WEEKS 1 & 2 REVISION

The Boy does nothing by Alesha Dixon

1.Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the gaps with the words in the box:

Brushed up,  Dances, Does (2), Got , Know , Think , Wash up(2)

I ......(1)...........a man with two left feet
And when he ...........(2)......... not to the beat
I really ..........(3)........... that he should know
That his rhythms go go go
I 've got  a man with two left feet
And when he dances not to the beat
I really think that he should ....(4).....
That his rhythms go go go
CHORUS
...(5).... he .....(6)..... up? Never .....(7)..... up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never ....(8)..... up
He .....(10)..... nothing ,the boy does 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, travelling

Hey boy how you __(1)________?
I ____(2)______ a thousand lines
Where do I ___(3)_______?
And I've ____(4)______ here, ___(5)_______there
____(6)_____
I _____(7)_____ you at the corner
My vibe _____(8)_____ in

3. Listen to the 4th part of the song and fill in the gaps with these prepositions: of, on, onto, to , within.

Take a sip ....(1)..... dancing juice
Everybody's ....(2) .......(3)....you
To the left and then  ...(4)....the right
Everybody hit the rhythm
It's ...(5).... tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat ...(6)..... my soul
I need a man ....(7)..... take control
Let the melody blow you all way.

4. 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 mambo 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 and turn
I wanna see you shake
your hips and learn.
5. 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
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e. I wanna see you work



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