U4Z2 - Listening practice - 8th

Analyze song lyrics and practice listening comprehension with our engaging ELA worksheet!

LISTENING: Watch the video and listen to its message. Write your answer to the question below. Watch and listen to the video and fill in the blanks to complete its lyrics. [Chorus]Here's to the ones that we gotCheers to the wish you were here, but you're not'Cause the drinks bring back all the memoriesOf everything we've been throughToast to the ones here todayToast to the ones that we lost on the way'Cause the drinks bring back all the memoriesAnd the memories bring back, memories bring back you[Verse 1]There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no painWhen I believed in forever, and everything would stay the sameNow my heart feel like December when somebody say your name'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah[Pre-Chorus]Everybody hurts sometimes Everybody hurts someday, ayy-ayyBut everything gon' be alrightGo and raise a glass and say, ayyBack to [Chorus] READING Match the inference to the closest lines from the Memories lyrics. ¨Hereś to the ones that we got... Let us celebrate the people that are still alive and with us. ¨Drinks bring back all the memories / Of everything we´ve been through...¨ Celebration makes us remember all the things that we experienced in life with our loved ones. ¨Toast to the ones that we lost on the way...¨ Let us celebrate the people that used to be with us but left us. ¨Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name...¨ Whenever someone mentions you, I feel sad and cold. ¨But everything gon' (going) to be alright / Go and raise a glass ad say, ayy¨ All will be fine and well, so let us all celebrate. WRITING: Write your answer to this question: What do you think a person might feel when he hears this music on the radio? You may start your response with this sentence stem: The person might feel _ when he hears this music on the radio because _. SPEAKING: Record your answer to the question below. Click VOICE when you are ready to record. How is the song, ¨Memories" relevant during this pandemic? How would people react to this song? Who do you think needs to listen to this song?Type your response first below before recording it.Sentence Frame:The song, ¨Memories" is relevant today by _. This song might make people _. I definitely think that my _ should listen to this song since _. This will make _ feel _ because _.