When The Sun Goes Down sung by The Arctic Monkeys

When The Sun Goes Down

Sung By Arctic Monkeys

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

Exercise 1: Sequencing (scroll to next box)
Exercise 2: Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive (with/without TO)
Exercise 3: Definite v Indefinite Articles v None
Further Practice: Discussion, Debate, Role-play, or Composition

Roxanne (song with a similar theme)
Music Index
Grammar Index

LANGUAGE NOTES

Native speakers often make grammatical errors, but are unaware of them. DON'T is regularly used instead of DOESN'T with he/she/it. Children often make this mistake, but it can continue into adulthood. This can occur for one or both of the following reasons:
- poor education
- regional variation
'owt (regional variation) = anything
fucking (expletive) = really, very

Title: When The Sun Goes Down
Exercise: 1
Level: Intermediate +
Activity: Jigsaw
Practice: Sequencing

INSTRUCTIONS

Students enjoy the physical involvement of this exercise. Confident students should either work alone, or be teamed with weaker students.
Cut the photocopy into strips as indicated. Instruct students to scatter the pieces in front of them, so they can read them easily.
Play the song at an appropriate speed to suit students' ability.

TIP: To make the strips more user-friendly and to preserve them for future use, laminate the photocopied sheets before cutting. If making more than one set, use different coloured paper for each set.

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WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

sung by Arctic Monkeys

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' Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know.

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Although you're trying not to listen,

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Amongst some other offences.

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And he don't have to say 'owt

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And he told Roxanne to put on her red light

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And I've seen him with girls of the night

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And look here comes a Ford Mondeo

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And oh he must be up to something;

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And she's delighted when she sees him

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And they said it changes when the sun goes down

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And what a scummy man.

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Around

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Around here

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Around here

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Because she must be fucking freezing

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Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan

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(I) Can see it in his eyes, yeah,

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I bet he'll rob you if he can

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I bet he'll rob you if he can.

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I bet your eyes are staring at the ground.

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I doubt she does receipts.

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I hope you're not involved at all

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I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!

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I start to wonder what his story might be,

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I wonder what went wrong,

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Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous

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It's all not quite legitimate

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I've got a feeling in my stomach;

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Just give him half a chance

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Just give him half a chance;

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Pulling in and giving her the eye

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Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky

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She don't do major credit cards;

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She don't stop in the winter, no and...

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She makes a subtle proposition;

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She understands she's here to get picked up

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So that she had to roam the streets.

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So who's that girl there?

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Sorry, love, I'll have to turn you down.

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That he's got a driving ban

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

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They're all infected, but he'll be alright

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(I) Want half a chance to show he's more than likely.

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What a scummy man

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What his story might be.

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The Answer Key

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

Title: When The Sun Goes Down
Exercise: 2
Level: Intermediate +
Activity: Gapped
Practice: Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive (with/without TO)

INSTRUCTIONS

Make it easier by:
- 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.

WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

sung by Arctic Monkeys

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So who's that girl there?

I wonder what went wrong,

So that she had .......................... (1-roam) the streets.

She doesn't .......................... (2-do) major credit cards;

I doubt she does receipts.

It's all not quite legitimate

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And what a scummy man.

Just give him half a chance;

I bet he'll .......................... (3-rob) you if he can.

(I) Can .......................... (4-see) it in his eyes, yeah,

That he's .......................... (5-get) a driving ban

Amongst some other offences.

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And I've.......................... (6-see) his with girls of the night

And he told Roxanne .......................... (7-put) on her red light.

They're all infected, but he'll .......................... (8-be) alright

'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you .......................... (9-know).

I said he's a scumbag, don't you .......................... (10-know)!

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Although you're .......................... (11-try) not .......................... (12-listen),

I bet your eyes are .......................... (13-stare) at the ground.

She makes a subtle proposition;

Sorry, love, I'll have .......................... (14-turn) you down.

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And oh he must .......................... (15-be) up to something;

(I) Want half a chance .......................... (16-show) he's more than likely.

I've .......................... (17-get) a feeling in my stomach;

I start .......................... (18-wonder) what his story might .......................... (19-be),

What his story might .......................... (20-be).

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

Around

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And look here comes a Ford Mondeo

Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous

And he doesn't .......................... (21-have) .......................... (22-say) 'owt

She understands she's here .......................... (23-get) .......................... (24-pick up)

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And she's delighted when she sees him

.......................... (25-Pull in) and .......................... (26-give) her the eye

Because she must .......................... (27-be) fucking freezing

Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky

She doesn't .......................... (28-stop) in the winter, no and...

