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THINGS WE SAID TODAY

Sung By The Beatles

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

• Exercise 1A: (Scroll to next box)

• Exercise 1B

• Exercise 2

• Important Copyright Details

RELATED PAGES

• Beatles' albums index

• More pedagogic ideas for lyrics, poetry, etc. (listed by language points)

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• Information is given below on how to make this song suitable for students of varying levels;  however, please click here for additional advice

• Create your own worksheets
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(Pedagogic ideas & worksheets by Bibi Baxter)

THINGS WE SAID TODAY

Sung By The Beatles

• EXERCISE:                   1A

• LEVEL:                         INTERMEDIATE +

• ACTIVITY:                     BINGO

• PRACTICE:                   LISTENING FOR & IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC WORDS

INSTRUCTIONS:- 

•  Choose 1O words from the lists and write them in the boxes provided. (one per box)  

•  Memorise the words if possible.  Try different methods to aid memory.

•  Play the song from beginning to end without stopping.  

•  Cross off your chosen words, as you hear them.   

•  If you are doing this exercise in competition with a friend or member of your family, it is usual for the winner to call out "BINGO" or "FINISHED".  Stop the music when a card is finished.

•  Check the winner’s bingo card with the table provided below

ALL

AND

AWAY

BE

BE

BLIND

DAYS

DEEP

DREAMING

END

ENOUGH

FAR

GIRL

GO

HARD

HAVE

HEAR

HERE

IF

IN

JUST

KIND

KNOW

LONELY

LOVE

LUCKY

MAKE

MAY

ME

MINE

NOT

OF

OF

ON

ONE

ONLY

SAID

SAY

SEEMS

SO

SOMEDAY

SOMEHOW

STAY

SUCH

THE

THEN

THESE

THINGS

THOUGH

'TIL

TIME

TODAY

WE

WHEN

WILL

WISHING

BINGO CARD

 Choose 1O words from the lists above, then write them in the boxes provided below (one per box)

THINGS WE SAID TODAY

Sung By The Beatles

• EXERCISE:              1B

• LEVEL:                     INTERMEDIATE+

• ACTIVITY:                 TRUE/FALSE

• PRACTICE:              COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTIONS:- 

• Read the true/false statements.

• Play the song through and listen for the answers.

• When the song has finished, try to complete this exercise.

• Follow this pattern until all the statements have been marked true or false.

• Play the song line by line if necessary.

• Check your answers with the answer key below

MAKE THIS EXERCISE EASIER:  Use this exercise as a matching exercise with the full lyrics.

........  1.          She says she will have to go, but will continue to love him.

........  2.          She says that he will know that she's thinking of him.

........  3.          He will wish she is far away.

........  4.          He will remember her words when he is far away.

........  5.          She says that she will be his girlfriend, but only until the end of a certain time.

........  6.          They will dream about each other without talking in their sleep.

........  7.          He considers himself fortunate.

The Answer Key

THINGS WE SAID TODAY

Sung By The Beatles

• EXERCISE:                            2

• LEVEL:                                 INTERMEDIATE +

• ACTIVITY:                             TRANSFER

• FUNCTION:                           MUSING ABOUT THE FUTURE

• GRAMMAR:                           RELATIVE CLAUSES, using WISHING

INSTRUCTIONS:-   Replace the words in capitals with appropriate words from the jumbled lists below, as per the following example:-    

Example:  Someday, when I'm LONELY, WISHING YOU WEREN'T SO FAR AWAY, then I will remember THINGS we've SAID today.   

The Answer Key

KEY FOR EXERCISE 1B

1 - F; 2 - T; 3 - T; 4 - F; 5 - T; 6 - F; 7 - F; 8 - F

SAMPLE KEY FOR EXERCISE 2

(other permutations are possibl e)

1.         bankrupt            wishing we weren't so poor                        cash                  spent

2.         deserted            wishing you hadn't gone away                    promises            made

3.         ailing                 wishing we weren't so old and grey             moments             shared

4.         famous              wishing you weren't so envious of me         rapport                   felt

5.         qualified                wishing you had a better job                     subjects            studied

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT DETAILS

THINGS WE SAID TODAY <> Words & Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney <> 

Copyright © 1964 Northern Songs

*All Rights Reserved * International Copyright Secured 

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For copyright permission, please contact 

Music Sales Ltd., Clearance (Third Party) Officer, 8/9, Frith Street, London W1V-5TZ

Innovative ESL/EFL Lesson Ideas by Bibi Baxter