Sounds & Sense: Aprendendo Inglês com Música

wEEK 3: When I was your man- Bruno mars

Pre-Listening

1. What things do people tend to regret?

for (or not) saying/doing something, for not apologizing, for not living
enough, procrastination, for spending money, getting hijacked by the
emotions, for dating the wrong person/ for a wrong choice…

2. What is worse, regretting doing something or not doing something? Why?

personal

3. Decide whether the regrets are more common among kids and teens (KT) or
adults (A).

a) get into a fight with their best friend

b) not take more advantage of their college experience
c) tease their sister
d) not follow their dreams earlier in life
e) get angry at their family
f) not stay single longer
g) not say sorry more often
h) not spend time with their oldest brother

4. What emotions or themes do you expect to hear in a song titled "Matilda"?

While Listening

Same bed, but it feels just a little bit 1 bigger now

Our song on the radio, but it don’t sound the same
When our friends talk about you all it does is just 2. tear me down
Cause my heart breaks a little when 3. _I hear your name
It all just sound like uh, uh, uh

Chorus 1

Hmmm too young, too 4. dumb to realize

That I should have bought you flowers and held your 5. hand
Should have given all my hours when I had the 6. chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was 7. dance
Now my baby is dancing, but she’s dancing with another 8. man

My pride, my ego, my needs and my 9. selfish way

Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I'll never, never get to clean out the 11. mess I made
And it hurts me every time 12 I close my eyes.
It all just sounds like uh, uh, uh, uh

Chorus 2
Although it hurts I’ll be the first to say that 13. I was wrong
Oh, I know I’m probably much 14. too late
To try and 15. apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds yours hands
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you loved to
dance
Do all the things I should have done 16. when I was your man.

After Listening

5. What does the speaker regret not doing in the relationship?

a) Buying flowers and holding hands
b) Taking long walks together
c) Going to every party
d) Ignoring their partner's needs

6. How does the speaker describe his emotions when he hears his ex-partner's
name?
a) It brings him joy
b) It tears him down
c) It makes him indifferent
d) It makes him angry

7. What realization does the speaker come to about his actions in the
relationship?
a) He should have spent more time with his friends
b) He should have been more selfish
c) He should have been more attentive to his partner
d) He should have ignored his partner's needs

8. According to the lyrics, what did the speaker prioritize instead of spending
time with his partner?
a) His job
b) His hobbies
c) His pride and ego
d) His friends

9. In the last stanza, what does the speaker express about his regret and
desire to make amends?
a) He feels it's too late to apologize
b) He hopes to apologize for his mistakes
c) He doesn't regret anything
d) He blames his partner for everything

10. What does the speaker hope for his ex-partner's future happiness?
a) He hopes she will remain unhappy
b) He hopes she will find someone new
c) He hopes she will remember him forever
d) He hopes she will be loved and cared for

11. What actions does the speaker wish he had taken when he had the
chance?
a) Ignoring his partner's needs
b) Spending more time with his friends
c) Buying flowers and holding hands
d) Being more selfish

12. How does the speaker describe the consequences of his behavior on his
former partner?
a) It brought them closer together
b) It made them happy
c) It caused them to walk out of his life
d) It made them appreciate him more

13. What emotions does the speaker express in the first stanza?
a) Joy and excitement
b) Sadness and loneliness
c) Anger and frustration
d) Indifference

14. How does the speaker express his remorse and longing for his past
relationship throughout the song?
a) By ignoring his mistakes
b) By blaming his partner
c) By expressing regret and wishing to make amends
d) By pretending to be happy without his partner

15. Complete the sentences. Use ‘should have’ or ‘shouldn’t have’ + past
participles

a) 1. We got lost in Paris. We (take) ___should have taken _______ a map.

b) 2. My uncle is in jail. He (rob) ______should have robbed________ a bank.
c) 3. The flowers died. I (water) _______________________ them more often.
d) 4. I’m really hungry. I (eat) ______________________ a bigger breakfast.
e) 5. I fell into the water. I (be) __________________________ more careful.
f) 6. Jon’s father got angry. Jon (tell) ___________________________ him a
lie.
g) 7. I’m broke. I (buy) ____________________________ a new car last week.
h) 8. This hotel is terrible. I (stay) _________________________ at another one.
i) 9. It’s getting cold. We (bring) ___________________________ our jackets.
j) 10. The movie was boring. We (watch) _________________________ it.
k) 11. I don’t like geography. I (study) ________________________ math.
l) 12. The kitchen is a mess! Steve (clean) _______________________ it.
m) 13. Tommy isn’t happy. I (laugh) ______________________________ at him.
n) 14. It’s too cold in here. You (open) _____________________ the window.
o) 15. Chocolate is better. I (choose) ______________________ strawberry.

16. Imagine you are friends with Bruno Mars. Help him to recover from this.
Write him a message encouraging him to overcome this situation.
17. What is this person trying to mean: