A British friend of mine has shared this video with me today and as I was watching it I just thought it would make a great listening comprehension activity for my C1 students.
There are plenty of expressions and vocabulary from everyday English and some verb tenses to review.
A big shout to The Marsh Family for the hard work they do and the inspiration they are to many people.
TOTALLY FIXED WHERE WE ARE
By The Marsh Family
Third lockdown
2021
and it’s 1…………….,
No
one’s ever coming round
Third
lockdown
But
I’m still listening to 2………..
Third
lockdown
Every
day I’m treated like 3…………,
But
they mess it 4…………..
Third
lockdown
5……….
we get a little bit terrified
Of
when we think she’s gonna let fly
Third
lockdown – time flies
Struggling
to 6………
Third
lockdown – time flies
7…………
But
we’ve grown a lot in height
There’s
no way for us to measure
And
if you look 8……….
We’ve
been eating 9……..
All
these screens must be 10……..
‘cause
we’re on 11…….
Together
we once limited the hours 12……
Now
someone’s got the Xbox One on 13……..
I
don’t know what to do
We
work 14…… and …....
We’re
sitting in pyjamas making 15….. remarks
We’re
really feeling uptight
My
bedroom’s 16………. (x2)
Once
upon a time, we could travel 17……
Now
we barely get in the car
There’s
nothing we can do
We’re
totally fixed where we are
Once
upon a time, 18……….
But
now we can’t be arsed with park
Nothing
we can say
We’re
totally fixed where we are
Used
to be “Bright Eyes”
Struggling
to tell the days apart
Now
“Lord of the Flies”
Feels
as if we’re right back at the start
And
we 19……..
I
don’t close the doors in winter
Dad
said use ONLY black and white
We’ve
been 20…….
And
we’ll always be picking a fight
‘cause
they’ll never be “wrong”!
Together
21…….. all our parents’ red lines
We’re
physically older but in MENTAL DECLINE
We
won’t go back to school
22…………
Just
sitting in our 23……………….. and giving off farts!
We’re
really feeling irate
Like
bears, that never 24……..
Forever
in a lockdown state
Once
upon a time, we were singing Les Mis
Now
it's only is 80s songs from the charts
Nothing
we can say
we
are totally fixed where we are (x3)
FULL SONG
2021
and it’s a little bit lonely,
No
one’s ever coming round
Third
lockdown
But
I’m still listening to the sound of their tears
Third
lockdown
Every
day I’m treated like I offer room service,
But
they mess it in the blink of an eye
Third
lockdown
Every
now and then we get a little bit terrified
Of
when we think she’s gonna let fly
Third
lockdown – time flies
Struggling
to tell the days apart
Third
lockdown – time flies
Feels
as if we’re only at the start
But
we’ve grown a lot in height
There’s
no way for us to measure
And
if you look our clothes are tight
We’ve
been eating more than ever
All
these screens must be harming our sight
‘cause
we’re on all day long
Together
we once limited the hours online
Now
someone’s got the Xbox One on all of the time
I
don’t know what to do
We
work in fits and starts
We’re
sitting in pyjamas making catty remarks
We’re
really feeling uptight
My
bedroom’s like a building site (x2)
Once
upon a time, we could travel abroad
Now
we barely get in the car
There’s
nothing we can do
We’re
totally fixed where we are
Once
upon a time, we went hiking for miles
But
now we can’t be arsed with park
Nothing
we can say
We’re
totally fixed where we are
Used
to be “Bright Eyes”
Struggling
to tell the days apart
Now
“Lord of the Flies”
Feels
as if we’re right back at the start
And
we leave on all the lights
I
don’t close the doors in winter
Dad
said use ONLY black and white
We’ve
been ruining the printer
And
we’ll always be picking a fight
‘cause
they’ll never be “wrong”!
Together
we have flouted all our parents’ red lines
We’re
physically older but in MENTAL DECLINE
We
won’t go back to school
Until
the eighth of March
Just sitting
in our dressing gowns and giving off farts!
We’re
really feeling irate
Like
bears, that never hibernate
Forever
in a lockdown state
Once
upon a time, we were singing Les Mis
Now
it's only is 80 songs from the charts
Nothing
we can say
we
are totally fixed where we are (x3)
