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You Can Leave Your Hat On -by Joe Cocker
Album: Cocker (1986)

Baby, take off your coat...real slow
Baby, take off your shoes...,
I'll take your shoes
Baby, take off your dress
Yes, yes, yes

CHORUS

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Go on over there and turn on the light...no, all the lights
Now come back here and stand on a chair... yes, that's right
Raise your arms up in to the air... and shake 'em

You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live

Sit down there

CHORUS

Suspicious minds are talking
They try to tear us apart
They say that my love is wrong

They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is

I know what love is

CHORUS

Exercises
by  Nelia Pérez Román

Music link to Radio Blog

Exercises

Phrasal Verbs are verbs made up of a _____________ and one or two _______________

The resulting verb has generally a ________ meaning to the original verb and original particle.

Examples: Put your books on the shelf = ________________________________

Put on the radio! There is a good program. =______________________

But sometimes the final meaning is a combination of the two parts.

Example: Come in! = ___________ Sit down! = ___________________

Listen to the song, do the exercises and pay attention to Phrasal Verbs. There are many!

 

PRE-LISTENING QUESTIONS:

Do you know this song? What does the title mean?_____________________________________

It is part of the soundtrack of a famous film, what´s its name? ___________________________

Who plays in that film?_________________________________________________________

WHILE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES:

Follow the instructions beside each paragraph:

Baby, ____________ your coat...real slow
Baby, take off your ____________,
I'll ____________ your shoes
Baby, take off your ____________
Yes, yes, yes

 

1. COMPLETE THE GAPS AS YOU LISTEN TO THE SONG

You can leave your hat ____________
You can _________ your hat _______
You can _______________________

 

2. WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS PART?

Go on over there, ____________the light, all the lights
Now ____________here and ____________ on a chair...
yes, that's right
Raise your arms ____________in to the air ... and shake 'em

You give me a ____________to live
You give me a reason ____________
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live

Sit down there

 

3. COMPLETE THE GAPS

Suspicious minds are talking
They say that my love is wrong
Trying to tear us apart THEM

 

4. PUT THE LINES IN THE RIGHT
ORDER AS YOU LISTEN TO

They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is

I know what love is

CHORUS

AFTER-LISTENING ACTIVITIES:

  1. How many phrasal verbs have you found? Make a list and match each verb with its definition:

    2. ____________ * * to return

    ____________ * * to switch on

    ____________ * * to put up

    ____________ * * to remove your clothes

    ____________ * * to keep your clothes on

    ____________ * * to get up

  2. Find some phrasal verbs which are the opposites of the following phrasal verbs and make a sentence with each;

    3. Turn on == _________________________________________________________________

    Take off == _________________________________________________________________

    Stand up == _________________________________________________________________

  3. Write as many phrasal verbs as you know:

    4. Compounds of TURN? = _______________________________________________________

    Compounds of PUT? = _______________________________________________________

    Compounds of GO? = _______________________________________________________

    Compounds of TAKE? = _______________________________________________________

    Compounds of LOOK? = _______________________________________________________

  4. Imagine you are Joe Cocker. Invent some new verses for this song. What would you ask Kim Bassinger to do? Use the vocabulary you have learnt.
  5. Be careful with the following verbs, they are very similar:

    6. get dressed wear put on take off get changed try on

    I´d like to buy this skirt. May I ____________it?

    You must ___________your helmet if you ride a bike.

    This morning I was very late I had a shower and ____________ in only five minutes.

    Muslims always ______________their shoes before praying.

    (After the match) Hurry up! We have to go home and _______________ for the party

    I ________still _________my summer clothes.

     

    KEYS TO ACTIVITIES

    Take off to return

    Leave on to switch on

    Turn on to put up

    Come back to remove your clothes

    Stand up to keep your clothes on

    Raise up to get up

Find some phrasal verbs which are the opposites of the following phrasal verbs and make a sentence with each;

    Turn on =/= turn off

    Take off =/= put on

    Stand up =/= sit down

Be careful with the following verbs, they are very similar:

I´d like to buy this skirt. May I try it on?

You must put on your helmet if you ride a bike.

This morning I was very late I had a shower and get dressed in only five minutes.

Muslims always take off their shoes before praying.

(After the match) Hurry up! We have to go home and get changed for the party

I am still wearing my summer clothes.

 

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