8.

Now listen to the first part of the

8. Now listen to the first part of the
song again and correct the
song again and correct the
mistakes.
mistakes.
Ive paid my dues, slime after slime;
Ive paid my dues, slime after slime;
Ive done my sentence, but committed no prime
Ive done my sentence, but committed no prime
And bad mistakes Ive made a stew
And bad mistakes Ive made a stew
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my place,
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my place,
But Ive come view.
But Ive come view.
And I seed to go on and on and on and on
And I seed to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions - my mend
We are the champions - my mend
And we'll keep on sighting till the end
And we'll keep on sighting till the end
See are the champions
See are the champions
See are the champions
See are the champions
No dime for losers, cos
No dime for losers, cos
We are the losers of the world
We are the losers of the world

9. Now listen to the remainder of the

9. Now listen to the remainder of the
song and tick the words you hear.
song and tick the words you hear.
After listening next to each word
After listening next to each word
write a word that rhymes with it.
write a word that rhymes with it.
forsaken
_________________
forsaken
_________________
curtain
_________________
curtain
_________________
fortune
_________________
fortune
_________________
ming
_________________
ming
_________________
thank
_________________
thank
_________________
roses
_________________
roses
_________________
pleasure
_________________
pleasure
_________________
fighting
_________________
fighting
_________________

10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same
10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same
meaning as the idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or
meaning as the idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or
the Internet to assist you.
the Internet to assist you.

Column A
Column A

Column B
Column B

Fighting chance
to surrender without putting up any
to surrender without putting up any
A Fighting chance
resistance
B resistance
Fight tooth and nail
a reasonable possibility of success
a reasonable possibility of success
C Fight tooth and nail
Fight an uphill battle
not stopping at anything to get what they
not stopping at anything to get what they
D Fight an uphill battle
want
want
Go down without a fight11. Place the
to struggle
againstthe
unfavourable
wordsagainst
under
correct stress patterns. Use
Go down without a fight11.
to struggle
unfavourable
Place the
words under
the
correct stress patterns. Use
your
dictionary
to
help
you
if you are not certain of the
circumstances
your dictionary to help you if you are not certain of the
circumstances
answers.
answers.

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Ive taken my bows and my curtain calls,
Queen
Ive taken my bows and my curtain calls,
You brought me fame and fortune and
We
Are The
The
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Ive paidmy dues, time after time;
resistance.
Ive paidmy dues, time after time;

But its been no bed of roses, no pleasure

But its been no bed of roses, no pleasure
Ive donemy sentence, but committed no
Ive donemy sentence, but committed no
cruise,
cruise,
crime,
crime,
I consider it a challenge before the whole
I consider it a challenge before the whole
And bad mistakes, Ive made a few
And bad mistakes, Ive made a few
human race,
human race,
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my
Ive had my share of sand kicked
in my
And I aint__________
gonna lose,
__________
__________
_________
And I aint__________
gonna lose,
__________
__________
_________
face,
face,
And I need__________
to go on and on and
on and on
__________
__________
_________
And I need__________
to go on and on and
on and on
__________
__________
_________
But Ive come through,
But Ive come through,
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__________
__________
_________
CHORUS __________
__________
_________
And I need to go on and on __________
and on and on
And I need to go on and on and
on and on
We are the
champions, my friends
__________
__________
__________
_________
We are the
champions, my friends
__________
__________
__________
_________
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CHORUS
And
we'll
keep
on
fighting
till
the end
__________
__________
__________
_________
And we'll keep
on fighting till
the end
__________
__________
_________
We are the champions, my __________
friends
We are the champions, my friends
We are the
champions
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__________
__________
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We are the
champions
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__________
__________
_________
And we'll keep on fighting till
the end
And we'll keep on fighting till__________
the end
We
are
the
champions
__________
__________
_________
We are the
champions
__________
__________
__________
_________
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers cos
No time for losers cos
We are the champions
We are the champions
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the champions of the world
No time for losers cos
No time for losers cos
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Repeat Chorus
We are the champions of the world
We areI the champions of the world
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I have included numerous tasks with varying degrees of difficulty take your pick.
I have included an ordering task after the Answer Key.
Video links:
Video link: - For Adam Lambert & Kris Allen (American Idol Season 8 finalists) with Queen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tqR3GUdopA
Video link: - For Queen with Freddie Mercury (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c
Video link: - For Queen with Robbie Williams:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTeY7OQdupw
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ANSWER KEY
1. Match the phrases with their meanings.
paid my dues

