Song Activity

“YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW”

Reported Speech

BEFORE LISTENING: Read the clues below and guess the name of the band.

 The band was formed in 1985.

 It has seven members
 They recorded eleven albuns.
 In 2010, they retired.
 In 2015, they returned.

WHILE LISTENING: Listen to the song and based on the context. find out what these
words and phrases mean,

1. Through thick and thin a. Self-respect

2. Mere b. Make someone feel stronger
3. Build someone up c. Unquestioning belief in someone
4. Pride d. Simple
5. Faith e. Through good times and bad times

“YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW”

(Performed by Simply Red)

My love, I'll never find the words, my love

To tell you how I feel, my love
Mere words could not explain
Precious love, you held my life within your hands
Created everything I am, taught me how to live again

Only you came when I needed a friend

Believed in me through thick and thin
This song is for you
Filled with gratitude and love

CHORUS:
God bless you
You make me feel brand new
For God blessed me with you
You make me feel brand new
I sing this song 'cause you
Make me feel brand new
My love, whenever I was insecure
You built me up and made me sure
You gave my pride back to me
Precious friend, with you I'll always have a friend
You're someone who I can depend
To walk a path that sometimes ends

Without you, life has no meaning or rhyme

Like notes to a song out of time
How can I repay you for having faith in me

AFTER LISTENING: Change the song into the Reported Speech.

He said that he would never find the words to tell her how he felt.
He said that mere words could not explain.

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