Listening
Exercise: Popular Song
Insensitive
by Jann Arden (Canadian)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nrGWwHalCU
Vocabulary:
| cool | sound | advice | soul |
| lips | voice | numb | crime |
| to rid | vagueness | skin | ancient history |
| sweat | casual | warmest | chosen |
| body | chill | touch | to go ahead and... |
| bliss | embrace | slow | to fall for s.o. |
| glare | expression | blood | out of vogue |
| block | ...that told me... | rush | out of touch |
Assignment:
1. Transcribe the lyrics of the song "Insensitive".
2. Answer the following listening comprehension questions.
Listening
comprehension questions:
1. What has happened to the speaker?
2. What is the problem she is expressing in the song?
3. Why does she think the other person might have some 'advice to give' her?
4. What is she really saying when she asks for 'advice'?
5. What outcome do you predict for this situation?