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DES´REE "YOU GOTTA BE"




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Listening task - You Gotta Be - Des`ree
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You Gotta Be - Des´ree
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You Gotta Be (Des´ree)- Song Worksheet
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Des´ree – You gotta be
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Des´ree- You Gotta be - Lyrics fill in the gaps and vocabulary
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" YOU GOTTA BE" by DES´REE
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Age: 10-17
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 Hi buddies!!!
Des'ree - You Gotta Be
 
1.- You are going to listen to a song. NOT YET PLEASE. Before anything, look at the words below. They are "hidden words" (I mean words hidden behind their phonetic transcription). Can you descipher them?    (don't forget to use CAPITAL LETTERS)
          

1. ‘tʃæləndʒ                      9. kaʊntɪd       

2. traɪ                                  10. swiːt         

3. tɪəz                                 11. tʌf                 

4. ‘kaʊntɪd                         12. kɑːm        

5. ə’ʃeɪmd                          13. waɪzə        

6. bæd                                  14.wɪðaʊt     

7. hɑːd           

8. peɪs            

 
2.- O.K, if you had problems to find the words try to see if you can do it listening to the song now: 
Listen as your day unfolds
‘tʃæləndʒ what the future holds
traɪ and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tɪəz
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be ‘kaʊntɪd       
Don't be ə’ʃeɪmd to cry

You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be waɪzə , you gotta be hɑːd 
You gotta be tʌf , you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be kɑːm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Hearing what your mother said
Readin' the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own swiːt time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my heh, hey

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Don't ask no questions, it goes on wɪðaʊt you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the peɪs
The world keeps on spinning
You can't stop it, if you try to
This time it's danger staring you in the face
Oh oh oh
 
Remember
Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
My oh my heh, hey, hey
 
You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day
 
3.- POST LISTENING TASK. Find synonyms in the song for the next expressions: 
                                 a) money 
                      b) have to (informal) 
                      c) embarrased  
                      d) speed  
                      e)  turning quickly around a central point 
                      f)   strong, determined 
 
4.- FIND IN THE TEXT:
a) two comparative forms (alphabet order, please):  
         b) two phrasal verbs (alphabetic order, please)   
 
     5.- FOLLOW UP WORK: Write words (others than in exercise 1) that have the same  sound

      /ei /

      / u:/

     /ð/

     ashamed

   you

   together

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