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Richard Cory
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Speaking activity -Revision board game - 6th form
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-14
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3321
100 ESL GAMES
Level:
elementary
Age:
3-17
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3170
Vocabulary test
Level:
intermediate
Age:
12-15
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12
Taboo cards1
Level:
elementary
Age:
6-17
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DAILY ROUTINES - PICTIONARY
Level:
elementary
Age:
9-17
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2029
I LOVE TECHNOLOGY
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
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1771
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�
They say that Richard Cory
one half of this whole
,
With
connections to spread his wealth
.
into society, a banker's only
,
He had
a man could want: power, grace, and
.
But I work in his
And I
the life I'm living
And I curse my
And I wish that I
be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I
be
Richard Cory.
The papers print his picture almost
he
:
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a
.
And the
of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh, he
must be happy with everything he's
.
But I work in his
And I
the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I
be,
Oh, I
that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I
be
Richard Cory.
He
gave to charity, he had the common
,
And they were
for his patronage and thanked him very
,
So my
was filled with wonder when the evening headlines
:
"Richard Cory went home last night and put a
through his
."
But I
in his factory
And I
the life I'm living
And I
my poverty
And I wish that I
be,
Oh, I wish that I
be,
Oh, I wish that I
be
Richard Cory.
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Think about the poem that inspired the song.� The lyrics to the song and the words of the poem are not identical (the same.)
Copy the Venn (Circle) diagram below.� Use it to compare and contrast the song and poem.
Tell 3 ways the song and poem are the same.��
Tell 3 ways the song and poem are different.�
In the song, the chorus (repeating verse), like the poem, emphasizes that the people wish they could be Richard Cory.� However, the song repeats the chorus one last time AFTER Richard Cory takes his life.�
-Did the song writer make a mistake, i.e. not realize what he was doing?�
�
-Did he include the chorus at the end for musical reasons, i.e. to complete the pattern of the song?��
-Did the song writer believe that even after Cory committed suicide the people would still want to have a life like Cory's life?�
� � �Tell why you think the song writer ended with the chorus.� Give at least 2 reasons for your opinion.
� � �You have read the poem and heard the song.� Would you like to be Richard Cory?� Give at least 2 reasons for your answer.
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