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Tanita Tikaram ´Twist in my sobriety´
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Tanita Tikaram ' Twist in my sobriety'
I. Write in missing words:
'
Twist in My
'
is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram.
as a single in 1988 from her
album '
Ancient Heart'
, it
was a top ten hit in many
countries,
at #2 in Austria and Germany, though it achieved only
success in the US and Australia.
II. Listen to the song and do the tasks:
Write in the missing words:
All God's
need travelling
Drive your problems from here
All good
read good
Now your conscience is clear
I hear you talk
Now your conscience is clear
Choose correct word:
In the morning when I
wipe /
weep
my brow
Wipe the
mine /
miles
away
I like to think I can be so
wild /
willed
And never do
what /
which
you say
I'll never
hear /
here
you
And never do
what /
which
you say
Put in correct order:
CHORUS
More than twist in my sobriety (x3)
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you'll never be
Look my eyes are just holograms
Unscramble those words:
We just poked a little
EYMTP pie
For the fun that people had at
IGNTH
Late at night don't need
OIIYHTSLT
Timid smile and
UEASP to free
Write in the missing words:
I don't care about their different
Different
are good for me
Up in arms and
and whole
All God's children took their
CHORUS
Write in missing words:
of tea, take time to think, yeah
Time to
a life, a life, a life
Sweet and handsome
Soft and
You
out 'til you've seen the light
out 'til you've seen the light
Match the halves:
1. Half the people
got to sell
2. Read them good
have to sell
3. Pretty people,
and well
4. People have
nervous people
5. News you
read the papers
CHORUS (x2)
III. Synonyms.
forehead
pursuit, hunt
open, light
various
danger
enmity, aggression
IV. Antonyms.
hard
ugly
calm
sour
brave, fearless
early
V. Wordsearch. Find these words:
conscience, half, holograms, hostility, poked, porky, thoughts, timid, twist, sobriety, wipe.
VI. Crossword.
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1.
The state of being
sober
.
2.
Either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole.
3.
The being which made the universe, the Earth and its people and is believed to have an effect on all things.
4.
P
leasure, enjoyment, entertainment.
5.
A special type of photograph or image made with a
laser
in which the objects shown look solid, as if they are real, rather than flat.
6.
The brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen.
7.
To change information so that it gives the message you want it to give, especially in a way that is dishonest.
8.
To give something to someone else in return for money.
The answer is:
.