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Goodbye My Lover

sung by James Blunt

(from Back To Bedlam album 2005)

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

(pedagogic ideas by Bibi Baxter)
  • Title:                  Goodbye My Lover sung by James Blunt
  • Exercise:            1
  • Level:                 Elementary +
  • Activity:              Jigsaw Listening
  • Practice:             Contextual order
INSTRUCTIONS

  • Students enjoy the physical involvement of this exercise.  Confident students should either work alone, or be teamed with weaker students.

  • Cut the photocopy into strips as indicated.  Instruct students to scatter the pieces in front of them, so they can read them easily.
  • Play the song at an appropriate speed to suit students' ability.

TIP:  To make the strips more user-friendly and to preserve them for future use, laminate the photocopied sheets before cutting.  If making more than one set, use different coloured paper for each set.

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And as you move on, remember me,

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And I love you, I swear that's true.

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And I still hold your hand in mine.

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And I will bare my soul in time,

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And love is blind and that I knew when,

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'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,

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Did I disappoint you or let you down?

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Goodbye my friend.

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Goodbye my friend.

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Goodbye my friend.

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Goodbye my lover.

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Goodbye my lover.

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Goodbye my lover.

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I am a dreamer but when I wake,

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I am here for you if you'd only care.

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I cannot live without you.

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I know you well, I know your smell.

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I know your fears and you know mine.

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I'd be the father of your child.

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I'd spend a lifetime with you.

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I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

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I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow

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In mine when I'm asleep.

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It may be over but it won't stop there,

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I've been addicted to you.

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I've kissed your lips and held your head.

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I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.

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I've watched you sleeping for a while.

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My heart was blinded by you.

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Remember us and all we used to be

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Shared your dreams and shared your bed.

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Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

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So I took what's mine by eternal right.

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Took your soul out into the night.

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We've had our doubts but now we're fine,

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When I'm kneeling at your feet.

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Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

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You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

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You changed my life and all my goals.

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You have been the one for me.

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You have been the one for me.

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You have been the one for me.

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You have been the one.

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You have been the one.

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You have been the one.

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You touched my heart you touched my soul.

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

The answer key

  • Title:                 Goodbye My Lover
  • Exercise:           2
  • Level:                Intermediate +
  • Activity:             Gapped
  • Practice:           Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive (with/without TO)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Make it easier by:
    • Completing the gaps containing irrelevant language points before photocopying
    • Playing the song at an appropriate speed, so students might complete the gaps.
  • Make it more difficult by:
    • Instructing students to complete the gaps.  They can then check their answers by listening to the song.

Did I ...............(1-disappoint) you or ..............(2-let) you down?

Should I ................(3-be) ..............(4-feel) guilty or .............(5-let) the judges frown?

'Cause I saw the end before we'd .............(6-begin),

Yes I saw you were...............(7-blind) and I knew I had ..............(8-win).

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So I took what's mine by eternal right.

Took your soul out into the night.

It may ...............(9-be) over but it won't ...............(10-stop) there,

I am here for you if you'd only ...............(11-care).

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You touched my heart you touched my soul.

You changed my life and all my goals.

And love is blind and that I knew when,

My heart was ...............(12-blind) by you.

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I've ...............(13-kiss) your lips and ...............(14-hold) your head.

...............(15-Share) your dreams and ...............(16-share) your bed.

I know you well, I know your smell.

I've ...............(17-be) addicted to you.

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Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have ...............(18-be) the one.

You have ...............(19-be) the one for me.

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I am a dreamer but when I wake,

You can't ...............(20-break) my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

And as you move on, remember me,

Remember us and all we used ...............(21-be)

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I've ...............(22-see) you cry, I've ...............(23-see) you smile.

I've ...............(24-watch) you ...............(25-sleep) for a while.

I'd ...............(26-be) the father of your child.

I'd (27-spend) a lifetime with you.

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I know your fears and you know mine.

We've ...............(28-had) our doubts but now we're fine,

And I love you, I swear that's true.

I cannot ...............(29-live) without you.

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Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have ...............(30-be) the one.

