5.
Find words in the lyrics with a
1. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. similar meaning to the following.
Easy come, easy go, that's just how you ………………….. 1. a small metal object that is fired from
asked a gun ……………………
Oh, take, take, take it all but you never …………………..
give Should've known you was ………………….. from the first kiss 2. to remove something quickly
……………………
live Had your eyes ………………….. open, why were they open?
3. rubbish ……………………
trash 4. the thin sharp part of a knife
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the ………………….. ……………………
trouble You tossed it in the trash, you did 5. to hit somebody ……………………
wide To give me all your love is all I ever ………………….. 6. to throw something carelessly
'Cause what you don't understand is ……………………
7. unable to feel a part(s) of your body
……………………
2. Put the lines in the correct order.
…1… I'd catch a grenade for ya
……… But you won't do the same 6. Provide a conditional clause to complete each sentence.
……… I would go through all this pain 1. If .........................................................................................,
I’d catch a grenade for you.
……… I'd jump in front of a train for ya
2. If .........................................................................................,
……… Take a bullet straight through my brain I'd jump in front of a train for you.
……… Throw my head on a blade for ya 3. If .........................................................................................,
……… Yes, I would die for you, baby I'd do anything for you.
…..… You know I'd do anything for ya 4. If .........................................................................................,
…9… No, no, no, no I'd take a bullet straight through my brain.
5. If .........................................................................................,
I would die for you.
3. Correct the mistakes.
……………..………. Black, black, black and blue, hug me 'til I'm numb
……………..………. Tell the doctor I said, hey, when you get back to where you're from
……..…………. ……………….… Wise woman, kind woman, that's just what you are, yeah
……..…………. ……………….… You'll shout in my face then rip the seats out my car
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A music video was released on
4. Correct the mistakes. November 19, 2010, directed
by NABIL. In a behind-the-
……………..………. If my house was on fire scenes video, Mars explained,
……………..………. Ooh, you'd watch me break down in flames "The concept of the video is my
struggle, to tell this girl I'd do
……………..………. You said you loved me, you're a saint anything for her, so I'm going
……………..………. 'Cause you never, ever, ever did, lady as far as dragging a piano to
get to her just so I can sing my
heart out." The video involves
But darling, I'd still catch a grenade for ya […] Mars's efforts to sing to a girl
after dragging an upright piano
7. Discuss the following questions in pairs. through Los Angeles. He wears
a suit and encounters a gang
1. What does the singer mean when he says “I'd catch a grenade for ya”? and a pit bull along the way.
2. Mention three more things he would be willing to do for her. When he reaches the girl's
3. What does he expect from the girl in return? house and finds out she is with
4. What does he accuse the girl of doing? another man, he drags himself
and the piano in front of a
5. What adjectives would he use to describe her? Provide evidence from the lyrics.
train.
6. What adjectives would you use to describe the singer? (from Wikipedia)
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