“Break My Heart” by Dua Lipa.

song.mp3

1. Listen and complete the gaps with two or three-word chunks.

I've always been ___ ____ to say the first goodbye (1)
Had to love and lose a hundred million times
Had to get __ ____ to know just what I like (2)
Now I'm falling

You say my name like I have never heard before

I'm indecisive, but this time I know ___ ____ (3)
I hope I'm not the only one that feels it all
Are you falling?
_____ ___ _____ (4)
You know you can get whatever you want from me
Whenever you want it, baby
It's you in my reflection
I'm afraid ___ ___ the things it could do to me (5)
If I woulda known it, baby

I would've stayed at home Repetition

'Cause I was ______ ____ alone (6)
But when you said, "Hello"
I knew that was ____ _____ of it all (7)
I should've stayed at home
'Cause now there ain't no letting you go
Am I falling in love with the one that could
break my heart?
Oh no, I was _____ ______ alone (6)
But when you said, "Hello"
I knew that was ____ ____ of it all (7)
I should've stayed at home
'Cause now there ain't no letting you go
Am I falling in love with the one that could
break my heart?

I wonder, when you go, if I stay on your mind

Two can play that game, but you win me every time
Everyone before you was a ______ ___ ____ (8)
Yeah, you got me
2. Check what you know
What’s the opposite of get it wrong?
What’s the opposite of the end?
What does ain’t mean?

What does a waste of time mean?

a) the devotion of time to a useless activity
b) the devotion of time to a useful activity

3. Personalise

Complete these sentences to talk about yourself and/or people you know
• I’ve always been the one to..
• My mom’s always been the one to…
• What I know for sure is that…
• Some people love being the centre of attention. They always..

Which one do you agree with?

a) Playing video games is a waste of time

b) Watching Tv series is a waste of time

Now complete the sentence with your ideas.

________is a waste of time.

4a) Micro-listening: Listen and write what you hear.

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Sometimes, t at the end of a word doesn’t survive if the next word starts with a consonant!
4b) Listen again. Can you hear the t in want? click here or slower version
Can you hear the t in first? click here (2) slower version
4c) Try to say these phrases fast. Make t disappear!

 First kiss
 Last goodbye
 Next bus
 Best group
4d) Now think of your own example. Say it fast. Can your partner decode it?