If There's Any Justice In The World 

(Sung by Lemar)

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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

• Instructions for exercises 1 & 2  (Please scroll to next box)

• Exercise 1:  Mixed Tenses:  Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple 

• Exercise 2:  Modal Auxiliaries: WOULD/SHOULD

• Discussion/Composition Suggestions

• Language points to exploit

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 1 & 2

For presentation and/or simple practice of language points:

• Play the song at a suitable speed, so students may listen and complete the blanks

For testing purposes, or revision practice at a higher level:

• Instruct students to complete the blanks first, then to listen to the song to check their answers

• Make this exercise easier, if necessary, by informing students where the infinitives, or tenses, should be used

Discussion/Composition Suggestions

• Preparation:    Prepare a list of suitable vocabulary, if necessary

• Discussion:    As many students are reluctant to speak out initially, begin with pairwork, then combine pairs for feedback, then class discussion

• Composition:  This can be set for homework, with/without prior discussion

• Roleplay:        Introduce this as the next stage, after discussion, or composition, in order to revise and reinforce knowledge of the new vocabulary

N.B.:  There are grammatical errors in the lyrics of this song;  however, adaptations have been made, so it can still be useful to introduce the language for which practice has been provided in exercises 1 & 2

• Title:             If There's Any Justice In The World 

• Exercise:       1

• Level:            Pre-intermediate +

• Activity:       Gapped

• Practice:        Mixed Tenses 

• Functions     Bewailing one's lack of success in love & apportioning blame

THE MISSING VERBS

Tenses to use: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple

 Irregular Verb List

be

decide

fool

go

know

remember

see

stop

trust

wrap

IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE IN THE WORLD

(sung by Lemar)

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If there’s any justice in the world,

I would be your man (and) you would be my girl. Ooh yeah.

If I’d found you first, you ……………….. it……………….. true,

He would be alone (and) I would be with you yeah.

When you ……………….., don’t let me down,

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‘Coz there……………….. nothing to be certain (of) in my life

And you……………….. a thousand times, 

There………………..not much justice in the world.

If there’s any justice in your heart, 

Your love‘s really changed; ……………….. it too hard? oh no.

Why ……………….. you ……………….. how it ……………….., 

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Not to give a damn for anyone but me,yeah?

I can’t believe, you’d me deceive 

Changing memories from true to fantasy. 

When there……………….. nothing left but tears

And there……………….. not much justice in the world.

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Just because he……………….. around your finger, 

……………….. yourself with dreams that might appear, oh.

Every time you ……………….. and ……………….. your feelings,

The truth ……………….. out there somewhere;

It……………….. in the wind. Ohh

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When you ……………….., don’t let me down, 

‘Coz there……………….. nothing to be certain in my life

 And ……………….. a thousand times, 

There……………….. not much justice in the world. No

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If I should lose the girl you ……………….. that 

There……………….. not much justice in the world.

If there’s any justice in the world, (x2)

You……………….. be my baby (x3)

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• Title:             If There's Any Justice In The World 

• Exercise:       2

• Level:            Intermediate +

• Activity:       Gapped

• Practice:        

  • Conditionals (2nd/mixed)

  • Modal Auxiliaries:  

    • WOULD  = wanted to

    • SHOULD = happened to

• Functions     Bewailing one's lack of success in love & apportioning blame

• Instructions

• Useful Language Points

• Answer Key

THE MISSING WORDS & PHRASES

(Complete the following gaps, using these words & phrases)

alone / any justice / me deceive / my girl / the girl / with you / you first / your man

If There’s Any Justice

Sung by Lemar


If there were ………………….. in the world,

I would be ………………….. and you would be …………………...

Oh yeah.
If I’d found …………………..,, you know it’s true,

He would be ………………….. and I would be ………………….. yeah.

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When you decide, don’t let me down,

‘Coz there’s nothing to be certain (of) in my life

And you've seen a thousand times,

There's not much justice in the world.

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If there's any justice in your heart, 

Your love’s really changed; is it too hard? oh no.

