Song: Somebody That I Used to Know by GotyeLink to video with lyrics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRC5tquyU0 Original video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY Now and then I think of when
Trang 1Song: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye
Link to video with lyrics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRC5tquyU0 Original video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
But you didn't have cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect you records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody that I used to know
Trang 2Match the vocabulary and their definition (there is one EXTRA definition)
Right for someone
Lonely
Ache
Make sense
Cut someone off / out
Treat someone
Rough
This / that way
Let it go
Hung up on
Make out that / like
More phrases:
Break up with
Break someone’s heart
Move on
Pretend, represent as something incorrect Finish all ties and relations with someone Difficult, painful or violent
Good or correct for someone’s needs Hurt, pain (noun and verb)
Leave something in the past, forget about it Continue forward to something new Hurt someone emotionally very deeply
Be practical, understandable, or functional
To hit someone Stuck on something, unable to continue forward Feeling alone and sad
To behave or relate with someone
To end a (romantic) relationship with someone
In a specific manner
What’s wrong with Lisa?
She just broke up with her boyfriend and she’s having a really _(1) _ time
Oh, heart _(2)! We all know how much that hurts What happened?
One day they were together and the next day he _(3) _ for no reason It doesn’t _(4) ! But he always _(5) really badly, he was a terrible boyfriend Unfortunately, she is still _(6) him and wants to get back together.
Well, they were together for a long time, she must feel so _(7) now that she is suddenly single I hope she learns to _(8) and go on with her life Eventually she’ll find a man that’s
_(9) and she’ll be much happier.
Talking point: Tell the story of a past relationship How did you meet? What did you use to do together? Did
it end well or badly? Are you still in contact today?
Trang 3Lesson recommendations:
Have the student listen to the song once (with or without the lyrics depending on level), then discuss what it’s about Read lyrics and discuss the story of the song more in depth – what happened between them, what
is the point of view or feelings of the man and the woman? Have you been in this situation? What does the title of the song mean? (review “used to” as a habit in the past that no longer continues now)
Answers: Recommend doing the vocab matching together, orally, with reference to use in the song
Right for someone
Lonely
Ache
Make sense
Cut someone off / out
Treat someone
Rough
This / that way
Let it go
Hung up on
Make out that / like
More phrases:
Break up with
Break someone’s heart
Move on
Good or correct for someone’s needs Feeling alone and sad
Hurt, pain (noun and verb)
Be practical, understandable, or functional Finish all ties and relations with someone
To behave or relate with someone Difficult, painful or violent
In a specific manner Leave something in the past, forget about it Stuck on something, unable to continue forward Pretend, represent as something incorrect EXTRA DEFINITION: To hit someone
To end a (romantic) relationship with someone Hurt someone emotionally very deeply
Continue forward to something new
1 Rough
2 Ache (or break)
3 Cut her off OR broke up with her
4 Make sense
5 Treated her
6 Hung up on
7 Lonely
8 Move on OR Let it go
9 Right for her
Talking point: Encourage use of vocab and appropriate past tenses Student can make up a story or talk
about a friend if they don’t want to talk about their own relationship.