No More I Love Yous

sung by Annie Lennox

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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

• Exercise 1:  Sequencing (Please scroll to next box)

• Exercise 2:  Tenses: Simple Present v Present Continuous

• Exercise 3:  Gerund v Infinitive (with/without TO)

• Exercise 4:   Prepositions

• Discussion Point:  Mental Health Issues

• The Full Lyrics Answer Key

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• Title:                  No More I Love Yous sung by Annie Lennox
• Exercise:            1
• Level:                 Upper-intermediate
• Activity:              Out of Order
• Practice:             Contextual order

INSTRUCTIONS

• Give each student an exercise sheet.

• Students enjoy the difficult challenge of this exercise and should work alone.

• Instruct students to write the number of the line at the beginning. (Some lines of lyrics appear several times in the song.)
• Play the song at an appropriate speed to suit students' ability. (i.e. most difficult would be to play the song continuously.) Aid students by calling out the number of each line as it is played. (Numbers have been added to the lyric key for convenience of checking)

1. .....................And people are being real crazy.

2. .....................And so restless (at) nights;

3. .....................And the monsters are crazy.

4. .....................And you know what mommy?

5. .....................Changes are shifting outside the words

6. .....................Desire, despair, desire

7. .....................Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh

8. .....................Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh (x2)

9. .....................Everybody was being real crazy

10. .....................I don't find myself bouncing home,

11. .....................I used to be a lunatic from the gracious days.

12. .....................I used to feel woebegone

13. .....................I used to have demons in my room at night:

14. .....................My aching heart would bleed for you to see.

15. .....................No more I love yous

16. .....................No one ever speaks about the monsters;

17. .....................Oh, but now....

18. .....................Outside the words

19. .....................So many monsters

20. .....................The language is leaving me in silence.

21. .....................The language is leaving me.

22. .....................There are monsters outside.

23. .....................Whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry.

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The Answer Key

• Title:                No More I Love Yous 
• Exercise:          2
• Level:               Elementary +
• Activity:            Gapped
• Practice:           Tenses:  Simple Present v Present Continuous

INSTRUCTIONS

• Make it easier by:
  • Completing any gaps which are irrelevant to the teaching point
  • Playing the song at an appropriate speed, so students might complete the gaps.
  • Dictating the missing words in a list, if students are struggling.
• Make it more difficult by:
  • Instructing students to complete the gaps.
  • They can then check their answers by listening to the song

No More I Love Yous

sung by Annie Lennox

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh (x2)

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I used to be a lunatic from the gracious days.

I used to feel woebegone 

And so restless (at) nights;

My aching heart would bleed for you to see.

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1-Oh, but now....

I (1)........... myself bouncing home,

Whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry.

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No more I (2)........... yous;

The language (3)........... me.

No more I (4)........... yous; 

Changes (5)........... outside the words.

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No one ever (6)........... about the monsters;
 
I used to have demons in my room at night:

Desire, despair, desire

So many monsters

[rpt 1]

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2-No more I (7)........... yous;

The language (8)........... me.

No more I (9)........... yous;

The language (10)........... me in silence.

No more I (11)........... yous

Changes (12)........... outside the words

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And people (13)........... real crazy.

And you (14)........... what mommy?

Everybody was being real crazy

And the monsters (15)........... crazy.

There (16)........... monsters outside.

[rpt 2,2,...]

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh

Outside the words

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The Answer Key

THE MISSING VERBS

(most of the verbs are used more than once)

be, not find, know, love, leave, shift, speak

• Title:                No More I Love Yous 
• Exercise:          3
• Level:               Intermediate +
• Activity:            Gapped
• Practice:          Gerund v Infinitive (with/without TO)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Make it easier by
  • Completing any gaps which are irrelevant to the teaching point:
  • Playing the song at an appropriate speed, so students might complete the gaps.
  • Dictating the missing words in a list, if students are struggling.
• Make it more difficult by:
  • Instructing students to complete the gaps.
  • They can then check their answers by listening to the song

No More I Love Yous

sung by Annie Lennox

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh (x2)

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I used ................(1-be) a lunatic from the gracious days.

I used ................(2-feel) woebegone 

And so restless (at) nights;

My aching heart would ................(3-bleed) for you ................(4-see)

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1-Oh, but now....

