The logical song
Task 1
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How do you know?
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Listen and fill in the gaps.
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Which words are adjectives
and which are adverbs?
When I was young,
it seemed that life was so
__________
a miracle, oh it was
________,_______
,
And all the birds in the trees,
well they'd be singing so
________
,
_______
,
_________
watching me.
wonderful
beautiful
magical
happily
joyfully
playfully
Task 2
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What do they mean?
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Listen and fill in the gaps.
•
What suffixes do the
inserted adjectives have?
The logical song
But then they send me away
to teach me how to be
________
,
_______
,
_________
,
________
.
And they showed me a world
where I could be so
________
,
________
,
________
,
________
.
sensible
logical
responsible
practical
dependable
clinical
intellectual
cynical
Task 3
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Do they have suffixes?
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Listen and put the lines in
the correct order.
•
Find the adjectives.
The logical song
A) won't you please, please tell me
B) what we've learned
C) I know it sounds absurd
D) there are times
E) for such a simple man
F) the questions run too deep
G) please tell me who I am
H) when all the world's asleep
1-D
2-H
3-F
4-E
5-A
6-B
7-C
8-G
There are times
when all the world‘s
,
The questions run too
For such a
man.
Won't you please, please tell me
what we've learned.
I know it sounds
,
please tell me who I am.
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Task
4
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How do you know?
•
Listen and fill in the gaps.
•
Which words are adjectives
and which are nouns?
The logical song
Now watch what you say
or they'll be calling you a
_______
,
a
_______
,
________
,
________
.
Won't you sign up your name,
we'd like to feel you're
________
,
________
,
________
,
a
________
!
radical
liberal
fanatical
criminal
acceptable
respectable
presentable
vegetable
Task 5
•
How do you understand
the message of the song?
The logical song
is taken away from the unspoilt immediacy
of childhood
(When I was young, it seemed that life was so
wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful,
magical)
undergoes education
(but then they sent me away to teach me how
to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical)
The song tells the story
of a man who:
sees a future prepared for him lacking any
spontaneity of reaction
(And they showed me a world where I could
be so dependable, clinical, intellectual,
cynical)
feels constricted in his freedom of speech
(Now watch what you say or they'll be
calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical,
criminal)
is put under pressure to conform
(Won't you sign up your name,
we'd like to feel you're acceptable,
respectable, presentable, a vegetable)
and ends up confused, without a
coherent self-image
(please tell me who I am)