Æ Eternal Flame – The Bangles – Notes Æ

▪ Activity type: Listening for specific words, vocabulary.

▪ Grammar: Present Simple.

▪ Level: Elementary.

▪ Time: 20 minutes.

▪ Note: This was a huge hit for the Bangles in 1989, going to Number One in the UK and
American charts. It was inspired by two eternal flames, one in a synagogue in Palm Springs
and the second in Graceland, Memphis, to Elvis Presley. A cover version by Atomic Kitten
reached Number One in the UK in 2001.

1) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to fold the page so they cannot see
the lyrics.

2) Give them time to do the first exercise.

3) Correct, then play the song and do Exercise 2. Note: It is not important for them to get this
correct.

Key (considering Verse 1 is repeated four times in its entirety):

dreaming - 6 hand -5 rain -2
eyes -5 heart -5 sleeping -1
flame -6 pain -2 sun -2

4) Ask them to unfold the worksheet to see the lyrics. Give them a few minutes to try to
complete the lyrics (Exercise 3), based on their previous listening and Activity 3 above.

5) Play the song. Students correct their answers to Activity 4 above and complete the lyrics.

6) Sing together.

Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3

Close your eyes, I believe it’s meant to be, Say my name,
give me your hand, darling darling sun shines through the rain
Do you feel my heart beating? I watch you when you are A whole life so lonely
Do you understand? sleeping. And then you come
Do you feel the same, You belong with me and ease the pain
am I only dreaming? Do you feel the same, I don’t want to lose this
Is this burning, am I only dreaming? feeling, oh….
an eternal flame? Is this burning,
an eternal flame? Repeat Verse 3

Repeat Verse 1 to fade.

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Analía Massa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Eternal Flame – The Bangles
1) Look at the pictures and write the correct word under each one.

dreaming eyes flame hand heart pain rain sleeping sun

2) Listen to the song, and write the number of times you hear each word.

3) Complete the lyrics (…… are from exercise 1, from the box below)

Verse 1

your ……………, give me your ……………, darling Open / Close

Do you feel my …………… beating?
Do you ? remember / understand
Do you feel the same, only ……………..? am I / are you
burning, an eternal ………………..? Is this / Is that

Verse 2
I believe it’s meant , darling to be / not to
I watch you when ……….…………. be I am / you
You belong with me are
Do you feel the same, only …………………?
burning, an eternal ……………? am I / are
you Is this /
Verse 3 Is that
Say , …………… shines through the ……………
A whole life so lonely
And then you come and ease the ……………… my name / your name
I lose this feeling, oh.
Repeat Verse 3, then repeat Verse 1 to fade

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Analía Massa, Buenos Aires, Argentina