I don't ................(5-find) myself bouncing home,

Whistling buttonhole tunes ................(6-make) me ................(7-cry)

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No more I love yous;

The language is ................(8-leave) me.

No more I love yous; 

Changes are ................(9-shift) outside the words.

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No one ever speaks about the monsters;
 
I used ................(10-have) demons in my room at night:

Desire, despair, desire

So many monsters

[rpt 1]

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2-No more I love yous;

The language is (11-leave) me.

No more I love yous;

The language is ................(12-leave) me in silence.

No more I love yous

Changes are ................(13-shift) outside the words

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And people are ................(14-be) real crazy.

And you know what mommy?

Everybody was ................(15-be) real crazy

And the monsters are crazy.

There are monsters outside.

[rpt 2,2,...]

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh

Outside the words

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The Answer Key

• Title:                No More I Love Yous 
• Exercise:          4
• Level:               Pre-Intermediate +
• Activity:            Gapped
• Practice:          Prepositions

INSTRUCTIONS

• Make it easier by:
  • Completing any gaps which are irrelevant to the teaching point
  • Playing the song at an appropriate speed, so students might complete the gaps.
  • Dictating the missing words in a list, if students are struggling.
• Make it more difficult by:
  • Instructing students to complete the gaps.
  • They can then check their answers by listening to the song

No More I Love Yous

sung by Annie Lennox

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh (x2)

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I used (1)........... be a lunatic (2)........... the gracious days.

I used (3)........... feel woebegone 

And so restless (at) nights;

My aching heart would bleed (4)........... you (5)........... see.

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[1]-Oh, but now....

I don't find myself bouncing home,

Whistling buttonhole tunes (6)........... make me cry.

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No more I love yous;

The language is leaving me.

No more I love yous; 

Changes are shifting (7)........... the words.

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No one ever speaks (8)........... the monsters;
 
I used (9)........... have demons (10)........... my room (11)........... night:

Desire, despair, desire

So many monsters

[rpt 1]

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2-No more I love yous;

The language is leaving me.

No more I love yous;

The language is leaving me (12)........... silence.

No more I love yous

Changes are shifting (13)........... the words

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And people are being real crazy.

And you know what mommy?

Everybody was being real crazy

And the monsters are crazy.

There are monsters (14)............

[rpt 2,2,...]

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Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh

(15)........... the words

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The Answer Key

THE MISSING PREPOSITIONS

about, at, for, from, in, outside, to

SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION

• Mental Health Issues, e.g.
  • Paranoia
  • Schizophrenia
  • Breakdown caused by bereavement, etc.
• Symptoms
• Treatment Options (Care in the community?)
• Current Policies

• A RESOURCE ON THIS WEBSITE (with a similar theme)

• I'm Going Slightly Mad

The Full Lyrics Answer Key

No More I Love Yous

sung by Annie Lennox

1. Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh (x2)

2. I used to be a lunatic from the gracious days.

3. I used to feel woebegone 

4. And so restless (at) nights;

5. My aching heart would bleed for you to see.

6. Oh, but now....

7. I don't find myself bouncing home,

8. Whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry.

9. No more I love yous;

10. The language is leaving me.

11. No more I love yous; 

12. Changes are shifting outside the words.

13.  No one ever speaks about the monsters;

14.  I used to have demons in my room at night:

15. Desire, despair, desire

16. So many monsters

17. Oh, but now....

18. I don't find myself bouncing home,

19. Whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry.

20. No more I love yous;

21. The language is leaving me.

22. No more I love yous;

23. The language is leaving me in silence.

24. No more I love yous

25. Changes are shifting outside the words

26. And people are being real crazy.

27. And you know what mommy?

28. Everybody was being real crazy

29. And the monsters are crazy.

30. There are monsters outside.

31. No more I love yous;

32. The language is leaving me.

33. No more I love yous;

34. The language is leaving me in silence.

35. No more I love yous

36. Changes are shifting outside the words

37. No more I love yous;

38. The language is leaving me.

39. No more I love yous;

40. The language is leaving me in silence.

41. No more I love yous

42. Changes are shifting outside the words

43. Doo be doo be doo doo doo oh

44. Outside the words

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