Beautiful by christina aguilera

Listen to the song Beautiful and complete the lyrics with the missing lines Don’t look at me Every day is so wonderful And suddenly, it's hard to breathe 1 ……… …….…… From all the pain, I

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop/R&B singer and songwriter

A Listen to the song Beautiful and complete the lyrics with the missing lines

(Don’t look at me)

Every day is so wonderful

And suddenly, it's hard to

breathe

(1)

………

…….……

From all the pain, I'm so

ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what

they say

Words can't bring me down

(2)

………

….………

Yes, words can't bring me down

So don't you bring me down today

(3)

………

………

So consumed in all your doom Trying hard to fill the emptiness The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone

(4)

………

…………

You are beautiful no matter what they say

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The sun will always shine

No matter what we say

Now and then, I get insecure Words can't bring you down

To all your friends, you're delirious

I am beautiful in every single way

Is that the way it is?

………

………

You are beautiful in every single

way

Yes, words can't bring you down

So don't you bring me down

today

No matter what we do

(6)

………

…

We're the song inside the tune

Full of beautiful mistakes

And everywhere we go (7)

………

…………

But tomorrow we might awake

On the other side 'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down

We are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring us down

So, don't you bring me down today (x3)

B In Christina Aguilera’s video for Beautiful you can see a

sequence of different people Watch the video and identify

those people.

C Complete the text about the video Beautiful you have just

seen, using the following words.

goth "Don't look at me"

The video opens with Aguilera speaking the line….………

……… followed by scenes of her singing alone in a

……… intercut with self image-related sequences of other

people An ……… girl examines herself in a

……… , eventually punching through it; a ……… boy stands lifting weights in a room plastered with

……… of bodybuilders; and a girl rips out pages of women's ……… and throws them into a ……… In one sequence, a girl is ……… by several peers, and in another, a ……… with piercings sits at the back of a bus while several people ……… and move The video also touches on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people) ……… One scene features a gay couple, portrayed by Jordan Shannon and Justin Croft, …….

……… on a bench and ignoring the stares of people who pass them Another scene shows a transgender ……… , played by Robert Sherman, putting on makeup, a ……… , and women's clothing.

Aguilera stated in her acceptance speech that "this song is definitely a universal ……… that everybody can relate

to anyone that has been discriminated against or unaccepted, unappreciated or ……… just because of who you are."

A Listen to the song Beautiful and complete the lyrics with the missing lines

(Don’t look at me)

Every day is so wonderful

And suddenly, it's hard to

breathe

(1) Now and then, I get

insecure

From all the pain, I'm so

ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what

they say

Words can't bring me down

(2) I am beautiful in every

single way

Yes, words can't bring me down

So don't you bring me down

today

(3) To all your friends, you're delirious

So consumed in all your doom

Trying hard to fill the emptiness The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone

(4) Is that the way it is?

You are beautiful no matter what they say

(5) Words can't bring you down

You are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring you down

So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do

(6) No matter what we say

We're the song inside the tune

Full of beautiful mistakes

And everywhere we go

(7) The sun will always shine

But tomorrow we might awake

On the other side

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down

We are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring us down

So, don't you bring me down today (3x)

B In Christina Aguilera’s video for Beautiful you can see a sequence of different people Watch the video and identify those people.

1. a gay couple

2. a goth / punk

3. a skinny boy

4. a bullied girl

5. a transsexual woman

6. an anorexic girl

C Complete the text.

The video opens with Aguilera speaking the line "Don't look at

me", followed by scenes of her singing alone in a room intercut

with self image-related sequences of other people An

underweight girl examines herself in a mirror, eventually

punching through it; a skinny boy stands lifting weights in a room plastered with images of bodybuilders; and a girl rips out pages of women's magazines and throws them into a fire In one sequence, a girl is bullied by several peers, and in another, a

goth with piercings sits at the back of a bus while several

people get up and move The video also touches on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people) issues One

scene features a gay couple, portrayed by Jordan Shannon and Justin Croft, kissing on a bench and ignoring the stares of people who pass them Another scene shows a transgender

woman, played by Robert Sherman, putting on makeup, a wig,

and women's clothing

Aguilera stated in her acceptance speech that "this song is definitely a universal message that everybody can relate to - anyone that's been discriminated against or unaccepted, unappreciated or disrespected just because of who you are."