So far away - Conversation

So Far Away
Avenged Sevenfold




What was the most difficult moment you have ever faced? What lesson did you take from it? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Listen to the song and try to get the main topic from it.

Never feared for anything,
Never _______ but never free
A life that healed a broken heart with all that it could

Lived a life so endlessly
Saw _______ what others see
I tried to heal your broken heart
With all that I could

Will you stay?
Will you stay _______ forever?

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still _______ the pages of the book it’s burned
_______ and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you’re so far away

Plans of what our futures hold
Foolish _______ of growing old
It seems we’re so invincible
The truth is so cold

A final song, a _______ request
A perfect chapter laid to rest
_______ and then I try to find a place in my _______

Where you can stay
You can stay _______ forever

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still _______ the pages of the book it’s burned
_______ and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you’re so far away

Sleep tight, I’m not _______
The ones that we _______ are here with me
Lay away a place for me
‘Cause as soon as I’m done I’ll be on my way
To live _______

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still _______ the pages of the book it’s burned
_______ and time always on my mind
And the _______ you left remains but it’s so hard to stay
When I have so much to say and you’re so far away

I love you
You were ready
The _______ is strong and urges rise
But I’ll see you
You’ll let me
Your pain is gone, your hands untied

So far away
And I _______ you to know

So far away
And I _______ you to
_______ you to know


1- What does the author mean with “Will you stay away forever?” __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2- What can be understood when the author says:
“It seems we´re so invincible
The truth is so cold” __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3- “ ‘Cause as soon as I´m done I´ll be on my way” gives an idea that the author still has something to do. Can you imagine what it is? Discuss with your group. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4- Why some people find new strength after going through some problems? Do you think people can find good lessons from everything they face? Justify your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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-ANSWER KEY-
Warm up-
Personal answers
1-
The author is questioning a friend or relative, who may have died if the person will be away.

2-
That people think that bad things will never happen to them, but it can and we are never prepared

3-
Personal answer, interpretation

4-
Personal answer.

Summer of 69 - Simple Past

Hi guys...

After a really long time I´m kinda back here.
I´ll post a class that I created with a song.

This class is to students who want to become better users of Simple Past.

The song is: Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams



Warm-up
What is the most vivid memory you have from childhood, teenage hood, vacations, trips… How do you feel about it?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1- Watch the video clip without sound and check the activities they did.
( ) watched movies in the car ( ) threw fruits on each other
( ) went to the beach ( ) got themselves in problems
( ) played music with the band ( ) painted the house
2- Listen to the song now and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs below:

I got my first six string
________ it at the five and dime
________ it till my fingers bled
Was the summer of 69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we _______ real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
Shoulda known we´d never get far
Oh when I look back now
That summer ________ to last forever
And if I _______ a choice
I´d always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain´t no use in complaining
When you _______ a job to do
________ my evenings down at the drive-in
And that´s when I met you
Standing on your mama´s porch
You _______ me that you´d wait forever
Oh and when you _______ my hand
I _______ that was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of 69
Man we _______ killing time
We were young and restless
We _______ to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever
And now times are changing
Look at everything that´s come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six string
I think about you wonder what ______ wrong

3- What does the author mean when he says “played till my fingers bleed”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4- Do you think the author have a special feeling with this particular summer? Justify your answer with sentences from the song ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5- The collocation “Tried real hard” from the song means what? Can you imagine other ways to express the same idea? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6- In colloquial talks many informal words/expressions come up. Identify them and rewrite them in a formal way. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7- What does the author do to remember those days? What do you do to remember yours? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8- The expression “five and dime” refers to products sold almost without any cost. Come up with more words which express the same idea. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9- Are you the type of person who links songs to memories? Which memory have you related to a song? Write about it? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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-ANSWER KEY-
Warm Up: Personal answer

1-
Watched movies in the car
Played music with the band
Threw fruits on each other
Got themselves in problems

2-
Bought
Played
Tried
Seemed
Had
Got
Spent
Told
Held
Knew
Were
Needed
Went

3-
He was so happy he bought the guitar that he played non-stop.

4-
Yes, he does
"Those were the best days of my life"
'If I had a choice, I would always wanna be there"
"That summer seeme to last forever"

5- It means something that is tried very much
Try a lot
Give it a try
Try harder
Try once more
Keep Trying

6-
Wanna - Want to
Shoulda - Should have
Ain´t - Any negative

7-
According to the song, he plays his old guitar.
Personal answer

8-
Pretty Penny
Good bargain
Cheap
Inexpensive
Good deal
On sale

9-
Personal answers