Why don’t you remember how it feels, 

Not to give a damn for anyone but me, yeah?

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I can’t believe, you’d …………………….

Changing memories from true to fantasy.

When there’s nothing left but tears

And there’s not much justice in the world.

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Just because he’s wrapped around your finger,

Don’t fool yourself with dreams that might appear, oh.

Every time you stop and trust your feelings,

The truth is out there somewhere; it’s blowing in the wind. Oh

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When you decide, don’t let me down,

Coz there’s nothing to be certain (of) in my life

 And I've seen a thousand times,

There's not much justice in the world. No-oh

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If I should lose …………………, you know that

There’s not much justice in the world.
If there’s any justice in the world…. (x2)
You’re gonna be my baby… (x3)  

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DISCUSSION/COMPOSITION SUGGESTIONS

• COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE:  Compare your experience (or a friend's experience) with that of the singer

• PROBLEM-SOLVING:  How could the singer's problem be solved?

• SPEAKING/WRITING PERSUASIVELY:  How could the singer be made to view the situation differently?

• INSTRUCTING/ADVISING:  Give your advice for success in love

• COMPLAINING ON A PERSONAL BASIS:  Blame others for your family's, or your own problems,

• APPORTION BLAME FOR WORLD EVENTS, OR SOCIAL PROBLEMS:. Who/what would you blame for:-

  • The increase in violent acts by youngsters?  (Additives in food? Hormones? Music? Computer Games? Drugs? etc...) 

  • 9/11(The U.S. Twin Towers bombings)?  

  • 7/7 (The U.K. transport bombings in 2005)?

USEFUL LANGUAGE POINTS

Grammatical Error:  

• I'If there’s any justice in the world is grammatically wrong, unless it is followed by the present tense (Zero Conditional).  It should therefore be 'If there WERE any justice in the world, you would be my baby'. (Many native speakers of English use the wrong form, oblivious to their error.)

Common Constructions:

• When + simple present (When there's nothing left but tears....)

• AND preceded and followed by the same tense e.g. simple present (When there's nothing left but tears AND there's not much justice in the world.)

• Every time + simple present (Every time you stop and trust your feelings, the truth is out there somewhere.)

• There is not much ………. available (for ……..)(for general statements) e.g. There is not much (funding/information/help available) available for difficult youngsters.

• (Subject) is (preposition) (here/there) somewhere (ref: The truth is out there somewhere) e.g.  The keys are in here somewhere.

• 2nd conditional

• Mixed conditionals

Tenses:

• Present perfect simple

• Simple Present

• Present Continuous

• Imperative

Poor Pronunciation:

• You’re gonna= you are going to

THE ANSWER KEY

If There's Any Justice

(sung by Lemar)

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If there ('s/were) any justice in the world, 

I would be your man (and) you would be my girl. Oh yeah.

If I found you first you know its true,

He would be alone (and) I would be with you yeah.

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When you decide, don’t let me down, 

‘Coz there’s nothing to be certain (of) in my life

And you've seen a thousand times, 

There's not much justice in the world.

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If there's any justice in your heart, 

Your love really changed; is it too hard? oh no.

Why don’t you remember how it feels, 

Not to give a damn for anyone but me,yeah?

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I can’t believe, you’d me deceive

Changing memories from true to fantasy. 

When there’s nothing left but tears

And there’s not much justice in the world.

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Just because he’s wrapped around your finger, 

Don’t fool yourself with dreams that might appear, oh.

Every time you stop and trust your feelings, 

The truth is out there somewhere;

It’s blowing in the wind. Oh

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When you decide, don’t let me down, 

'Coz there’s nothing to be certain in my life

 And I've seen a thousand times, 

There's not much justice in the world. No

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If I should lose the girl you know that 

There’s not much justice in the world.

If there’s any justice in the world, (x2)

You’re gonna be my baby (x3)

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The above lyrics have been amended for grammatical reasons.  With thanks to www.LyricsTop.com for providing the original lyrics

R-Z

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