(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – B. Medley & J.

Warnes – Notes 
ƒ Activity types: Listening for specific words, gap fill, watching films, writing

ƒ Level: Intermediate/Upper-Intermediate

ƒ Language: Tenses Review

ƒ Notes: This song was featured in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer
Grey. Written by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz, it was recorded by Bill Medley
and Jennifer Warnes, and won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Duet, an Academy Award for Best
Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Bill Medley was also one half of
The Righteous Brothers, whose version of Unchained Melody featured on another Patrick Swayze film,
Ghost. There is also a worksheet for this song on www.tuneintoenglish.com.

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1. Hand out the worksheet. Ask students to fold the page and do Activity 1. Play the song.
Students number the verbs in the order they hear them, in any form or tense. If they
appear more than once, refer to the first time.

Key: 1. Have - 2. Feel - 3. Swear – 4. Be – 5. Owe – 6. Wait – 7. Find – 8. Stand –

9. See – 10. Can – 11. Disguise – 12. Take – 13. Seem – 14. Understand - 15.
Remember – 16. Get - 17. Tell - 18. Want - 19. Know – 20. Let - 21. Go – 22. Lose
23. Say - 24. Stay – 25. Search

2. Ask students to unfold the page. Students fill in the gaps based on context and their
answers to Activity 1.

3. Play the song again. Students check their answers in pairs or in groups.

4. Correct in open class, play the song and sing (and dance, why not?) together!

5. Grammar focus (Tenses Review): Students can group the verbs of the song according
to their form or tense (base form, imperative, conditional, present simple, past simple,
present perfect, present perfect continuous, future with will)

6. Follow up. In class, show the film Dirty Dancing (in English!). At home students can write
a summary of the plot, describe the main characters and give their opinions.

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Activity © Tune into English 2009 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples
 (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – B. Medley & J. Warnes
Activity 1. Number the verbs in the order you hear them in any form or tense.
be get
can go
disguise have
feel know
find let
________________________FOLD______________________________
Boy: Now I'________ the time of my life
No, I never ________ like this before
Yes, I ________ it'________ the truth
and I ________ it all to you
Girl: 'Cause I'________ the time of my life
and I ________ it all to you
Boy: I'_________ for so long
Now I'_______ finally ________ someone
To ________ by me
Girl: We ________ the writing on the wall
As we ________ this magical fantasy
Both: Now with passion in our eyes
There'___ no way we _________ it secretly
So we ________ each other's hand
'Cause we _____ to ________the urgency
Boy: Just __________
Girl: You'_________ the one thing
Boy: I __________ enough of
Girl: So I'_________ you something
Both: This _________ love because
(CHORUS)
Both: I'__________ the time of my life
No, I never __________ this way before
Yes, I __________ it'_____ the truth
And I __________ it all to you
Boy: Hey, baby!
Girl: With my body and soul
I _______ you more than you'__ ever _____
Boy: So we'_____ just _____ it _____
________ afraid to ________ control
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lose see take
owe seem tell
remember stand understand
say stay wait
search swear want
Girl: Yes, I _____ what’____ on your mind
When you ________,
"_________ with me tonight."
Boy: Just ___________
You'___________ the one thing
Girl: I ___________ enough of
Boy: So I'___________ you something
Both: This ___________ love because
(CHORUS)
Both: I’___________ the time of my life
No, I never __________ this way before
Yes, I ___________ it's the truth
And I __________ it all to you
'Cause I'___________ the time of my life
And I'________ through every open door
Till I ___________ the truth
and I ___________ it all to you
*Instrumental*
Boy: Now I'__________ the time of my life
No, I never _________ this way before
(Girl: Never _________ this way)
Boy: Yes, I _________ it's the truth
and I _________ it all to you
(CHORUS)
Both: I'___________ the time of my life
No, I never _________ this way before
Yes, I _________ it'_____ the truth
And I ___________ it all to you
'Cause I’___________ the time of my life
And I'___________ through every open door
(fading) Till I __________ the truth
and I __________ it all to you
Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples
‘ (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – B. Medley & J. Warnes – Complete ‘
Boy: Now I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt like this before Girl: Yes, I know what’s on your mind
Yes, I swear it's the truth When you say, "Stay with me tonight."
and I owe it all to you
Boy: Just remember
Girl: 'Cause I've had the time of my life You're the one thing
and I owe it all to you
Girl: I can't get enough of
Boy: I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone Boy: So I'll tell you something
To stand by me
Both: This could be love because
Girl: We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy (CHORUS)

Both: Now with passion in our eyes Both: I’ve had the time of my life
There's no way we could disguise it secretly No, I never felt this way before
So we take each other's hand Yes, I swear it's the truth
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
Boy: Just remember And I've searched through every open door
Till I found the truth
Girl: You're the one thing and I owe it all to you

Boy: I can't get enough of *Instrumental*

Girl: So I'll tell you something Boy: Now I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
Both: This could be love because
(Girl: Never felt this way)
(CHORUS)
Boy: Yes, I swear it's the truth
Both: I've had the time of my life and I owe it all to you
No, I never felt this way before
Yes, I swear it's the truth (CHORUS)
And I owe it all to you
Both: I've had the time of my life
Boy: Hey, baby! No, I never felt this way before
Yes, I swear it's the truth
Girl: With my body and soul And I owe it all to you
I want you more than you'll ever know 'Cause I’ve had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Boy: So we'll just let it go (fading) Till I found the truth
Don't be afraid to lose control and I owe it all to you

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Activity © Tune into English 2009 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples