Name: _____________________

Date: ___________________

Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston

Task 1: Listening to specific information.
Listen to this part of the song once and then write down the missing words in the
blanks provided.
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I believe that children are our future

Teach them well and let them _______ the ______
Show them all the ___________ they ___________ inside
Give them a _______ of ______ to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

Question:
What is the writers attitude towards children? How do you know? Based on the lyric,
give reasons to justify your answer.
Task 2: Prediction
Before listening to this part of the song, try to read the lyrics once and guess what
you should fill in. Use the words in brackets to help you.
Everybody's __________ _____ (2 words which can mean find) a hero
People need someone to _______ ___ ___ (a phrasal verb which can mean
respect)
I never found anyone who __________ (a verb which can mean satisfy) my
need
A lonely place to be and so I learned to ________ ___ (another words for rely
on) me
Question:
According to task 2, what is the basic need of every person? Do you agree? Why or
why not?

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Name: _____________________

Date: ___________________

Task 3: Using other clues to guess the answers

Listen to this part of the song once and then fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Use the hints given.
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I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's __________

If I __________ (lifa), if I __________ (dsuecce) at least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my __________
(ygdiint)
Because the greatest love of all is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all inside of me
The greatest love of all is easy to __________ (eaheicv)
Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all
Repeat Chorus * #
And if by chance that special place that you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place, find your __________ in love

C.) Sentence pattern

I never seem to lose any weight, no matter how hard I try.
No matter what she says, don't trust her.
No matter can be replaced by It doesnt matter,
Exercise 1
Rewrite the following sentences using No matter
1. It doesnt matter who calls, dont open the door!
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2.

It doesnt matter where you go, Ill go with you.

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Name: _____________________

3.

Date: ___________________

It doesnt matter when the invaders come, they will be killed.

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4.

It doesnt matter what you wear, you look pretty.

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5.

It doesnt matter how much he gives, he has tried his best.

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