Mnica Reig - English Department

U2: One
U2 (Achtung Baby)

One

A) VOCABULARY Try to guess the meaning of the following words: 1. Blame (verb) 2. Crawl (verb) 3. Leper (noun) 4. Drag out (verb) 5. Temple (noun) 6. To leave a bad taste in ones mouth. B) DISCUSSION Discuss these questions: 1. What do you know about U2? Where are they from? Are thy popular in your country? What U2 songs do you know? 2. What is the significance of the name U2? 3. What are the most common feelings people have at the end of a relationship? What are some ways that people deal with these feelings? C) LISTENING 1. Close your eyes and listen to the song without writing anything. As you listen, think about this question: Is this a love song? 2. Now, listen again. This time fill in one word per space.
1. Is it ______________ ________________ Or _________ __________ ____________ the same __________ __________ __________ _________ easier on you Now you got someone to blame You say One love One life When its one need _______ _______ ________ Its one love We get to share it It leaves you baby If you dont care for it Did I _____________ ____________? Or leave a bad taste in __________ ___________? You act like you never had ____________ And you want me to go without Well its too late Tonight To drag __________ ___________ ___________ Into the light ____________ ___________ But were not the same __________ ___________ ______ _________each other

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Carry each other One 5. Have you come here for __________________ ________ ________ ________ _________ raise the dead ________ ________ ________ _________ to play Jesus To the lepers in your head Did I ask __________ ___________ More than a lot You gave me _______________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ____________ Were one But were not the same We hurt ___________ ____________ Then we do it again You say __________ __________ a temple Love a higher law Love is a temple Love the higher law You _________ _________ _________ enter But the you __________ ____________ crawl And I cant be holding on To what you got When all you got is __________ One _________ One _________ One _________ You got to do what you should One life With ___________ ___________ Sisters Brothers One life But were ________ ___________ __________ We get to carry each other Carry each other One One

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D) DISCUSSION Discuss the following: 1. What is this song about? 2. Is this a love song? If you say yes, support your answer with specific lyrics form the song. 3. What type of relationship have these to people had? Have they broken up yet? 4. What do you think is going to happen to the two people in the song? 5. Why is this song called One?