You have ...............(31-be) the one for me.

<>()<>

And I still hold your hand in mine.

In mine when I'm asleep.

And I will ...............(32-bare) my soul in time,

When I'm ...............(33-kneel) at your feet.

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Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have ...............(34-be) the one.

You have ...............(35-be) the one for me.

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I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow

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Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

The answer key

  • Title:                 Goodbye My Lover
  • Exercise:           3
  • Level:                Intermediate +
  • Activity:             Gapped
  • Practice:            Simple Past v Present Perfect v Past Perfect

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Make it easier by:
    • Completing the gaps containing irrelevant language points before photocopying
    • Playing the song at an appropriate speed, so students might complete the gaps.
  • Make it more difficult by:
    • Instructing students to complete the gaps.  They can then check their answers by listening to the song.

Did I disappoint you, or let you down?

Should I be feeling guilty, or let the judges frown?

'Cause I ................(1-see) the end before we'd begun,

Yes I ................(2-see) you ................(3-blind) 

And I ................(4-know) I ................(5-win).

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So I ................(6-take) what's mine by eternal right.

................(7-Take) your soul out into the night.

It may be over but it won't stop there,

I am here for you if you'd only care.

<>()<>

You ................(8-touch) my heart you ................(9-touch) my soul.

You ................(10-change) my life and all my goals.

And love is blind and that I ................(11-know) when

My heart ................(12-blind) by you.

<>()<>

I' ................(13-kiss) your lips and ................(14-hold) your head.

................(15-Share) your dreams and ................(16-share) your bed.

I know you well, I know your smell.

I ................(17-be) addicted to you.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You ................(18-be) the one.

You ................(19-be) the one for me.

<>()<>

I am a dreamer but when I wake,

You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

And as you move on, remember me,

Remember us and all we ................(20-use) to be

<>()<>

I ................(21-see) you cry, I ................(22-see) you smile.

I ................(23-watch) you sleeping for a while.

I'd be the father of your child.

I'd spend a lifetime with you.

<>()<>

I know your fears and you know mine.

We ................(24-have) our doubts but now we're fine,

And I love you, I swear that's true.

I cannot live without you.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You ................(25-be) the one.

You ................(26-be) the one for me.

<>()<>

And I still hold your hand in mine.

In mine when I'm asleep.

And I will bare my soul in time,

When I'm kneeling at your feet.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You ................(27-be) the one.

You ................(28-be) the one for me.

<>()<>

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow

<>()<>

Pedagogic Ideas by Bibi Baxter 2006

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

The answer key

Speaking Practice

Functions:  Self-recrimination, Questioning one's own actions, Remembering/Describing a special relationship 

  • Ask students to identify which lyrics apply to the different functions, listed above.
  • Get them to create a small dialogue, incorporating the different functional language.
  • Encourage students to describe past relationships.

The Full Lyrics Answer Key

Goodbye My Lover

sung by James Blunt

(from Back To Bedlam album 2005)

Did I disappoint you or let you down?

Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,

Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

<>()<>

So I took what's mine by eternal right.

Took your soul out into the night.

It may be over but it won't stop there,

I am here for you if you'd only care.

<>()<>

You touched my heart you touched my soul.

You changed my life and all my goals.

And love is blind and that I knew when,

My heart was blinded by you.

<>()<>

I've kissed your lips and held your head.

Shared your dreams and shared your bed.

I know you well, I know your smell.

I've been addicted to you.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

<>()<>

I am a dreamer but when I wake,

You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

And as you move on, remember me,

Remember us and all we used to be

<>()<>

I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.

I've watched you sleeping for a while.

I'd be the father of your child.

I'd spend a lifetime with you.

<>()<>

I know your fears and you know mine.

We've had our doubts but now we're fine,

And I love you, I swear that's true.

I cannot live without you.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

<>()<>

And I still hold your hand in mine.

In mine when I'm asleep.

And I will bare my soul in time,

When I'm kneeling at your feet.

<>()<>

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

<>()<>

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow

Dedicated with gratitude to someone very special who saved my life and helped me many times
 
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