SONG: LEMON TREE - OPEN QUESTIONS

THE -ING IN PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSES

This is my favourite song to practise and/or revise the structure and formation of progressive tenses at any level from A1 - B2. It is quite simple to understand for all levels and fun too, especially if you play the animation video. It is also a good song to mime the actions mentioned in the lyrics. 

This is a higher level listening comprehension than the one below since students have to answer to open questions and write the answer as they listen. It is convenient to give them some extra time to complete the answers once they have listened to the song or you can always stop the song after each question if they find too hard.

LEMON TREE 

FOOLS GARDEN

Listen to the song and answer the following questionS

1. Where is he sitting?

2. What’s the weather like?

3. What day of the week is it?

4. Does he have anything to do?

5. Why is he hanging around?

6. What’s he doing in his car?

7. Is he going slowly?

8. Is he going nearby?

9. What would he like to do?

10. How does he feel?

11. What did she tell him about yesterday?

12. What can he see?

13. Why is he taking a shower?

14. What’s inside his head?

15. Why does he go to bed?

16. What isn't good for him?

SONG: LEMON TREE

THE -ING IN PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSES

This is my favourite song to practise and/or revise the structure and formation of a progressive verb at any level from A1 - B2. It is quite simple to understand for all levels and fun to, especially if you play the animation video. It is also a good song to mime the actions mentioned in the lyrics. 

LEMON TREE Lyrics - FOOLS GARDEN

                    I'm ............... here in a boring room

                  It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

                  I'm .................... my time, I got nothing to do

                  I'm ................. around, I'm waiting for you

                  But nothing ever happens -- and I wonder

                  I'm .................... around in my car

                  I'm ....................... too fast, I'm ..................... too far

                  I'd like to change my point of view

                  I feel so lonely, I'm ................... for you

                  But nothing ever happens, and I wonder

                  (Chorus)

                  I wonder how, I wonder why

                  Yesterday you .............. me 'bout the blue blue sky

                  And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree

                  I'm ................. my head up and down

                  I'm ..............., ............., ................, ..............., ................ around

          And all that I can see is just another yellow

          lemon tree

                  sing! La, la da dee da, etc.

                  I'm .................... here, I miss the power

                  I'd like to go out ................... a shower

                  But there's a heavy cloud inside my head

                  I feel so tired, put myself into bed

                  Where nothing ever happens -- and I wonder

                  Isolation is not good for me

                  Isolation -- I don't want to sit on a lemon tree

                  I'm ..................... around in a desert of joy

                  Baby anyhow I'll get another toy

                  And everything will happen -- and you'll wonder

WRITING: EMAILS

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