you

Every word you say Every night you stay Every single day Every game you play

I'll be watching you

Chorus:
OH CAN'T YOU _______ ? me aches
A
YOU BELONG TO ______ ! take see
HOW MY POOR HEART ______
WITH EVERY STEP YOU ______

Every move you make Every smile you fake Every claim you stake Every vow you break

I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I’ve been lost without a ___________

face
I dream at night I can only see your __________ embrace
B
trace
I look around but it's you I can't ___________ replace

I feel so cold and I long for your __________

I keep crying baby, baby please!!!

Every vow you break Every claim you stake Every smile you fake Every move you make

I'll be watching you

(Repeat Chorus and third verse)

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Caterina Ziliani, Milan
 ‘ Every Breath You Take – The Police – Complete ‘
Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I’ll be watching you

Every single day

Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I’ll be watching you

Oh, can’t you see

You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

Every move you make

Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you

Since you’ve gone I’ve been lost without a trace

I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it’s you I cant replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby, please...

Oh, can’t you see

You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

Every move you make

Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you

Every move you make

Every step you take
I’ll be watching you

I’ll be watching you, I’ll be watching you

I’ll be watching you, I’ll be watching you…

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Caterina Ziliani, Milan