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Sk8ter Boi: Lyrics & Worksheet for Noun Practice (see next box)
Mobile: Lyrics & Worksheet for Preposition & Particle Practice
Things I'll Never Say: Lyrics & Worksheet for Tense Practice
Complicated: Lyrics & Worksheet for Sequencing Practice

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ESL/EFL Worksheet for Sk8er Boi

ACTIVITY: Gapped
PRACTICE: Nouns
The Full Lyrics Answer Key

THE MISSING NOUNS

baby, backstage, ballet, boy, clothes, crowd, earth, eye, face, friends, girl, guitar, head, home, luck, man, MTV, nose, problem, punk, show, song, soul, space, star, story, studio, tickets, tv, world, years

SK8TER BOI

He was a ......................
She was a ......................
Can I make it any more obvious
He was a ......................
She did ......................
What more can I say
He wanted her
She'd never tell secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her ......................
Stuck up their ......................
They had a ...................... with his baggy ......................

He was a sk8er ......................
She said see you l8er ......................
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a pretty ......................
But her ...................... was up in ......................
She needed to come back down to ......................

5 ...................... from now
She sits at ......................
Feeding the ...................... she's all alone
She turns on ......................
Guess who she sees
Sk8er ...................... rocking up ......................
She calls up her ......................
They already know
And they've all got
...................... to see his ......................
She tags along
Stands in the ......................
Looks up at the ...................... that she turned down

He was a sk8er ......................
She said see you l8er ......................
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a super ......................
Slamming on his ......................
Does your pretty ...................... see what he's worth?

Sorry ...................... but you missed out
Well tough ...................... that ......................'s mine now
We are more than just good ......................

This is how the ...................... ends
Too bad that you couldn't see,
See the ...................... that ...................... could be
There is more that meets the ......................
I see the ...................... that is inside

He's just a ......................
And I'm just a ......................
Can I make it any more obvious
We are in ......................
Haven't you heard
How we rock each other's ......................

I'm with the sk8er ......................
I said see you l8er ......................
I'll be ...................... after the ......................
I'll be at the ......................
Singing the ...................... we wrote
About a ...................... you used to know

The full lyrics for Sk8er Boi

He was a boy
She was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious
He was a punk
She did ballet
What more can I say
He wanted her
She'd never tell secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends
Stuck up their nose
They had a problem with his baggy clothes

He was a sk8er boy
She said see you l8er boy
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a pretty face
But her head was up in space
She needed to come back down to earth

5 years from now
She sits at home
Feeding the baby she's all alone
She turns on tv
Guess who she sees
Sk8er boy rocking up MTV
She calls up her friends
They already know
And they've all got
Tickets to see his show
She tags along
Stands in the crowd
Looks up at the man that she turned down

He was a sk8er boy
She said see you l8er boy
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a super star
Slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

Sorry girl but you missed out
Well tough luck that boy's mine now
We are more than just good friends

This is how the story ends
Too bad that you couldn't see,
See the man that boy could be
There is more that meets the eye
I see the soul that is inside

He's just a boy
And I'm just a girl
Can I make it any more obvious
We are in love
Haven't you heard
How we rock each other's world

I'm with the sk8er boy
I said see you l8er boy
I'll be back stage after the show
I'll be at the studio
Singing the song we wrote
About a girl you used to know

sk8er = skater
l8er = later

EFL/ESL Worksheet for Mobile

ACTIVITY: Gapped
PRACTICE: Prepositions & Particles
The Full Lyrics Answer Key

MOBILE

Went ......................... home again
This sucks gotta pack ......................... and leave again
Say goodbye ......................... all my friends
Can't say when I'll be there again
It's time now ......................... turn .........................
Turn my back .........................
Everything (turn my back .........................) everything ---

[chorus]
Everything's changing when I turn ......................... all ......................... ......................... my control I'm a mobile.
Everything's changing when I turn ......................... all ......................... ......................... my control I'm a mobile.

Start ......................... ......................... this life
Stretch myself ......................... ......................... the vibe
I'm waking ......................... ......................... say I've tried
Instead ......................... waking ......................... ......................... another TV guide
It's time now ......................... turn .........................
Turn and walk ......................... this crazy ground oh oh oh....

[chorus]
Everything's changing when I turn ......................... all ......................... ......................... my control I'm a mobile.
Everything's changing ......................... ......................... what I know everywhere I go. I'm a mobile.
I'm a mobile

Hanging ......................... the ceiling life's a mobile spinning round
......................... mixed feelings crazy & wild ...
Sometimes I wanna scream ......................... loud ....

Everything's changing everywhere I go all ......................... ......................... my control
Everything's changing everywhere I go ......................... ......................... what I know

la la la la la la (la la)
la la la la la la (la la)
la la la la la la (la la la)
la la la la la la

THE MISSING PREPOSITIONS & PARTICLES

around / on / out / at / back / from / into / of / to / up / with

The Full Lyrics for Mobile

Went back home again
This sucks gotta pack up and leave again
Say goodbye to all my friends
Can't say when I'll be there again
It's time now to turn around
Turn my back on
Everything (turn my back on) everything....

[chorus]
Everything's changing when I turn around all out of my control I'm a mobile.
Everything's changing when I turn around all out of my control I'm a mobile.

