Thankyou by Dido

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Thankyou by Dido

My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me and it's not so bad
It's not so bad

And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
And oh just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life

Push the door, I'm home at last
And I'm soaking through and through
Then you handed me a towel
And all I see is you
And even if my house falls down
I wouldn't have a clue
Because you're near me

And I want to thank you
For giving me the best day of my life
And oh just to be with you
Is having the best day of my life

by Mª Isabel Pérez Torres

1.- I got two versions of the song, but neither of them are right. Listen to the first part of the song and decide which lines are in the song and which are not. Rewrite the song correctly.

My tea's gone old, I'm thinking why
I Got out of bed at four
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be great
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so sad
It's not so sad

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be red today
I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
That I might not pass the day
And then you call me and it's not so sad
It's not so sad

My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why
I Got out of bed at all
The morning pain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey
But your picture on my door
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

I drunk too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels insane
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late four work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me and it's not so bad
It's not so bad

2.- Match as many opposite as you can in the following table:

LATE	CALM	GREY	WORST	HELL	HOT
SUN	HEAVEN	BAD	EARLY	LIGHT	FAT
THIRSTY	COLD	OLD	RAIN	GOOD	BEST

3. Now, before listening to the Chorus try to reorder the words in the lines. Then listen and check.

to and I you want thank
For my the best life giving of me day
and oh with just to be you
having Is my best of the day life

4.- Listen to the second part of the song and complete the gaps with one of the following prepositions: at, down, near, through

Push the door, I'm home _____ last
And I'm soaking _____ and _____
Then you handed me a towel
And all I see is you
And even if my house falls _____
I wouldn't have a clue
Because you're me _____

5.-Match the verbs with the meaning. Use the dictionary, if neccessary.

Remind
Wonder
Miss
Push
Soak
Hand

Give, pass something
Become completely wet by being in liquid
Fail to catch something
Put pressure on something
Ask oneself

6.-Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the table above

a) Sorry, I'm late because there was lot of traffic and I _________the train

b) _______the red button and it will start recording the sound

c) Could you ______ me that grey book?

d) Leave it to _______ all night in red wine

e) I ______you that we are having an exam next week

f) I _______ why you are here on a Saturday night

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