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    1. The song "Ironic" describes several situations that are ironic, or the opposite of what one would expect. It describes an old man turning 98 years old who then died the next day, winning a lottery and dying the next day, and other unexpected events. 2. The lyrics discuss things like getting a free ride when you've already paid, good advice that wasn't taken, and sneaky ways that life surprises you. 3. The song suggests that irony and unexpected twists are just part of life, and it has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.

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    1. The song "Ironic" describes several situations that are ironic, or the opposite of what one would expect. It describes an old man turning 98 years old who then died the next day, winning a lottery and dying the next day, and other unexpected events. 2. The lyrics discuss things like getting a free ride when you've already paid, good advice that wasn't taken, and sneaky ways that life surprises you. 3. The song suggests that irony and unexpected twists are just part of life, and it has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.

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    1. The song "Ironic" describes several situations that are ironic, or the opposite of what one would expect. It describes an old man turning 98 years old who then died the next day, winning a lottery and dying the next day, and other unexpected events. 2. The lyrics discuss things like getting a free ride when you've already paid, good advice that wasn't taken, and sneaky ways that life surprises you. 3. The song suggests that irony and unexpected twists are just part of life, and it has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.

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    Song: " Ironic " 02 J. L. Ramos A.

    ( I C - 2010)

    Ironic

    a. Read the song and try to match


    An old man turned ninety-eight
    blacks 1 - 10 with a phrase A - J
    He 1__________ and died the next day
    It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
    It's a death row pardon 2_____________________ A. Already paid
    And isn't it ironic … don`t you think?
    B. won the lottery
    It's like rain on your 3______________
    It's a free ride when you've 4_______________ C. crashed down
    It's the good advice that you just din't take
    And who would've thought … ? It figures D. his beautiful wife

    Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly E. no - smoking sign


    He 5_________________ and kissed his kids good-bye
    He waited his whole damn life to take that that flight F. packed his suitcase
    And as the plane 6__________________ he thought
    " Well isn't this nice … " G. wedding day
    And isn't it ironic … don't you think?
    H. traffic jam
    It's like rain … , etc
    I. a knife
    Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when
    You think everything's okay and everything's going right J. two minutes two late
    And life has a funny way of helping you out when
    You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
    In your face b. Listen and check you answer

    7__________________ When you're already late


    8___________________ on your cigarette break Glosary
    It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is 9_________ ironic = strange or amusing because it's
    And then meeting 10________________ the opposite of what you expected
    Isn't it ironic … yeah, don't you think? Chardonnay = a kind of white wine
    A little too ironic … yeah, I really do think death row = the cells in a prison for pri_
    soners waiting to be executed
    It's like rain … , etc It figures = it makes sense
    sneaking up on you = surprising you
    Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you blows up = explodes
    And life has a funny funny way of helping you out, helping you out

    Ironic was written and first recorded by the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette in 1995
    It was her third single and her first top-ten hit. It was nominated for a Grammy

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