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My Way

Sung by:

• Frank Sinatra (originally)
• Robbie Williams (more recently)

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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

• Ex.1:  Mixed Tenses (scroll to next box)

• Ex.2:  Clauses

• Ex.3:  Comparison for discussion, or composition

• Title:                My Way
• Written by:       Revaux/Francois/Anka
• Sung by:          Frank Sinatra & Robbie Williams
• Exercise:         1
• Level:               Intermediate - Advanced
• Activity:            Gapped
• Practice:           Mixed Tenses:

  • Simple Present
  • Simple Past
  • Simple Future
  • Present Perfect Simple

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Instruct intermediate students to complete the gaps, as they listen to the song.  Play the song as many times as necessary at a suitable speed, according to ability.
• Instruct advanced students to complete as many gaps as possible first, then to listen to the song to check their version.

THE MISSING VERBS

(Conjugate the infinitives as appropriate)

be, bite, cry, do, eat, face, feel, find, get, have, kneel, know, laugh, live, love, plan, say, spit, stand, state, subside, take, travel, 

MY WAY

And now, the end ............. near

And so I ............. the final curtain.

My friend, I ............. it clear;

I ............. my case, of which I ............. certain.

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I ............. a life that ............. full;

I ............. each and every highway,

But more, much more than this,

I ............. it my way.

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Regrets, I ............. a few,

But then again, too few to mention.

I ............. what I ............. to do

And ............. it through without exception.

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I ............. each charted course;

Each careful step along the byway,

But more, much more than this,

I ............. it my way.

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Yes, there ............. times; I ............. sure you .............

When I ............. off more than I could chew.

But through it all, when there ............. doubt,

I ............. it up and ............. it out.

I ............. it all and I ............. tall

And ............. it my way.

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I ............., I ............. and ..............

I ............. my fill, my share of losing.

And now, as tears .............,

I ............. it all so amusing.

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To think I ............. all that

And, may I say - not in a shy way,

"No, oh no not me,

I ............. it my way".

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For what ............. a man, what ............. he .............?

If not himself, then he ............. naught.

To say the things he truly .............

And not the words of one who ..............

The record ............. I ............. the blows

And ............. it my way!  

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• Title:                My Way
• Written by:         Revaux/Francois/Anka
• Sung by:               Frank Sinatra & Robbie Williams
• Exercise:          2
• Activity:            Gapped
• Practice:           Clauses, beginning with:    AND, AND NOW, AND SO, BUT, OF WHICH, THAT

INSTRUCTIONS

• Follow the instructions for exercise 1.
• Encourage advanced students not to give up, but to seek clues, i.e. rhyming words, BUT + contrasting statements, etc.   If they are struggling, get them to compare their ideas with others.   

THE MISSING CLAUSES

• I stood tall

• more, much more than this

• I face the final curtain

• as tears subside

• then again, too few to mention

• saw it through without exception

• 's full

• may I say

• not the words of one who kneels

• I bit off more than I could chew

• now, the end is near

• I'm certain

• did it my way

• through it all, when there was doubt

• I took the blows

MY WAY

And .......................................

And so ...................................

My friend, I'll say it clear;

I'll state my case, of which .................

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I've lived a life that.................;

I've traveled each and every highway,

But ......................................,

I did it my way.

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Regrets, I've had a few,

But ......................................

I did what I had to do

And ......................................

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I planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway,

But ......................................,

I did it my way.

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Yes, there were times; I'm sure you knew

When ..........................................

But ...........................................,

I ate it up and spat it out.

I faced it all and ....................

And ..................................

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I've loved, I've laughed and cried.

I've had my fill, my share of losing.

And now, .............................,

I find it all so amusing.

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To think I did all that

And ....................., not in a shy way,

"No, oh no not me,

I did it my way".

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For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught.

To say the things he truly feels

And ............................................

The record shows (that) ....................

And .................................!  

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• Title:                My Way
• Written by:         Revaux/Francois/Anka
• Sung by:               Frank Sinatra & Robbie Williams
• Exercise:          3
• Activity:            Discussion and/or Composition
• Function:          Comparing lifestyles

INSTRUCTIONS

• Ask students what type of lifestyle the song describes:  restricted?  or unrestricted? 
• Ask students in which category they would put their own lives 
• Instruct students to work in pairs and create two lists to describe the two lifestyles.  Each list should be sub-divided into advantages and disadvantages
• When complete, instruct students to compare their opinions with others in the class.
• This theme can be developed into a group discussion and/or composition for homework. 

THE FULL LYRICS ANSWER KEY

MY WAY

written by: Revaux/Francois/Anka

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And now, the end is near

And so I face the final curtain.

My friend, I'll say it clear;

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

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I've lived a life that's full;

I've traveled each and every highway,

But more, much more than this,

I did it my way.

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Regrets, I've had a few,

But then again, too few to mention.

I did what I had to do

And saw it through without exception.

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I planned each charted course;

Each careful step along the byway,

But more, much more than this,

I did it my way.

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Yes, there were times; I'm sure you knew

When I bit off more than I could chew.

But through it all, when there was doubt,

I ate it up and spat it out.

I faced it all and I stood tall

And did it my way.

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I've loved, I've laughed and cried.

I've had my fill, my share of losing.

And now, as tears subside,

I find it all so amusing.

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To think I did all that

And, may I say - not in a shy way,

"No, oh no not me,

I did it my way".

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For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has nought.

To say the things he truly feels

And not the words of one who kneels.

The record shows I took the blows

And did it my way!

With thanks to Elia Boff for requesting ideas for use with this song.

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