Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changing
topic: change
grammar: present perfect simple and continuous, present continuous
1. warmer: CHANGE
What comes to your mind when you hear the word change?
Is it a positive or negative word for you?
What might the song be about? What is changing?
2. First listening - Listening for gist: Listen to (or watch) the song for the first time and answer the following question:
What does the singer want to change?
3. Before the second listening: Fill in the gaps with the right form of the given verbs, then check while listening.
"Changing" (feat. Paloma Faith)
Hell down, heaven down Livin' in the same town Tryna find something new Broken picture frame I' (1)__________________ (be frozen) in Tryna find a better view Bridge: This ain't real, this ain't cool This ain't what I (2) _____________ (sign up) to This ain't right, it's no good No good, oh Chorus: Everything (3) _______________ (change), And I’(4)___________ (be) here for too long Going through the same things I'(5)______________ (hurt) too long, Got to move on Say I-I-I-I can't do this anymore If everything is changing And I know, yeah, you gotta let go Ooh oh oh oh (x3) Gotta let go Ooh oh oh oh (x3) Gotta let go I (6)__________________(not understand) playing by the same hand How you find something new I can't work it out what it's all about I (7)_______________(not live) my life through you (Bridge)
(Chorus) Ooh oh oh oh…. Gotta let go…. I've been here for too long (x8)
4. Discussion
a. Do you like change? What things have you recently changed in your life? Are you planning to change anything?
b. What things would you never change in your life? What would you change about yourself?
c. Could you name some reasons why people need change?
d. What makes it difficult to change as a human being?
e. What are the things that are the most difficult to change?
f. Are younger people better at changing?
g. What were the biggest changes in the last 50 years?
h. Comment on the following quotations:
