http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/countingstars.

htmExercises by Isabel Prez

Filltheblankswiththewordsfromthebox.

alive,dollars,face,feel,find,hard,kills,lately,life,line,make,right,river,signs,sleep,sold,
stars,take,vine,word,wrong,young,
________,I'vebeen,I'vebeenlosing_______
Dreamingaboutthethingsthatwecouldbe
Butbaby,I'vebeen,I'vebeenpraying_________,
Said,nomorecounting_______
We'llbecounting_________,yeahwe'llbecounting_______
Iseethis______likeaswinging______
Swingmyheartacrossthe________
Andmy_________isflashing______
Seekitoutandyoushall_______
Old,butI'mnotthatold
_______,butI'mnotthatbold
Idon'tthinktheworldis_____
I'mjustdoingwhatwe'retold
Ifeelsomethingso______
Doingthe_____thing
Ifeelsomethingso_______
Doingthe________thing
Icouldn'tlie,coudn'tlie,couldn'tlie
Everythingthat_______memakesmefeel_________

I________theloveandIfeelitburn
Downthis______,everyturn
Hopeisafourletter________
_______thatmoney,watchitburn
2. Match the adjectives and the nouns.Translatethem.
1. swinging
2. four-letter
3. Flashing
4. counting
a. stars
b. vine
c. word
d. signs
3. Translate the following sentences:
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie

Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned

4.Find a synonym or antonym of the following words:

deceive (v) /dsiv/

dead (adj),

courageous (adj) /kreds/

5.Find some examples of the following verb tenses in the song:

Present simple, Present continuous, Present perfect continuous, Future continuos, Infinitive, Imperative, Present
simple in passive voice
6.Discuss about the meaning of the song: Why has he not been able to sleep lately?
Does the song have to do with money, love, society?