Topic: “Fireworks” by Katy Perry– speaking and listening.

Age: 17

Level: intermediate/upper-intermediate

Task 1 Complete the following lyrics. First predict, and then listen to the song to check.

paper thin buried deep plastic bag chance for you

Do you ever feel like a ____________________
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so ____________________
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already ____________________
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there’s still a ____________________
Cause there's a spark in you

Task 2 Put the chorus in number order. The first one is done for you.

( ) Like the Fourth of July

( ) And let it shine
(1 ) You just got to ignite the light
( ) Just own the night


( ) Come on show them what your worth
( ) Cause baby you're a firework
( ) As you shoot across the sky
( ) Make them go "Oh, oh, oh!"

( ) Baby you're a firework
( ) Come on let your colors burst
( ) Make them go "Oh, oh, oh!"
( ) You're going to leave them falling down

Task 3 Listen and write the words you hear. (the first letter is given)

You don't have to feel like a waste of s ___________
You're o________, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the f________ holds
After a hurricane comes a r____________

Maybe you're the r_________ why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect r_________

Like a lightning b_______, your heart will blow
And when it's t______, you'll know

Task 4 Match the word with its definition.

a) Paper thin (adj.) 1) new, first of a kind, created personally

b) Cave in (v.) 2) to collapse, to fall down

c) Spark (n.) 3) to catch fire

d) Shoot (v.) 4) to break open suddenly

e) Burst (v.) 5) to move quickly

f) Original (adj.) 6) under a lot of something (e.g. pressure)

g) Waste of space (adj.) 7) weak, lack of strength.

h) Ignite (v.) 8) a small flash of light

I) Buried Deep (adj.) 9) a person/thing that is useless, or unable

Task 5 In the song:

a) Find the expressions that express a lack of self-esteem :

b) Find the expressions or words related to the ideas of light and fire :

Task 6 In one sentence, write what do you think the song is about.