Cambridge English - Newsletter for Teachers Issue 4 - Activity 1

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"What Can I Do" The Corrs This is a song by a popular Irish group containing blanked out key grammar and vocabulary words in order to help students prepare for the exams in a more relaxed way while practicing their listening for detail” skills. The activity could be extended by asking students to write down “The story behind the song: Why was the girlfriend /boyfriend left?The answer could be romantic or funny! "What Can I Do" I haven't ___________ at all in days (1) It's been so long __________ we've talked (2) And I have been here _________ times (3) I just don't know _____________ I'm doing wrong (4) What can I do to make you love me What can I do to make you __________ (5) What can I say to make you feel ________ (6) What can I do to get you there There's only so _______ I can take (7) And I just got to _____ ______ _______ (8) And who knows I __________ feel better, yeah (9) If I don't try and I don't hope

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"What Can I Do" The Corrs This is a song by a popular Irish group containing blanked out key grammar and vocabulary words in order to help students prepare for the exams in a more relaxed way while practicing their “listening for detail” skills. The activity could be extended by asking students to write down “The story behind the song: Why was the girlfriend /boyfriend left?” The answer could be romantic or funny!

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"What Can I Do" The Corrs

This is a song by a popular Irish group containing blanked out key grammar and

vocabulary words in order to help students prepare for the exams in a more

relaxed way while practicing their “listening for detail” skills.

The activity could be extended by asking students to write down “The story

behind the song: Why was the girlfriend /boyfriend left?” The answer could be

romantic or funny!

"What Can I Do"

I haven't ___________ at all in days (1)

It's been so long __________ we've talked (2)

And I have been here _________ times (3)

I just don't know _____________ I'm doing wrong (4)

What can I do to make you love me

What can I do to make you __________ (5)

What can I say to make you feel ________ (6)

What can I do to get you there

There's only so _______ I can take (7)

And I just got to _____ ______ _______ (8)

And who knows I __________ feel better, yeah (9)

If I don't try and I don't hope

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What can I do to make you love me

What can I do to make you care

What can I say to make you feel this

What can I do to get you there

No more ___________, no more aching... (10)

No more ___________, no more, trying... (11)

Maybe there's ______________ more to say (12)

And in a ___________ way I'm calm (13)

Because the power is not ___________ (14)

I'm just ___________ let it fly (15)

What can I do to make you love me

What can I do to make you care

What can I say to make you feel this

What can I do to get you there (Repeat to fade)

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Answer key

1. Slept

2. Since

3. Many

4. What

5. Care

6. This

7. Much

8. Let it go

9. Might

10. Waiting

11. Fighting

12. Nothing

13. Funny

14. Mine

15. Gonna