(Mariah Carey)

Complete as you listen:

I gotta take a (1)_________________

A little time to (2)_________________ over

I better read (3)_________________

In case I need it when (4)_________________

In my (5)_________________ heartache and pain

I don't know if I (6)_________________ again

I can't stop now, (7)_________________ so far

To change (8)_________________

I wanna know what love is

I want you (9)_________________

I wanna feel what love is

I know you (10)_________________

Gonna take a little time

A little time (11)_________________

I've got (12)_________________ to hide

It looks like love has finally found me

In my life there's been heartache (13)_________________

I don't know if (14)_________________ again

I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

I know you can show me

(I wanna know)

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

I know you can show me

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

Missing words

and pain between the lines can face it can show

me I can face it I'm older I've traveled life there's

been little time nowhere left think things this

lonely life to look around me to show me

Contractions

Contractions are used to represent the way people talk.

They are often used in lyrics to better fit the musical part.

Examples

I’ve gotta go now. (I have got to go now.)

They weren’t who they said. (They were not…)

I can’t wait until the play starts. I cannot wait…)

Sometimes words are omitted:

I better go now. (I had better go now)

I gotta run. (I have got to run.)

There are many contractions and omitted words in the

lyrics. Can you find them? After finding, write the

corresponding formal written form and create 2 original

sentences with it. The first with formal written

(standard) English and the second with the informal

(contracted / omitted words) form:

1- _______________ = ___________________________

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2- _______________ = ___________________________

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3- _______________ = ___________________________

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4- _______________ = ___________________________

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5- _______________ = ___________________________

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6- _______________ = ___________________________

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7- _______________ = ___________________________

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8- _______________ = ___________________________

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9- _______________ = ___________________________

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Mariah Carey

I wanna know what love is

I gotta take a little time

A little time to think things over

I better read between the lines

In case I need it when I'm older

In my life there's been heartache and pain

I don't know if I can face it again

I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

I know you can show me

Gonna take a little time

A little time to look around me

I've got nowhere left to hide

It looks like love has finally found me

In my life there's been heartache and pain

I don't know if I can face it again

I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

I know you can show me

(I wanna know)

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

I know you can show me

I wanna know what love is

I want you to show me

I wanna feel what love is

Underline the verbs and write them below, according to their

tenses, and write a brief explanation about the uses:

Present Simple

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Present Perfect

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Future with going to

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Infinitive

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Explain the use of some special and modal

verbs found in the lyrics and write

examples taken from it:

have got to

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had better

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can

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Write original sentences using the tenses and special verbs found

in the lyrics. Try using the contracted form or omitting some

words, as in the examples provided in the song:

have got to

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had better

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can

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Present Simple

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Present Perfect

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Future with going to

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Infinitive

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I wanna know what love is

1. I gotta take a little time

2. A little time to think things over

3. I better read between the lines

4. In case I need it when I'm older

5. In my life there's been heartache and pain

6. I don't know if I can face it again

7. I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

8. To change this lonely life

9. I wanna know what love is

10. I want you to show me

11. I wanna feel what love is

12. I know you can show me

13. Gonna take a little time

14. A little time to look around me

15. I've got nowhere left to hide

16. It looks like love has finally found me

17. In my life there's been heartache and pain

18. I don't know if I can face it again

19. I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

20. To change this lonely life

21. I wanna know what love is

22. I want you to show me

23. I wanna feel what love is

24. I know you can show me

25. (I wanna know)

26. I wanna know what love is

27. I want you to show me

28. I wanna feel what love is

29. I know you can show me

30. I wanna know what love is

31. I want you to show me

32. I wanna feel what love is

Answer some questions about the lyrics:

A. Why does she need to take a little time? (lines 1 and 2)

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B. What does she mean when she says “I better read between the

lines”? (line 3)

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C. When does she think she’ll need this information? (line 4)

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D. What’s there been in her life? (line 5)

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E. What is that she doesn’t know? (line 6)

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F. What does she mean by “I’ve traveled so far”? (line 7)

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G. What does she want? (lines 9 to 12)

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H. Why is she going to take a little time? (lines 13 and 14)

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I. What hasn’t she got? (line 15)

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J. What does she meant to hide from? (line 16)

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Personal questions:

1) Have you ever been in a situation in which you needed time to

think about?

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2) Do you think people always hide from bad things and never

from good things?

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3) Is it possible that someone is hiding from something that can

make him happy? Why do you think so?

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4) Is it possible to teach someone what is love? And is it possible

to show it?

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5) Do you need some time before taking important decisions?

Can you remember a situation about it?

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