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LAURA

sung by The Scissor Sisters

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LAURA

sung by The Scissor Sisters

  • Fun Exercise:       1

  • Levels:                 Elementary - Upper Intermediate

  • Activity:                Sequencing

  • Practice:               Listening for groups of words

  • Skills:                    Listening & Reading

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL LEVELS:

  • Cut up the lyrics into strips

  • Listen to the song at a speed to suit you and put the lines of the song into the correct order.

  • Repeat this process until you have used all the strips

  • Check your answers with the full lyrics answer key

MAKE THIS EXERCISE MORE CHALLENGING FOR PROFICIENT STUDENTS by listening to the song without looking at the words, then try to put the lyrics in order.    Repeat the process until the whole song has been completed.  Finally, play the song to check whether you are right.

PRONUNCIATION NOTE:  The following often occurs in normal speech as a lazy pronunciation habit, or can be found in songs and poems in order to fit the stress patterns.  

  • gonna = going to

RECOMMENDATION:  Do not copy poor pronunciation

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LAURA

sung by The Scissor Sisters

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[Instrumental]

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Ch'mon,

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Don't you give me your love,

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Don't you give me your love,

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Don't you give me your love.

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Don't you give me your love?

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Don't you give me your love?

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Don't you give me your,

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Don't you give me your,

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Don't you give me your,

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Don't you give me your.

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Don't you give me your.

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Freda, can't you spare me a dime?

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I ever do your hair.

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I ever do your hair.

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I got to give myself one more chance.

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I got to give myself one more chance.

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I never thought you cared

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I never thought you cared.

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I'm gonna need his love.

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I'm gonna need your love.

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Laura, can't you give me some time,

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One face among the many,

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One face among the many,

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This'll be the last time,

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This'll be the last time,

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To be the man that I know I am.

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To be the man that I know I am.

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To ring the band that I know I'm in.

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To ring the band that I know I'm in.

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Where is your love?

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Where is your love?

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Where is your love?

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Where is your love?

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Why don't you give me his love?

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Why don't you give me his,

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Won't you just tell Baby Daddy,

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Won't you just tell Cincinnati,

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The answer key

  • Fun Exercise:   2
  • Level:               Intermediate +
  • Activity:            Bingo
  • Practice:           Listening for specific words
  • Skills:                Listening & Reading

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.     
  • Stop the music when a card is finished.  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".
  • Check the winner’s bingo card with the answer key provided below in red.
among
band
cared
chance
dime
face
give
hair
just
know
last
many
need
never
ring
spare
thought
where
why
won’t

BINGO CARD

 Choose 1O words from the lists above, then write them in the boxes provided below (one per box.  Some words are sung more than once.

         
         
THE ANSWER KEY

(The words used in exercise 2 are marked in red)

Laura, can't you give me some time,
I've got to give myself one more chance.
To be the man that I know I am.
To be the man that I know I am.
Won't you just tell Cincinnati,
I'm going to need your love.
Don't you give me your love?
Don't you give me your,

Ch'mon,
Ch'mon,
Where is your love?
Don't you give me your love,
Don't you give me your,
Ch'mon,
Ch'mon,
Where is your love?
Don't you give me your love?
Don't you give me your.

[Instrumental]

Freda, can't you spare me a dime?
I've got to give myself one more chance.
To ring the band that I know I'm in.
To ring the band that I know I'm in.
Won't you just tell Baby Daddy,
I'm going to need his love.
Why don't you give me his love?
Why don't you give me his,

Ch'mon,
Ch'mon,
Where is your love?
Don't you give me your love,
Don't you give me your,
Ch'mon,
Ch'mon,
Where is your love?
Don't you give me your love.
Don't you give me your.

This'll be the last time,
I ever do your hair.
One face among the many,
I never thought you cared.
This'll be the last time,
I ever do your hair.
One face among the many,
I never thought you cared

With thanks to Steve Delo & 'B' for information about this song and the group
 
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