Independent By Destiny's Child

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Independent Women (Charlie's Angels) By Destiny's Child

Lucy Liu... with my girl, Drew... Cameron D. and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, Come on
Uh uh uh

Question: Tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your cell-y when I'm feelin lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question: Tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me boy you get dismissed
Pay my own fun, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 50/50 in relationships

Chorus:
The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rockin'
I've bought it
'Cause I depend on me
The Watch I'm wearing
I've bought it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)
All the women who are independent
Throw your hand up at me
All the honeys who make the money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, it ain't easy bein' independent
Question: How'd you like this knowledge that I brought
Braggin' on that cash that he gave you is to front
If you're gonna brag make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on no one else to give you what you want

Repeat Chorus

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Destiny's Child
Wassup?
You in the house?
Sure 'nuff
We'll break these people off Angel style

Child of Destiny
Independent beauty
Noone else can scare me
Charlie's Angels

Woah
All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who make the money
Throw your hand up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
(repeat until fade

by Isabel Pérez Torres

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1.- Listen to the 1^st part and choose the right words:

Lucy Liu... with my bird/girl, Drew... Cameron D. and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, Come on/out
Uh uh uh

Question: Tell me what you think about/around me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your cell-y when I'm feelin silly/lonely
When it's all over please/listen get up and leave
Question: Tell me how you feel about his/this
Try to control me boy you get uneasy/ dismissed
Pay my own fun/car, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 40-40/50-50 in relationships

2.- Match the words and the meanings

rings

cell-y

relationships

ring

jewel

connection

a telephone

telephone someone

3.- Fill the blanks with the phrases on the right, then Listen to this part and check your answers

The shoes ___________ I've bought it The clothes ___________ I've bought it The rock ___________ I've bought it 'Cause I depend on me The Watch ___________ I've bought it The house ___________ I've bought it The car ___________ I've bought it I depend on me (I depend on me)	I'm wearing	I'm driving	I'm rockin'	I live in
		on my feet
				I'm wearing

4.- Listen to this part and match the halves, then translate the verse

All the women
Throw your hand up at me
All the honeys
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies
Throw your hands up at me

who truly feel me

who make the money

who are independent

who profit dollars

5.- Translate the sentences in red:

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, *it ain't easy bein' independent
Question: How'd you like this knowledge that I brought
Braggin' on that cash that he gave you is to front
If you're gonna brag make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on no one else to give you what you want

* it ain't- it isn't

6.-The following indirect questions appear in the song. Write the direct questions for them

a. Tell me what you think about me

b. Tell me how you feel about this

7. Listen to the song again and choose four or five lines that could summarise the message of this song

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