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Adele is someone like you

A) Global listening

Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAc83CF8Ejk&NR=1 and listen to the introduction to the song.

1 Adele talks about the song ‘Someone like you': when did she write the song?

2 From what perspective has the song been written?

3 Does she have a relation now?

B) Listening

Go to the same link as above and listen to the song itself. Below you will find the text. Fill in the gaps.

Adele: Someone like you

I heard that you're settled down

That you … a girl

And you're … now

I heard that your … came true

Guess she … you things

I didn't give to you

Old friend, why are you so …?

Ain't like you to hold back

Or hide from the …

Chorus

I hate to turn up out of the … uninvited

But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't … it.

I had hoped you'd see my … and that you'd be reminded

That for me it isn't over

Never mind, I'll … someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you …

‘Don't … me,' I begged

‘I'll …,' you said

‘Sometimes it lasts in …

But sometimes it … instead.'

Sometimes it lasts in …

But sometimes it … instead,

Yeah.

You know how the time flies

Only …was the time of our lives

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We were born and …

In a summer haze

Bound by the …

Of our glory …

Chorus

Nothing compares

No … or cares

Regrets and …

They are memories made.

Who would have …

How bittersweet this would …?

Chorus (2x)

Sometimes it lasts in love

But sometimes it hurts instead

C) Interview

Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqKL3vES8bo&feature=relmfu. Listen to the interview with Adele: the

question and answer session.

What reply does Adele give to the following questions?

1 Do you sometimes lose faith in your dreams and how does it feel to fulfil one?

2 In what way has fame changed you as a person?

3 Besides singing, are there any other hobbies you enjoy?

4 Every writer has their own method, what is yours?

5 If you could relive one day in your past so far, which day and why?

D) Reaction

What is your reaction to the video? Can you think of a question that you would like to ask?

Write down a short reaction to this interview. What did you think of Adele? Do you like her as a person? Why

or why not?

Work in pairs.

Step 1

Watch the video again. Write down a few things that you would like to react about.

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Step 2

Brainstorm together what remarks you could make.

Step 3

Formulate your remarks. You could put them on the site if you like (see the YouTube link above for other

reactions).