Textploitation The Cure – Pictures of you – Present Perfect Continuous

Discussion:
- What type of music do you listen to?
- Does your taste in music change depending on your mood?

Listening:
- Listen to the intro to this song. How does it make you feel? What type of song do you think it
is? What will it be about?

I’ve been looking so long at

these pictures of you.
That I almost believe that
they’re real.
I’ve been living so long with my
pictures of you Language Focus:
- What tense has the writer chosen in
That I almost believe that the the first and third line?
pictures are, all I can feel. - What is the structure?
- Why has he chosen this tense?
- Could he have chosen another
tense?

Pronunciation Focus:
1) How do you pronounce the following
words: “been” “can”?
2) Listen again, how does the singer
pronounce them?

I’ve been _________________________________________________________________

That I almost believe ________________________________________________________
I’ve been _________________________________________________________________
That I almost believe ________________________________________________________