Song: Timbaland & Katy Perry - if we ever meet again (level: intermediate)

This printable worksheet contains the original lyrics of the song "if we ever meet again" by Timbaland featuring Katy Perry to be completed by the students by filling the gaps.

Timothy Z. Mosley, also known as Timbaland, (born March 10, 1971) is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, rapper and songwriter. He is from Norfolk, Virginia. Timbaland owns his own record label, Mosley Music Group.

Katy's real name is Katheryn Elisabeth Hudson but everybody knows her by her stage name Katy Perry. She was born October 25th 1984 in California, USA. Both her father and her mother are pastors.

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Timbaland & Katy Perry - if we ever meet again - lyrics

Complete lyrics

What’s somebody like you, doing in a place like this?
Say did you come alone, or did you bring all your friends?
Say what's your name, what you drinkin,
I think I know what you're thinking.
Baby what’s your sign?
Tell me yours, I’ll tell you mine.
Say what’s somebody like you, doing in a place like this?
(1, 2, 3, come on!)

I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)
Won’t let you get away (say if we ever meet again)
This freefall (ahh), got me so (ohh), kiss me all night
Don't ever let me go.
I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)

Oohh, oohh say if we ever meet again

Do you come here much? I swear I’ve seen your face before. (beforeee, yeah)
Hope you don’t see me blush, but I can’t help but want you more, more.
Baby tell me what’s your story, I ain’t shy and don’t you worry.
I’m flirting with my eyes, wanna leave with you tonight.
Do you come here much? I gotta see your face some more.
Some more cause baby I,

I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)
Won’t let you get away (say if we ever meet again)
This freefall (ahh), got me so (ohh), kiss me all night
Don't ever let me go.
I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)

If we ever meet again, I’ll have so much more to say. (if we ever meet again)
If we ever meet again, I won’t let you go away. (if we ever meet again)
If we ever, ever meet again, I’ll have so much more to say. (if we ever meet again)
If we ever, ever meet again, I won’t let you go away.

I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)
Won’t let you get away (say if we ever meet again)
This freefall (ahh), got me so (ohh), kiss me all night
Don't ever let me go.
I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)

I’ll never be the same (if we ever meet again)
Won’t let you get away (said if we ever meet again)
This freefall (ahh), got me so (ohh), kiss me all night
Don't ever let me go.
I’ll never be the same (say if we ever meet again)

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Culture: high schools in the USA (level: intermediate)

This printable handout includes a some information about high schools in the United States such as schedules, subjects, grades, vacations, sports, dances, buses and lockers.

High schools in the United States include students who are in 9th through 12th grade (ages 14-18). Ninth grade students are called freshmen, tenth grade students are called sophomores, eleventh grade students are called juniors and twelfth grade students are called seniors. Before high school, students attend middle school, which is 5th through 8th grade (ages 10-14). Before middle school, students attend elementary school, which is kindergarten through 4th grade (ages 5-10).

Schedules : If you were a high school student in the United States, you would finish classes everyday by 3 pm. You would have 6 classes everyday at the same time. And you would only have about 30 minutes to eat lunch, followed by a very short recess.

Subjects : You would not have many choices of the classes that you could take. Every student must take English, math, science, and history. You could also have a music or art class, gym or band, or computer or language (usually Spanish or French.)

Grades: Students receive letter grades for their academic success. The highest grade is A+ followed by A and A-. B is still good, while C is average. D is failing and E or F mean complete failure.

Vacations: The school year in the United States begins at the end of August and finishes in the middle of June. Students have nearly 3 months of vacation during the summer. During the school year, students also have 2 days off for Thanksgiving in November, 2 weeks off for Christmas in December, one day off in January for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, one week off in April for Easter, and one day off at the end of May for Memorial Day.

Sports: American students have many choices of sports to play. Most schools have teams for basketball, football, baseball, and track and field, but not always soccer or hockey. Students practice these sports after school during the week, and they also participate in official games against other schools. Football is the most popular sport, followed by basketball. Cheerleaders attend all of the football and basketball games to make the audience cheer for their team.

Dances: School dances are very common in the United States. Homecoming refers to the football game, parade, and dance that take place at the beginning of the school year. Snowcoming is another dance in the winter. Prom is the major dance at the end of the school year for seniors, and students vote for each other to be Prom Queen and King.

Buses: American students usually ride yellow buses to and from school. Few students can walk to school or have their parents drive them. Students over 16 can drive to school but most younger students have to take the school bus. You must wait at the end of your driveway for the bus to pick you up. After school, you must get on the same bus and the bus driver will drop you off at your house. You do not have to pay for this bus; it is free.

Lockers: In almost every hallway, there are lockers for students to put their backpacks and coats in during classes. Students are usually not allowed to bring their backpacks and coats into the classrooms. Students must remember the number to the combination on their locker, and they usually share the locker with another student.

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Reading: Encouraging children to run marathons (level: intermediate)

This post contains a reading of about 200 words aimed at intermediate to upper-intermediate students with activities such as reading comprehension, expressing the main ideas, lexicon and phonetics.

