A THOUSAND YEARS

One of your classmates recommends this video song with subtitles in English and Spanish.
I hope you like it.

THE LOGICAL SONG

THE LOGICAL SONG  (Supertramp)

1.-  Write the words for the following phonetic transcriptions and then fill in the boxes.

/ ‘sensəbəl/                 _______________

/rɪ´spektəbəl/         ______________

/rɪ´spɒnsəbəl/         _______________

/prɪ´zentəbəl/         _______________

/ dɪ´pendəbəl/         ________________

/´vedʒtəbəl/               ________________

/ək´septəbəl/             ________________

2.-Find the word that matches the definitions:

…………………………….: someone you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly.

…………………………….: a person who is able to make good decisions and judgements based on reason.

…………………………….: Someone who is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

…………………………….: A very sick or disabled person.

…………………………….: someone who is good enough.

…………………………….: people who behave properly and sensibly (without needing to be supervised).

…………………………….: Someone who looks fairly tidy or attractive

3.- Fill in the gaps with words ending in -al

When I was young
it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful,  ……………………
And all the birds in the trees
Well they´d be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be …………………………..
…………………, oh …………………………., …………………
And they showed me a world
where I could be so ………………………….
Oh ……………………, oh ……………………, …………………

There are times when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please, please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who i am
Now watch what you say
Or they´ll be calling you a ……………………
A ……………………, oh ……………………, ……………………
Oh won´t you sign up your name
We´d like to feel you´re
…………………………. , …………………………., Oh ………………………. , a …………………………. !

At night when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please,please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am ,who I am

4. In which column would you put the adjectives? Look at the examples

+ sensible

__ fanatical

EACH OTHER AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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EACH OTHER, MYSELF, ETC Answers

1  1 herself   2 herself;her   3 itself   4 ourselves  5 him   6 yourself   7 himself   8 you   9 me 10 himself

2  1 ouserlves   2 herself   3 himself   4 themselves   5 myself   6 itself   7 himself,  8 yourselves   9 herself   10 yourself

3  1 each other   2 themselves   3 each other  4 yourselves   5 each other   6 each other   7 ourselves   8 themselves   9 themselves   10   each other

4 1 ourselves   2 him   3 each other   4 myself   5 her   6 me/us  7 myself   8 each other   9 itself  10 themselves 11 yourself  12 you;them

5 1 behave yourselves   2 shave   3 make yourself   4 Help yourself   5 Enjoy yourselves   6 hurry   7 feel  8 by myself   9 washes  10 dress

NARRATIVE TENSES

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