| boob (slightly vulgar) accidentally snort fart (colloquial) sneeze pee (colloquial) to wave slot box (vulgar) IM box waiter dignity you two really click dick (vulgar) top rack when will this moment pass ass it makes my skin crawl it makes me feel so small quizzical eyeballs shame BFF no man's land hug shake your hand |
embrace pleasing to pull away to squeeze to bump to sway I'll be on my way to shed a tear to miss further social connection direction verse elevator ride you want to impose to press to devise ain't cheek silence in the crowd super aquamarine (awkward) daylight savings (time) |
I.
Cloze exercise:
Fill in the missing words to the following stanza of "Awkward".
When I see you I give you a (1)_____________ look
Do I (2)_____________ you from (3)_____________ or from (4)_____________?
You're (5)_____________ away and 'cause we can't (6)_____________ yet
We'll (7)_____________ like our (8)_____________ never (9)_____________
When we talk, I gotta (10)_____________ my (11)_____________
You (12)_____________ we're BFF but I don't know your (13)_____________
So here we are in (14)_____________ man's (15)_____________
Do I (16)_____________ you a (17)_____________ or just (18)_____________
your (19)_____________
I go for the (20)_____________ so (21)_____________ and pleasing
You try to (22)_____________ away but I (23)_____________ on (24)_____________
You try to pass by (25)_____________ we (26)_____________ and (27)_____________
Well, (28)_____________ for the (29)_____________ I'll be (30)_____________
my (31)_____________
We (32)_____________ our goodbyes and I (33)_____________ a (34)_____________
(35)_____________ you already, (36)_____________, you're (37)_____________
here
I (38)_____________ to (39)_____________ further (40)_____________ connection
So I (41)_____________ twenty (42)_____________ in the (43)_____________
direction.
II.
Listening comprehension questions:
1. What does "BFF" mean?
2. List all of the "awkward" situations described
in this rap song.
3. How did you react to this video? Did you find it funny? Offensive? Embarrassing?
Something else?
4. Where you able to identify with the video at all? Why?
5. Describe an awkward moment from your experiences that you are willing
to share. How did you handle it at the time? How did you later wish you
had handled it, or how would you handle it now? How do you feel about the
memory of this moment — do you avoid thinking about it, or can you
now accept it without discomfort and embarrassment?