Start back at this life
Stretch myself back into the vibe
I'm waking up to say I've tried
Instead of waking up to another TV guide
It's time now to turn around
Turn and walk on this crazy ground oh oh oh....

[chorus]
Everything's changing when I turn around all out of my control I'm a mobile.
Everything's changing out of what I know everywhere I go. I'm a mobile.
I'm a mobile

Hanging from the ceiling life's a mobile spinning round
With mixed feelings crazy & wild ...
Sometimes I wanna scream out loud ....

Everything's changing everywhere I go all out of my control
Everything's changing everywhere I go out of what I know

la la la la la la (la la)
la la la la la la (la la)
la la la la la la (la la la)
la la la la la la

ESL/EFL Worksheet for Things I'll Never Say

ACTIVITY: Gapped
PRACTICE: Tenses: Simple Present & Present Continuous
The Full Lyrics Answer Key

THINGS I'LL NEVER SAY

I ................................ (tug) at my hair
I ................................ (pull) at my clothes
I ................................ (try) to keep my cool
I ................................ (know) it shows
I ................................ (stare) at my feet
My cheeks ................................ (turn) red
I ................................ (search) for the words inside my head

(Cause) I ................................( feel) nervous
(I) ................................ (try) to be so perfect
'Cause I ................................ (know)

You................................ (be) worth it
You ................................ (be) worth it
Yeah

Chorus
If I could say what I ................................ (want) to say
I'd say I ................................ (want) to blow you away
Be with you every night
................................ (I squeeze) you too tight
If I could say what I ................................ (want) to see
I ................................ (want) to see

you ................................ (go) down
On one knee
Marry me today
Yes, I................................ (wish) my life away
With these things I’ll never say

It ................................ (not do) me any good
It................................ (be) just a waste of time
What use ................................ (be) it to you
What ................................ (be) on my mind
It ................................ (be) coming out
We ................................ (go) anywhere
So why can’t I just ................................ (tell) you

that I ................................ (care)

Repeat Chorus

What ................................ (be) wrong with my tongue
These words keep slipping away
I ................................ (stutter), I ................................ (stumble)
Like I’ve got nothing to say

Yes I ................................ (wish) my life away with these things I’ll never say
If I could say what I ................................ (want) to say
I'd say I ................................ (want) to blow you.away
Be with you every night

The Full Lyrics for Things I'll Never Say

I’m tugging at my hair
I’m pulling at my clothes
I’m trying to keep my cool
I know it shows
I’m staring at my feet
My cheeks are turning red
I’m searching for the words inside my head

(Cause) I’m feeling nervous
(I'm) Trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you’re worth it
You’re worth it
Yeah

Chorus
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you away
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me today
Yes, I’m wishing my life away
With these things I’ll never say

It don’t do me any good
It’s just a waste of time
What use is it to you
What’s on my mind
It ain’t coming out
We’re not going anywhere
So why can’t I just tell you that I care

Repeat Chorus

What’s wrong with my tongue
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stumble
Like I’ve got nothing to say

Yes I’m wishing my life away with these things I’ll never say
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you.away
Be with you every night

ESL/EFL Worksheet for Complicated

EXERCISE: 1
ACTIVITY: Jigsaw
LEVEL: Pre-intermediate
PRACTICE: Listening & Sequencing

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut the lyrics into strips.
Listen to the song at a suitable speed and put the words in order
When ready, check your order with that of The Full Lyrics Answer Key

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COMPLICATED

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And if you could only let it be

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And if you could only let it be

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And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

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And you fall and you crawl and you break

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And You fall and you crawl and you break

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And You fall and you crawl and you break

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And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

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And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

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And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

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And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

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And you're talking to me one on one but you've become

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Cause life's like this

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Chill out whatcha yelling for?

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Chill out whatcha yelling for?

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Dressed up like you're somethin' else

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I like you the way you are

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I see the way you're acting like your somebody else gets me frustrated

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I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

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I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

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I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

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Laugh out when you strike your pose

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Lay back it's all been done before

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Lay back, it's all been done before

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Life's like this you

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Life's like this you

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Life's like this you

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Life's like this you

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no no

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no no no

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no no no

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no no no

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Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

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Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

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Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

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Somebody else round everyone else

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Somebody else round everyone else

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Somebody else round everyone else

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Take off all your preppy clothes

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Tell me

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Tell me

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Tell me

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Trying to be cool you look like a fool to me

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Uh huh, life's like this

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Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is

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Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is

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Watching your back, like you can't relax

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When we're drivin' in your car

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When you've become

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Where you are and where it's at you see

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Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

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Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

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Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

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Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

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You come over unannounced

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You fall and you crawl and you break

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You know you're not fooling anyone

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you will see

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You will see

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You're making me

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You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me

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You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me

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You're watching your back like you can't relax

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You're watching your back, like you can't relax

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The Full Lyrics for Complicated

Uh huh, life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is
Cause life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is

Chill out whatcha yelling for?
Lay back it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
you will see
I like you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car
And you're talking to me one on one but you've become

Somebody else round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

You come over unannounced
Dressed up like you're somethin' else
Where you are and where it's at you see
You're making me
Laugh out when you strike your pose
Take off all your preppy clothes
You know you're not fooling anyone
When you've become

Somebody else round everyone else
Watching your back, like you can't relax
Trying to be cool you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
And You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into
honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

Chill out whatcha yelling for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see

Somebody else round everyone else
You're watching your back, like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me

Tell me

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like your somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

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