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Boy does nothing by Alesha Dixon I got a man with two left feet I got a man with two left feet CHORUS Does he wash up? Never wash up Hey boy how you been? And Take a sip of dancing juice CHORUS Does he wash up? Never wash
up work it out
now do the mumbo everybody
on the floor I wanna see you work I wanna see you work it, work it, work it now CHORUS Does he wash up?
Never wash up And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance |
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Exercises
By Matilde Segovia and Isabel Pérez
1. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the gaps with the words in the box:
Beat, Brush up, Brushed up, Clean up, Cleans up, Dances, Does (2), got (2), Know
(2), Think (2) Wash up(2) |
I __________a man with
two left feet
And when he ________ down to the
I really that he should
__________
That his rhythms go go go
I __________a man with two left
feet
And when he __________down to the beat
I really __________that he should
__________
That his rhythms go go go
CHORUS
Does
he _______? Never _______
Does he _______? No, he never _______
Does he
_______? Never _______
He _______ nothing the boy _______ nothing
2.
Listen to the 2nd part of the song and fill in the gaps with the words in the
box:
Been (3), begin, got, kicked, saw, Traveling |
Hey boy how you __________?
I
__________ a thousand lines
Where do I __________?
And I've __________ here,
__________there
__________
I __________ you at the corner
My vibe __________
in
3. Listen to the third part of the song and classify the words in bold according to their pronunciation.
And
Two fields
I
clock you
Wearing tight jeans
A real nice suit
He
was smiling like you
Was just seventeen
I asked him for a
dance
He said 'yes please'
/i:/
| /u:/ | /a:/ |
|
4.
Listen to the 4th part of the song and fill in the gaps with these prepositions:
of, on, onto, to (2), within.
Take a sip ______
dancing juice
Everybody's ______ you
Through the left and ______ the right
Everybody
hit the rhythm
It's ______ tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat ______ my soul
I
need a man ______ take control
Let the melody blow you all way
5. Listen to the following part and underline the verbs. Which of them express movement? Use the dictionary if you need it to check the meaning.
Work it out
now
work it, work it out now
do the mumbo
shake it all around now
everybody
on the floor
let me see you clap your hands
I wanna see you work
I wanna
see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn
I
wanna see you work it, work it, work it now
6. Put the following lines of the song in Standard British English.
a. I got a man with two
left feet
____________________________________
b. Never wash up
_________________________________
c.
Hey boy how you been?
____________________________________
d. I'm gonna
feel the heat within my soul
____________________________________
e. I wanna
see you work
7. Translate the final sentence and explain the meaning of it in the context of this song. What is the girl trying to say to the boy?:
And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance.
8. Class discussion:
List
all household chores you can think of.
Who does each of them in your home?
Which is your favourite? And your least favourite? Why?
9. Watch and enjoy the video.
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