1. Unscramble the letters to form the title of the song.

There are 4
words in the title. Each word starts with a capital letter. The words
are NOT in the correct order. (Use the picture to help you.)

yM fO raTes askTrc
______ __ __ _____

2. What do you think this song is about? Do you think the song is sad or
happy? Discuss with your group/partner.

3. Select the best word or phrase (in red) from Column B that has more or
less the same meaning as a word or phrase (in blue) in Column A.

Column A Column B
A take a good look to pretend
B out of place to look carefully
C trace not fitting well
D to masquerade draw
E hope fades to belittle somebody
F put somebody down cover up
G make-up to become despondent

4. Select the best word or phrase (in red) from Column B that has the
opposite meaning to a word or phrase (in blue) in Column A.

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 Column A Column B
A the life of the party to be happy
B a joke or two a quiet guest
C laugh loud and hearty a few sad stories
D to be blue laugh quietly

5. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the gaps using the words
in the box below.

inside party
People make loud

Oh Yeah, Oooh Oooh Yeah

_________ say I'm the life of the ________
'Cause I ________ a joke or two
Although I might be laughing ________ and hearty
Deep __________ I am blue
Deep __________ I am blue

6. Listen to the next part of the song and circle the words that you hear.

So take a good look at my place / face

You see my smile / style looks out of place
If you look / book closer it's easy to trace
The packs / tracks of my tears
7. Now, listen to the next part of the song. The words at the end of
need line
I each / feed you, have
words need been
you misplaced. Write the correct ending in the
space given.

Since you left me if you see me with somebody fun ___________

Seeming like I'm having one ___________
Although they might be cute there’s just no else ___________
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’Cause you're the permanent substitute ___________
unscramble the lines of the Chorus. Number the lines 1-4 as you hear
them.

8. Complete the crossword

1 2

ACROSS:
3. The opposite of ‘temporary’.
5. A word similar in meaning to ‘nice’.
6. The opposite of ‘inside’.
7. The opposite of ‘make-up’.

DOWN:
1. The opposite of ‘good’
2. The plural of ‘person’.
3. The plural of ‘party’.
4. The singular form of ‘faces’.
5. A word meaning the opposite of ‘far’.
9. Complete the table with the words in the box according to the vowel
sound: (Teacher note: British pronunciation)

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 make, might, loud, inside, say, face, smile, trace, just,
somebody, fun, one, clown

   

Now add more words that you have learned to the list.

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 Oh Yeah, Oooh Oooh Yeah
People say I'm the life of the
party
'Cause I make a joke or two
Although I might be laughing
loud and hearty
Deep inside I am blue
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of
place
If you look closer it's easy to
trace
The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
Since you left me if you see me
with somebody else
Seeming like I'm having fun
Although they might be cute
there’s just no substitute
’Cause you're the permanent
one
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of
place
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If you look closer it's easy to
trace
The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
I'm just a clown since you put
me down
My smile is my make-up I wear
since my break-up with you
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of
place
If you look closer it's easy to
trace
The tracks of my tears
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of
place
If you look closer it's easy to
trace
The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
TEACHER NOTES AND ANSWER KEY:
Fully editable. Beautiful interpretation of this song by Adam Lambert. 12 pages. Worksheet
includes vocabulary matching task; gap fill; listening for specific information; crossword;
pronunciation; ordering tasks; board grab; lyrics. Links to video, phonetic writer and
crossword puzzle maker.
Some tasks are quite short but can be expanded. Included are 2 ordering tasks. They listen and
then order the lyrics. I give them the lyrics to check the answers.
Phonetic script writer can be downloaded from: http://phonmap.com/download.asp or
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/fonts.htm
Video link for Adam Lambert live on American Idol: http://vodpod.com/watch/1660889-adam-
lambert-tracks-of-my-tears-video-by-suec4002-photobucket
Ordering
The lyrics are mixed up & students listen & place lyrics in correct order.

People say I'm the life of the party

'Cause I make a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I am blue
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
I'm just a clown since you put me down
My smile is my make-up
I wear since my break-up with you
Baby, baby, baby take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
Ooh I need you, I need you, I need you
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Ordering – more difficult (I print the first half on a different colour to the second
half)
The lyrics are mixed up and students must listen and place the lyrics in the correct
order. They must also find the correct half of the line.

People say I'm the life of the party

'Cause I make a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I am blue
So take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
I'm just a clown since you put me down
My smile is my make-up
I wear since my break-up with you
Baby, baby, baby take a good look at my face
You see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
Ooh I need you, I need you, I need you

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Board grab – the words in red do not appear in the song. I use the
idea of including some of these words to make the task more difficult.

people say
may life party
make take
joke two true
although
might laughing
loud hearty
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deep inside
outside blue
green flew
take break
good food look
face lace feel
smile style
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looks place
you look took
closer trace
fears
tracks tears

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ANSWER KEY:
1. Unscramble the letters to form the title of the song. There are 4
words in the title. Each word starts with a capital letter. The words
are NOT in the correct order. (Use the picture to help you.)

Tracks of my Tears.

3. Select the best word or phrase (in red) from Column B that has more
or less the same meaning as a word or phrase (in blue) in Column A.

Column A Column B
A take a good look D to pretend
B out of place A to look carefully
C trace B not fitting well
D to masquerade C draw
E hope fades F to belittle somebody
F put somebody down G cover up
G make-up E to become despondent

4. Select the best word or phrase (in red) from Column B that has the
opposite meaning to a word or phrase (in blue) in Column A.

Column A Column B
A the life of the party D to be happy
B a joke or two A a quiet guest
C laugh loud and hearty B a few sad stories
D to be blue C laugh quietly

5. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the gaps using the words
in the box below.

Oh Yeah, Oooh Oooh Yeah

People say I'm the life of the party
'Cause I make a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I am blue

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6. Listen to the next part of the song and circle the words that you hear.

face smile look tracks

7. Now, listen to the next part of the song. The words at the end of each
line words have been misplaced. Write the correct ending in the space
given.

Since you left me if you see me with somebody fun else

Seeming like I'm having one fun
Although they might be cute there’s just no else substitute
’Cause you're the permanent substitute one

8. Complete the crossword – could be used for lower levels.

B P
P E R M A N E N T
A D O
R P
T L F
I C U T E A
E L C
S O U T S I D E
S
B R E A K - U P

9. Complete the table with the words in the box according to the vowel
sound:

   

make
somebody might
loud say
fun inside
clown face
one smile
trace

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