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

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What a scummy man

Just give him half a chance

I bet he'll .......................... (29-rob) you if he can

(I) Can (30-see) it in his eyes that he's (31-got) a nasty plan

I hope you're not .......................... (32-involved) at all

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

The Answer Key

Title: When The Sun Goes Down
Exercise: 3
Level: Intermediate +
Activity: Gapped
Practice: Definite v Indefinite Article v No article (a/an/the/-)

INSTRUCTIONS

Make it easier by:
- 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.

WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

sung by Arctic Monkeys

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So who's that girl there?

I wonder what went wrong,

So that she had to roam ........... streets.

She doesn't do ............. major credit cards;

I doubt she does ........... receipts.

It's all not quite legitimate

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And what ........... scummy man.

Just give him half ........... chance;

I bet he'll rob you if he can.

(I) Can see it in his eyes, yeah,

That he's got ........... driving ban

Amongst some other offences.

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And I've seen his with girls of ........... night

And he told................ Roxanne to put on her red light.

They're all infected, but he'll be alright

'Cause he's ........... scumbag, don't you know.

I said he's ........... scumbag, don't you know!

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Although you're trying not to listen,

I bet your eyes are staring at ........... ground.

She makes ........... subtle proposition;

Sorry, love, I'll have to turn you down.

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And oh he must be up to................ something;

(I) Want half ........... chance to show he's more than ........... likely.

I've got ........... feeling in my stomach;

I start to wonder what his story might be,

What his story might be.

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They said it changes when ........... sun goes down

And they said it changes when ........... sun goes down

Around here

Around

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And look here comes ........... Ford Mondeo

Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous

And he doesn't have to say 'owt

She understands she's here to get picked up

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And she's delighted when she sees him

Pulling in and giving her ........... eye

Because she must be fucking freezing

Scantily clad beneath ........... clear night sky

She doesn't stop in ........... winter, no and...

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They said it changes when ........... sun goes down

And they said it changes when ........... sun goes down

Around here

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They said it changes when ........... sun goes down

And they said it changes when ........... sun goes down

Around here

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What a scummy man

Just give him half ........... chance

I bet he'll rob you if he can

(I) Can see it in his eyes that he's got ........... nasty plan

I hope you're not involved at all

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

The Answer Key

FURTHER PRACTICE

DISCUSSION, DEBATE, ROLE-PLAY, COMPOSITION

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

This subject may be inappropriate for certain students. It is important to be aware of their age and/or cultural background, before introducing the vocabulary below.
Some relevant vocabulary is provided below
Begin by asking whether the 'scummy man' is a client or a pimp. (He is a pimp)
Next, ask whether the singer is a client, or her friend. (He is neither - just an onlooker). Find out what his attitude is.
Discuss attitudes to prostitution in different countries.
Ask students to speculate as to why she is on the streets.
Students might also wish to create character profiles for the woman and the scummy man.
Discussion should start as pairwork, then progress to group work
A composition can be set as homework

PERSON	PLACE	ACTION	TRADE
prostitute whore scrubber (slang) tom (slang)	brothel bordello red-light district street corner	to solicit to turn a trick to provide paid sex to display one's wares to be scantily-dressed to wear revealing clothes to prostitute oneself to sell one's body	soliciting
client kerb crawler	brothel bordello red-light district street corner	to drive slowly alongside women who are standing on, or walking along the pavement in order to proposition them or attract their attention	-
pimp	in the vicinity nearby	to live off immoral earnings to entice a woman into a life on the streets to force a woman onto the streets to control, using fear to find clients to pimp	pimping

The Full Lyrics Key

When The Sun Goes Down

Sung By The Arctic Monkeys

So who's that girl there?

I wonder what went wrong,

So that she had to roam the streets.

She doesn't do major credit cards;

I doubt she does receipts.

It's all not quite legitimate

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And what a scummy man.

Just give him half a chance;

I bet he'll rob you if he can.

(I) Can see it in his eyes, yeah,

That he's got a driving ban

Amongst some other offences.

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And I've seen him with girls of the night

And he told Roxanne to put on her red light.

They're all infected, but he'll be alright

'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know.

I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!

<>()<>

Although you're trying not to listen,

I bet your eyes are staring at the ground.

She makes a subtle proposition;

Sorry, love, I'll have to turn you down.

<>()<>

And oh he must be up to something;

(I) Want half a chance to show he's more than likely.

I've got a feeling in my stomach;

I start to wonder what his story might be,

What his story might be.

<>()<>

They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

Around

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And look here comes a Ford Mondeo

Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous

And he doesn't have to say 'owt

She understands she's here to get picked up

<>()<>

And she's delighted when she sees him

Pulling in and giving her the eye

Because she must be fucking freezing

Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky

She doesn't stop in the winter, no and...

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

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They said it changes when the sun goes down

And they said it changes when the sun goes down

Around here

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What a scummy man

Just give him half a chance

I bet he'll rob you if he can

(I) Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan

I hope you're not involved at all