11

Rewrite the following words in

rhyming pairs. (Two of them do not
strictly rhyme but have the same
vowel sound)
aching bill breaking(X2) die
butterflies chance corner crime
flaking for grin in overkill
pantomime places romance score
spaces warmer
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22

Complete the lyrics with the words from

exercise 1.
Empty - what are we living

Abandoned - I guess we know

the
On and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for?
Another hero - another mindless

Behind the curtain, in the

Hold the line
Does anybody want to take it anymore?

33

Find the words or expressions in

the lyrics which have a similar
meaning to the following.
a) a big smile
b) accepting that you cannot win

c) be the most important actor in the

show
d) completely stupid

e) empty, deserted

f) falling off in small thin pieces

g) accept a difficult situation and try

to deal with it
h) having a strong desire

i) know the real facts of a situation,

esp. the unpleasant ones (realize
the difficulties of life)
"The Show Must Go On", written
primarily by Brian May, chronicles the
effort of Freddie Mercury continuing
to perform despite approaching the
end of his life. It was released as a
single just six weeks before Mercury
died of bronchopneumonia, a
complication of AIDS (November
1991). Due to Mercury's deteriorating
health at the time, the video is
mainly just clips of old Queen videos
and a few live performances, but it is
so cleverly edited and spliced
together
that it works
as a video of
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The show must go on

The show must go on
Inside my heart is
My make-up may be
But my smile still stays on
Whatever happens, Ill leave it all to

Another heartache - another failed

On and on
Does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess Im learning
I must be now
Ill soon be turning round the
now
Outside the dawn is
But inside in the dark Im to
be free
The show must go on
The show must go on, yeah
Ooh, inside my heart is
My make-up may be
But my smile still stays on
Yeah oh oh oh
My soul is painted like the wings of

Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never

I can fly, my friends

The show must go on, yeah
The show must go on
Ill face it with a
Im never giving
On with the show

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Rewrite the following words in

rhyming pairs. (Two of them do not
strictly rhyme but have the same
vowel sound)
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aching bill breaking(X2) die
butterflies chance in corner
crime flaking for grin overkill
pantomime places romance score
spaces warmer
aching
bill
breaking
butterflies
chance
in
corner
crime
for

breaking
overkill
flaking

die
romance
grin
warmer

pantomime
score

33

Find the words or expressions in

the lyrics which have a similar
meaning to the following.
a) a big smile grin
b) accepting that you cannot win
giving in
c) be the most important actor in the
show top the bill
d) completely stupid mindless
e) empty, deserted abandoned
f) falling off in small thin pieces
flaking
g) accept a difficult situation and try
to deal with it face
h) having a strong desire aching
i) know the real facts of a situation,
esp. the unpleasant ones (realize
the difficulties of life) know the
score
j) morning light is just beginning to
appear the dawn is breaking
"The Show Must Go On", written
primarily by Brian May, chronicles the
effort of Freddie Mercury continuing
to perform despite approaching the
end of his life. It was released as a
single just six weeks before Mercury
died of bronchopneumonia, a
complication of AIDS (November
1991). Due to Mercury's deteriorating
health at the time, the video is
mainly just clips of old Queen videos
and a few live performances, but it is
so cleverly edited and put together
that it works as a video of its own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

22

Complete the lyrics with the words from

exercise 1.
Empty spaces - what are we living for
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for?
Another hero - another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line
Does anybody want to take it anymore?
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
Whatever happens, Ill leave it all to chance
Another heartache - another failed romance
On and on
Does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess Im learning
I must be warmer now
Ill soon be turning round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark Im aching to be free
The show must go on
The show must go on, yeah
Ooh, inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
Yeah oh oh oh
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends
The show must go on, yeah
The show must go on
Ill face it with a grin
Im never giving in
On with the show
Ill top the bill
Ill overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the show
On with the show
The show must go on...

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