earned the right to something

time after time

repeatedly (again and again)

done my sentence

paid for my mistakes

committed no crime

innocent of wrong doing

my share

the part that is mine

sand kicked in my face to experience meanness

come through

has overcome the difficulties

taken my bows

acknowledging praise

curtain calls

acknowledge applause after shows

fame and fortune

success and wealth

no bed roses

very difficult

pleasure cruise

something enjoyable

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2. Complete the crossword using the clues.

ACROSS:

1 brought
6 made

2 considered
7 had

3 taken

4 needed

5 fought

DOWN:

1 gone
6 thanked

2 committed
7 done

3 come

4 kept

5 paid

3. Read about Queen and Freddie Mercury and answer the questions.
1 1970
2 Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
3 Zanzibar
4 "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "I Want To Be Free", "Somebody to Love", "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love", "Barcelona", and "We Are the Champions" (there are other possible answers)
5 2001
6 45
7 1977
4. Now listen to the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the words in
brackets.

1.
4.

ve paid
ve had

2. ve done
5. ve made

3. ve made

5. Put the lines of the chorus into the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes the
first one has been done for you.

6. Now listen to the rest of the song and write the present perfect in the gaps using the
words in brackets.

ve taken

s been

8. Now listen to the first part of the song again and correct the mistakes.
Ive paid my dues, time after time;
Ive done my sentence, but committed no crime
And bad mistakes Ive made a few
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my face,
But Ive come through.
And I need to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions - my friend
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers, cos
We are the champions of the world
9. Now listen to the remainder of the song and tick the words you hear. After listening
next to each word write a word that rhymes with it.
(There are many possible rhyming words)
x forsaken

taken

curtain

certain

fortune

dune

x ming sing
thank

bank

roses

noses

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pleasure
fighting

measure
lighting

10. Select the best definition from Column B that has more or less the same meaning as the
idiom (about fght) in Column A. Use a dictionary or the Internet to assist you.
Fighting chance
a reasonable possibility of success
Fight tooth and nail

not stopping at anything to get what they want

Fight an uphill battle

to struggle against unfavourable circumstances

Go down without a fight

to surrender without putting up any resistance

11. Place the words under the correct stress patterns. Use your dictionary to help you if you
are not certain of the answers.

crime

_
pleasure

paid

fortune

commit

champions

_
sentence
_
mistake
_
challenge
_
fighting
_
everything
Ordering (I print the 1st half on a different colour to the second half). I give them the lyrics to check the
answers.
The lyrics are mixed up and students listen and place the lyrics in the correct order. They must also find the correct
half of the line. For lower levels it might be better to keep the lines intact. See next page.

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Ive paid my dues,

Ive done my sentence,
And bad mistakes,
Ive had my share
But Ive
We are the champions,
And we'll keep on

time after time

but committed no crime
Ive made a few
of sand kicked in my face
come through
my friends
fighting till the end

We are

the champions

We are

the champions

No time for
We are the champions
Ive taken my bows
You brought me fame and fortune
I thank
But its been no bed of roses,
I consider it a challenge

losers cos
of the world
and my curtain calls
and everything that goes with it
you all
no pleasure cruise
before the whole human race

And I aint

gonna lose

We are the champions,

my friends

And we'll keep on

fighting till the end

We are

the champions

We are

the champions

No time for
We are the champions

losers cos
of the world

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