Thousands of children across Texas are part of a programme that challenges kids in kindergarten through to fifth grade to run a marathon – 400 metres to 800 metres at a time. The director of Marathon Kids works with many elementary schools where physical-education teachers are in charge of making a list of the children who show an interest and have their parents’ permission.

As a result, the parents adopt some of the healthy habits that help prevent chronic diseases. Diabetes and heart disease are closely linked to obesity and physical inactivity. About 30% of American children and teenagers are overweight and obese, and the rate of diabetes is rising.

The programme works like this: at the start of the school year, children get a mileage log, that is, a little notebook where they can have a written record of the distance run. On the back of the log there is a nutritional chart for colouring in circles, noting the fruit and vegetables they eat each day. The goal is to eat five pieces a day.

When the kids complete their marathons, over about a five-month period, a celebration is held and students get their medals and some other gifts, such as T-shirts.

QUESTIONS

1. READING COMPREHENSION. Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.

a. The Marathon Kids programme works in High Schools.
b. Parents get involved in the programme by adopting some food routines.
c. Physical inactivity is often related to different diseases.
d. It takes the children a year to complete their marathons.

2. EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Where possible, use your own words.

a. Do teachers play any role in the Marathon Kids programme?
b. What should children eat every day according to the Marathon Kids programme?

3. LEXICON. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

(a) A long race.
(b) Organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body.
(c) Something written down so that it will be remembered.
(d) Flat pieces of metal that are given to the winner of a competition.

4. PHONETICS.

(a) Write two words from the text that have the same diphthong sound as "no" /əʊ/.
(b) Write a word from the text that has the same consonant sound as "cheap" /t∫/.
(c) Is the "th-" pronounced voiced /ð/ or voiceless /θ/ in "month"?

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Culture: 20 questions about the United States (level: intermediate)

This printable handout includes a small quiz about the United States with 20 questions about geography, politics and general knowledge about the country. There are 2 worksheets to be downloaded.

1. How many states are there?

2. What is the capital?

3. When is Independence Day? Independence from which country?

4. Why are there 50 stars and 13 stripes on the flag?

5. What is the flag's nickname?

6. What is the national anthem?

7. What is the largest city? (In population)

8. What is the largest state?

9. What is the population of the United States?

10. Who is currently the president?

11. What are the two major political parties?

12. Who was the first president?

13. Which president freed the slaves (in 1863)?

14. What is the largest minority?

15. What is the official language?

16. What is the currency of the country?

17. What is the American holiday in November? And on what day?

18. What are the most popular sports in the US?

19. What is the legal age for drinking alcohol? And for smoking cigarettes?

20. What is the legal age for driving a car?.

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Reading: Internet Music Piracy (level: intermediate)

This post contains a reading of about 200 words aimed at intermediate to upper-intermediate students with activities such as reading comprehension, expressing the main ideas, lexicon and phonetics.

The music industry has announced an intensification of its campaign against illegal file-sharing. It calls on music fans to buy their music online legitimately, rather than risk the legal consequences of illegal file-sharing. There are now over 100 legal online music sites in Europe offering a total of over one million music tracks.

Users of file-sharing services such as KaZaA, EDonkey/eMule and Gnutella are the target. This is a warning that no illegal uploaders are immune from legal action, whichever service they are using. Individuals are charged with acting illegally by making copyrighted music available on the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder - this is against the law throughout Europe and internationally. These people are likely to face compensation payments averaging several thousand euros.

Illegal file-sharing has contributed to the decline in global music sales - down US$6 billion in the last five years. For that reason, awareness campaigns around the world have included music coalition websites, media advertising, university and school projects and instant messages sent directly to people using unauthorised services.

The fight against online music piracy has become the subject of daily debate, in the media, in government and in ordinary households.

QUESTIONS

1. READING COMPREHENSION. Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.

a. The music industry campaign encourages people to get free music from the I nternet.
b. EDonkey is an example of file-sharing software.
c. Law about copyrights allows copyrighted music file-sharing in France.
d. The fight against on line piracy is a current topic in society. .

2. EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Where possible, use your own words.

a. How much might an EMule-user pay if s/he is charged with Internet music piracy?
b. Why does the music industry spend money on campaigns against illegal file-sharing?

3. LEXICON. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

(a) Not allowed by the law.
(b) People who like a particular thing or activity very much.
(c) The legal right to be the only producer of a song for a specific length of time.
(d) Spoken or written pieces of information that you send to another person.

4. PHONETICS.

(a) Write two words from the text that have the same diphthong sound as "make" /eI/.
(b) Write a past form from the text that sounds the same as "wanted" /Id/.
(c) Is the "-n-" pronounced /n/ or /ŋ/ in "averaging"?

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Vocabulary: The weather (level: elementary)

This printable handout includes vocabulary about the weather with basic vocabulary such as "what's the weather like?", "it's sunny", "it's cloudy", "it's rainy", "it's snowy", "it's hot" & "it's cold".

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Vocabulary: In the kitchen (levels: elementary & intermediate)

This printable handout includes vocabulary about the utensils you may find in any kitchen. Words include: wok, frying pan, strainer, spatula, potato peeler, tongs, tin opener, casserole pan and more.

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