TEACHER NOTES AND ANSWER KEY:

I have included numerous tasks with varying degrees of difficulty - take your pick.

I have included an ordering task after the Answer Key.

Video links:

Video link: - For Adam Lambert & Kris Allen (American Idol Season 8 finalists) with Queen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tqR3GUdopA

Video link: - For Queen with Freddie Mercury (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c

Video link: - For Queen with Robbie Williams:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTeY7OQdupw

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ANSWER KEY

1. Match the phrases with their meanings.

paid my dues earned the right to something

time after time repeatedly (again and again)

done my sentence paid for my mistakes

committed no crime innocent of wrong doing

my share the part that is mine

sand kicked in my face to experience meanness

come through has overcome the difficulties

taken my bows acknowledging praise

curtain calls acknowledge applause after shows

fame and fortune success and wealth

no bed roses very difficult

pleasure cruise something enjoyable

2. Complete the crossword using the clues.

ACROSS: 1 brought 2 considered 3 taken 4 needed 5 fought

6 made 7 had

DOWN: 1 gone 2 committed 3 come 4 kept 5 paid

6 thanked 7 done

3. Read about Queen and Freddie Mercury and answer the questions.

1 1970 2 Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon 3 Zanzibar

4 "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "I Want To Be Free", "Somebody to Love", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Barcelona", and "We Are the Champions" (there are other possible answers)

5 2001 6 45 7 1977

4. Now listen to the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the words in brackets.

1. 've paid 2. 've done 3. 've made

4. 've had 5. 've made

5. Put the lines of the chorus into the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes - the first one has been done for you.

5 2 1 3 6 4

6. Now listen to the rest of the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the words in brackets.

1 `ve taken 2 `s been

8. Now listen to the first part of the song again and correct the mistakes.

I've paid my dues, time after time;

I've done my sentence, but committed no crime

And bad mistakes I've made a few

I've had my share of sand kicked in my face,

But I've come through.

And I need to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions - my friend

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

We are the champions

No time for losers, `cos

We are the champions of the world

9. Now listen to the remainder of the song and tick the words you hear. After listening - next to each word write a word that rhymes with it.

(There are many possible rhyming words)

xforsaken taken

curtain certain

fortune dune

xming sing

thank bank

roses noses

pleasure measure

fighting lighting

10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as the idiom (about `fıght') in Column A. Use a dictionary or the Internet to assist you.

Fighting chance a reasonable possibility of success

Fight tooth and nail not stopping at anything to get what they want

Fight an uphill battle to struggle against unfavourable circumstances

Go down without a fight to surrender without putting up any resistance

11. Place the words under the correct stress patterns. Use your dictionary to help you if you are not certain of the answers.

crime pleasure commit champions

paid fortune

sentence

mistake

challenge

fighting

everything

Ordering (I print the 1st half on a different colour to the second half). I give them the lyrics to check the answers.

The lyrics are mixed up and students listen and place the lyrics in the correct order. They must also find the correct half of the line. For lower levels it might be better to keep the lines intact. See next page.

I've paid my dues,	time after time
I've done my sentence,	but committed no crime
And bad mistakes,	I've made a few
I've had my share	of sand kicked in my face
But I've	come through
We are the champions,	my friends
And we'll keep on	fighting till the end
We are	the champions
We are	the champions
No time for	losers `cos
We are the champions	of the world
I've taken my bows	and my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune	and everything that goes with it
I thank	you all
But it's been no bed of roses,	no pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge	before the whole human race
And I ain't	gonna lose
We are the champions,	my friends
And we'll keep on	fighting till the end
We are	the champions
We are	the champions
No time for	losers `cos
We are the champions	of the world

Copyright Enid Venter - South Africa

I've taken my bows and my curtain calls,

You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it; 

I thank you all,

But it's been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise,

I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,

And I ain't gonna lose,

And I need to go on and on and on and on

CHORUS

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers `cos
We are the champions of the world

Repeat Chorus

Queen

We Are The Champions

I've paid my dues, time after time;

I've done my sentence, but committed no crime,

And bad mistakes, I've made a few

I've had my share of sand kicked in my face,

But I've come through,

And I need to go on and on and on and on
CHORUS

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers `cos
We are the champions of the world

I

J

K

L

L

K

J

11. Place the words under the correct stress patterns. Use your dictionary to help you if you are not certain of the answers.

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

__________ __________ __________ _________

I

D

C

B

A

10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as the idiom (about `fıght') in Column A. Use a dictionary or the Internet to assist you.

Column A Column B

Fighting chance to surrender without putting up any resistance

Fight tooth and nail a reasonable possibility of success

Fight an uphill battle not stopping at anything to get what they want

Go down without a fight to struggle against unfavourable circumstances

Go down without a fight
If someone goes down without a fight, they surrender without putting up any resistance.

8. Now listen to the first part of the song again and correct the mistakes.

I've paid my dues, slime after slime;

I've done my sentence, but committed no prime

And bad mistakes I've made a stew

I've had my share of sand kicked in my place,

But I've come view.

And I seed to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions - my mend

And we'll keep on sighting till the end

See are the champions

See are the champions

No dime for losers, `cos

We are the losers of the world

9. Now listen to the remainder of the song and tick the words you hear. After listening - next to each word write a word that rhymes with it.

forsaken _________________

curtain _________________

fortune _________________

ming _________________

thank _________________

roses _________________

pleasure _________________

fighting _________________

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