8. Now listen to the first part of the 9.

Now listen to the remainder of the

8. Now listen to the first part of the 9. Now listen to the remainder of the
song again and correct the song and tick the words you hear.
song again and correct the song and tick the words you hear.
mistakes. After listening next to each word
mistakes. After listening next to each word
write a word that rhymes with it.
Ive paid my dues, slime after slime; write a word that rhymes with it.
Ive paid my dues, slime after slime; forsaken _________________
Ive done my sentence, but committed no prime forsaken _________________
Ive done my sentence, but committed no prime
And bad mistakes Ive made a stew curtain _________________
And bad mistakes Ive made a stew curtain _________________
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my place, fortune _________________
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my place, fortune _________________
But Ive come view. ming _________________
But Ive come view. ming _________________
And I seed to go on and on and on and on
And I seed to go on and on and on and on thank _________________
We are the champions - my mend thank _________________
We are the champions - my mend roses _________________
And we'll keep on sighting till the end roses _________________
And we'll keep on sighting till the end
See are the champions pleasure _________________
See are the champions pleasure _________________
See are the champions fighting _________________
See are the champions fighting _________________
No dime for losers, cos
No dime for losers, cos
We are the losers of the world
We are the losers of the world
10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same
10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same
meaning as the idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or
meaning as the idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or
the Internet to assist you.
the Internet to assist you.

Column A Column B
Column A Column B
Fighting chance to surrender without putting up any
A Fighting chance to surrender without putting up any
resistance
B resistance
Fight tooth and nail a reasonable possibility of success
C Fight tooth and nail a reasonable possibility of success
Fight an uphill battle not stopping at anything to get what they
D Fight an uphill battle not stopping at anything to get what they
want
want
Go down without a fight11. Place the
to struggle againstthe
wordsagainst
under unfavourable
correct stress patterns. Use
Go down without a fight11. to struggle
Place the words under unfavourable
the correct stress patterns. Use
circumstances your dictionary to help you if you are not certain of the
circumstances your dictionary to help you if you are not certain of the
answers.
answers.
Queen
Queen Ive taken my bows and my curtain calls,
Ive taken my bows and my curtain calls,
We Are
We Are The The You brought me fame and fortune and
You brought me fame and fortune and
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Champions
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f someone
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a fightI a fight, they surrender without
down without I thankputting
you all,up any
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f someone goes down without a fight, they surrender without you all,up any
Ive paidmy dues, time after time;
resistance.
Ive paidmy dues, time after time;
resistance. But its been no bed of roses, no pleasure
But its been no bed of roses, no pleasure
Ive donemy sentence, but committed no
Ive donemy sentence, but committed no cruise,
cruise,
crime,
crime, I consider it a challenge before the whole
I consider it a challenge before the whole
And bad mistakes, Ive made a few
And bad mistakes, Ive made a few human race,
human race,
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my And I aint__________
gonna lose,
__________ And I aint__________
__________ gonna lose, _________
face, __________ __________ _________
face, And I need to go on and on and on and on
__________ And I need__________
__________ to go on and on and
__________ on and on
_________
But Ive come through, __________ __________ _________
But Ive come through, CHORUS __________
__________
And I need to go on and on __________
and on and on
CHORUS __________
__________
__________
_________
_________
And I need to go on and on and on and on We are the champions, my friends
__________ We are the__________
__________ champions, my friends
_________
CHORUS __________ __________ __________ _________
CHORUS And we'll keep on fighting till the end
__________ And we'll keep
__________ on fighting till_________
__________ the end
We are the champions, my __________
friends __________ __________ _________
We are the champions, my friends We are the champions
__________ We are the__________
__________ champions _________
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
__________ __________ __________ _________
And we'll keep on fighting till the end We are the champions
__________ We are the__________
__________ champions _________
We are the champions __________ __________ __________ _________
We are the champions No time for losers cos
We are the champions No time for losers cos
We are the champions WeAfrica
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No time for losers cos We are the champions of the world
No time for losers cos Repeat Chorus
We are the champions of the world Repeat Chorus
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I have included numerous tasks with varying degrees of difficulty take your pick.
I have included an ordering task after the Answer Key.
Video links:
Video link: - For Adam Lambert & Kris Allen (American Idol Season 8 finalists) with Queen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tqR3GUdopA
Video link: - For Queen with Freddie Mercury (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c
Video link: - For Queen with Robbie Williams:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTeY7OQdupw

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ANSWER KEY

1. Match the phrases with their meanings.

paid my dues earned the right to something

time after time repeatedly (again and again)

done my sentence paid for my mistakes

committed no crime innocent of wrong doing

my share the part that is mine

sand kicked in my face to experience meanness

come through has overcome the difficulties

taken my bows acknowledging praise
curtain calls acknowledge applause after shows
fame and fortune success and wealth
no bed roses very difficult
pleasure cruise something enjoyable

2. Complete the crossword using the clues.

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ACROSS: 1 brought 2 considered 3 taken 4 needed 5 fought
6 made 7 had

DOWN: 1 gone 2 committed 3 come 4 kept 5 paid

6 thanked 7 done

3. Read about Queen and Freddie Mercury and answer the questions.

1 1970 2 Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon 3 Zanzibar
4 "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "I Want To Be Free", "Somebody to Love", "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love", "Barcelona", and "We Are the Champions" (there are other possible answers)
5 2001 6 45 7 1977

4. Now listen to the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the words in
brackets.
1. ve paid 2. ve done 3. ve made
4. ve had 5. ve made

5. Put the lines of the chorus into the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes the
first one has been done for you.

5 2 1 3 6 4

6. Now listen to the rest of the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the
words in brackets.

1 ve taken 2 s been

8. Now listen to the first part of the song again and correct the mistakes.

Ive paid my dues, time after time;

Ive done my sentence, but committed no crime
And bad mistakes Ive made a few
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my face,
But Ive come through.
And I need to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions - my friend
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers, cos
We are the champions of the world
9. Now listen to the remainder of the song and tick the words you hear. After listening
next to each word write a word that rhymes with it.
(There are many possible rhyming words)

x forsaken taken
curtain certain
fortune dune
x ming sing
thank bank
roses noses
pleasure measure

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10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as the
idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or the Internet to assist you.
Fighting chance a reasonable possibility of success

Fight tooth and nail not stopping at anything to get what they want

Fight an uphill battle to struggle against unfavourable circumstances

Go down without a fight to surrender without putting up any resistance

11. Place the words under the correct stress patterns. Use your dictionary to help you if you
are not certain of the answers.

crime _
pleasure commit champions
paid fortune
_
sentence
_
mistake
_
challenge
_
fighting
_
everything

Ordering (I print the 1st half on a different colour to the second half). I give them the lyrics to check the
answers.
The lyrics are mixed up and students listen and place the lyrics in the correct order. They must also find the correct
half of the line. For lower levels it might be better to keep the lines intact. See next page.

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 Ive paid my dues, time after time

Ive done my sentence, but committed no crime

And bad mistakes, Ive made a few

Ive had my share of sand kicked in my face

But Ive come through

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

We are the champions

No time for losers cos

We are the champions of the world

Ive taken my bows and my curtain calls

You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it

I thank you all

But its been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise

I consider it a challenge before the whole human race

And I aint gonna lose

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

We are the champions

No time for losers cos

We are the champions of the world

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