Musical English Lessons International, England

Established since 1993

This free website has been created especially for you by Bibi Baxter (International Author, Teacher & ESL/EFL Materials Specialist)  <>()<> This website contains 'something' for everyone <>()<> Established since 1993, Musical English Lessons International are the only world-wide suppliers of special ESL/EFL study ideas by Bibi Baxter (formerly Bibi Boarder)

French <>  Italian <> Portuguese <> Spanish  <> German <> Chinese <> Japanese <> Korean <> Arabic <> Turkish  <> Polish <> Macedonian

WHAT'S NEW?

(Click on the eyes)

SITEMAP

A-P

Originals by Bibi
  • Essays

  • Narratives

  • Photo

  • Published articles

  • Rhyming Verse

Beatles

  • ESL ideas

  • Quiz

  • Albums

The Holy Bible
  • Prayers

  • Vocabulary

  • Salvation or Hell?

  • Life Before & After Death

  • Humorous poems

Christmas

  • Carols

  • Fun Songs

  • Poem

  • Recipes

  • Song by Darkness

  • Traditions

Classical Literature

Memory Aids & ESL Practice for:

  • Dickens 

  • D.H.Lawrence

  • Shakespeare

  • etc.

Contributors
  • Fiction

  • Non-fiction

  • Poetry

  • Prayers

For Budding Authors & Poets

ESL/EFL/English Practice for Songs

Feedback Forums

Create your own forums to discuss subjects on this website and to practise your English

Functional English
ESL/EFL Grammar
  • rules

  • practice

Jokes

for fun ESL/EFL practice

Language Practice

Overview of ESL/EFL/special needs pedagogic ideas on this website

Language Tailoring

for different occasions & to avoid offending your listener

Medical

Pedagogic Suggestions

  • Create your own worksheets

  • Additional instructions

Poetry
  • ESL practice

  • Classical

  • Humorous 

Publishing Opportunities

A forum for budding authors & poets to add their work

 

THE STRANGEST THING

By George Michael

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

RELATED PAGES

(Pedagogic ideas & worksheets by Bibi Baxter)

 
  • Activity:  Gapped

  • Practice:  Prepositions (at, for, in, inside, through, to, upon, with)

  • Answer Key

THE STRANGEST THING

By George Michael

Take my life, time has been twisting the knife;

I don’t recognise people I care ....................

Take my dreams, childish and weak ................... the seams.

Please don’t analyse;  please just be there ................... me.

The things that I know nobody told me.

The seeds that are sown;  they still control me.

 CHORUS

There’s a liar ................... my head;  there’s a thief ................... my bed

And the strangest thing is:  I cannot seem ................... get my eyes open.

VERSE-2

Take my hand;  lead me ................... some peaceful land

That I cannot find ................... my head.

Wake me ................... love;  it’s all I need,

But ................... all this time, still no-one said.

If I had not asked, would you have told me?

If you call this love, why don’t you hold me?

 CHORUS

There’s a liar ................... my head;  there’s a thief ................... my bed

And the strangest thing is:  I cannot seem ................... get my eyes open.

 VERSE-3

Give me something I can hold;  give me something ................... believe ....................

I am frightened ................... my soul.  Please!  Please!

Make love ................... me;  send love ................... me.

Heal me ................... your crime;  the only one who ever knew me

We’ve wasted so much time - so much time.

 ESL fun ideas by Bibi Baxter

 
  • Activity:  Gapped

  • Practice:  Total Cloze

  • Answer Key

THE STRANGEST THING

By George Michael

VERSE-1

T_ _ _  m_  l_ _ _,  t_ _ _  h_ _  b_ _ _  t_ _ _ _ _ _ _  t_ _  k_ _ _ _;

I  d_ _’_  r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  p_ _ _ _ _  I  c_ _ _  f_ _.

T_ _ _  m_  d_ _ _ _ _,  c_ _ _ _ _ _ _  a_ _  w_ _ _  a_  t_ _  s_ _ _ _.

P_ _ _ _ _  d_ _’_  a_ _ _ _ _ _;  p_ _ _ _ _  j_ _ _  b_  t_ _ _ _  f_ _  m_.

T_ _  t_ _ _ _ _  t_ _ _  I  k_ _ _  n_ _ _ _ _  t_ _ _  m_.

T_ _  s_ _ _ _  t_ _ _  a_ _  s_ _ _;  t_ _ _  s_ _ _ _  c_ _ _ _ _ _  m_.

 CHORUS

T_ _ _ _’_  a  l_ _ _  I_  m_  h_ _ _;

T_ _ _ _’_  a  t_ _ _ _  u_ _ _  m_  b_ _

A_ _  t_ _  s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  t_ _ _ _  i_: 

I c_ _ _ _ _   s_ _ _  t_  g_ _  m_  e_ _ _  o_ _ _.

 VERSE-2

T_ _ _  m_  h_ _ _;  l_ _ _  m_  t_  s_ _ _  p_ _ _ _ _ _ _  l_ _ _

T_ _ _  I  c_ _ _ _ _  f_ _ _  i_ _ _ _ _  m_  h_ _ _ .

