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SONG: Killing me softlyGRAMMAR: Simple past
1. Listen to the song.
2. Complete the song using the verbs below
3. Play bingo using the verbs in the past
looked – knew – sang – kept – read – prayed – felt – found – was – came – heard – had – sang – were – saw – wrote – played – visited – worked – drove – ate – went – spoke – drank – ran
Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song Telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly with his song
1. I _____ he _____ a good song,
2. I _____ he _____ a style
3. And so I _____ to see him to listen for a while
4. and there he ______ this young boy, a stranger to my eyes.
Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his wordskilling me softly with his song, killing me softly with his songTelling my whole life with his words, killing me softly with his song
5. I _____ all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd. I_____ he _____ my letters
6. and ______ each one out loud
7. I _____ that he would finish but he just ______ right on.
Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his wordskilling me softly with his song, killing me softly with his songTelling my whole life with his words, killing me softly with his song