W_ _ _  m_  w_ _ _  l_ _ _;  i_’_  a_ _  I  n_ _ _,

B_ _  i_  a_ _  t_ _ _  t_ _ _ , s_ _ _ _  n_-_ _ _  s_ _ _.

I_  I  h_ _  n_ _   a_ _ _ _,  w_ _ _ _  y_ _  h_ _ _  t_ _ _  m_?

I_  y_ _  c_ _ _  t_ _ _  l_ _ _,  w_ _  d_ _’_   y_ _  h_ _ _  m_ ?

[Repeat Chorus]

VERSE-3

G_ _ _  m_  s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  I  c_ _  h_ _ _; 

G_ _ _  m_  s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t_  b_ _ _ _ _  i_.

I  a_  f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   f_ _  m_  s_ _ _.   P_ _ _ _ _!  P_ _ _ _ _!

M_ _ _  l_ _ _  t_  m_;  s_ _ _  l_ _ _  t_ _ _ _ _ _  m_.

H_ _ _  m_  w_ _ _  y_ _ _  c_ _ _ _;  t_ _  o_ _ _  o_ _  w_ _  e_ _ _  k_ _ _  m_

W_’_ _  w_ _ _ _ _  s_  m_ _ _  t_ _ _  - s_  m_ _ _  t_ _ _.

 ESL fun ideas by Bibi Baxter

 

The Complete Lyrics Answer Key

THE STRANGEST THING

By George Michael

 VERSE-1

Take my life, time has been twisting the knife;

I don’t recognise people I care for.

Take my dreams, childish and weak at the seams.

Please don’t analyse;  please just be there for me.

The things that I know nobody told me.

The seeds that are sown;  they still control me.

 CHORUS

There’s a liar in my head;  there’s a thief upon my bed

And the strangest thing is:  I cannot seem to get my eyes open.

VERSE-2

Take my hand;  lead me to some peaceful land

That I cannot find inside my head.

Wake me with love;  it’s all I need,

But in all this time, still no-one said.

If I had not asked, would you have told me?

If you call this love, why don’t you hold me?

 CHORUS

There’s a liar in my head;  there’s a thief upon my bed

And the strangest thing is:  I cannot seem to get my eyes open.

 VERSE-3

Give me something I can hold;  give me something to believe in.

I am frightened for my soul.  Please!  Please!

Make love to me;  send love through me.

Heal me with your crime;  the only one who ever knew me

We’ve wasted so much time - so much time.

 
 
BROKEN LINKS
Emergency list of page URLS on this website
SITEMAP

R-Z

Recipes

Sayings

  • philosophies

  • proverbs

  • tonguetwisters

Songs for Group Singing
  • Schoolchildren

  • Toddlers

Speaking Practice
  • Intonation & Stress

  • Pronunciation

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Spellings

This website contains mostly British-English spellings. Most American software does not recognise/recognize all British-English spellings

Sport

  • Table Tennis

  • Vocabulary

Study Tips

  • exams

  • listening

  • reading

  • speaking

  • writing

Technology
  • CCMS

  • RF-MW

  • combined

Traditional Songs
  • Christmas Carols

  • Chants

  • Coach Songs

  • Nursery Rhymes

Travel

Comical & serious travel reports & rhymes

Video

Using commercial videos to teach

Violence

  • ESL/EFL Practice Ideas

  • Reading Practice

  • Subjects for Debate

  • Vocabulary Lists

Vocabulary

A varied range of lists & practice

Worksheets (ESL/EFL) for Pop Songs

A wide range of ESL/EFL exercises for commercial songs.  Many are ideal for use with students with learning difficulties

Writing
  • CV examples

  • monologue

  • letter-writing

  • creative writing

Young Children

  • nursery rhymes

  • bedtime story

  • alphabet practice

 

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

It is acknowledged that all maps, flags, poetry, lyrics, trademarks, trade names, used or referred to on this website are the property of their respective owners.  If you can supply relevant copyright information, please send it (together with your name & address)  to:  musicalenglishlessons@hotmail.com, or to: Copyright Details, Musical English Lessons International, Thimble Cottage, 99 High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent CT9 5LX 

<>()<>
Musical English Lessons International grants teachers & students  permission to copy and use (but not sell) any of the ideas & information featured on this website.  Please include a reference to the author & website as follows: 
© Pedagogic Copyright 1994-2007 Bibi Baxter of www.musicalenglishlessons.com 

WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & PROVIDERS

  • showmetickets for tickets to sporting events, shows & concerts

PROVIDERS

bravenet  phpbb3.net  streamlinenet  linkwalker  network solutions easyspace

  •  With gratitude to:

    • All websites which provide lyrics: azlyrics.com lyrics.com leoslyrics.com lyricscafe.com

    • Easyspace Limited, Scotland, UK for technical support

    • Easyspace Limited, registered in England (03405586), Thailand & Taiwan for keeping porn off this website & from obsolete pages from March 2007

    • The Mafia International for helping me to regain my dotcom website for removing porn from this website up to February 2007

    • The Mafia International for helping me to  revamp & repair this website after it was attacked & vandalised

    • Microsoft for helping me to repair this website in order to ensure that porn sites do not link to any of its pages in future