The first one is a listening comprehension. The song is Dedicated follower of fashion, by The Kinks, a very famous 60s band.
There are two exercises: one of them is a fill in the gaps and the second one is vocabulary related, you have to match some words with their definitions.
Hope you enjoy it and it's useful for you!!
1 - Listen to the song and fill in the gaps the missing words:
The Kinks –
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
They seek
him here, they _____ him there,
His __________ are loud, but never square.
It will make or break him so he's got to _____ the best,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
And when he does his ______ rounds,
'Round the _________ of London Town,
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and _________,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He thinks he is a _________ to be looked at,
And when he pulls his frilly nylon _________ right up tight,
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There's one thing that he loves and that is ________
One week he's in ___________, the next week he is in __________
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
They seek him ______, they seek him ______,
In Regent Street and Leicester Square.
Everywhere the Carnabetian army __________ on,
Each _____ an dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built 'round ___________ and ___________.
This pleasure-seeking ___________ always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
His __________ are loud, but never square.
It will make or break him so he's got to _____ the best,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
And when he does his ______ rounds,
'Round the _________ of London Town,
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and _________,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He thinks he is a _________ to be looked at,
And when he pulls his frilly nylon _________ right up tight,
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There's one thing that he loves and that is ________
One week he's in ___________, the next week he is in __________
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
They seek him ______, they seek him ______,
In Regent Street and Leicester Square.
Everywhere the Carnabetian army __________ on,
Each _____ an dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built 'round ___________ and ___________.
This pleasure-seeking ___________ always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is
(oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He flits from shop to _____ just like a ____________.
In matters of the ______he is as fickle as can be,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He flits from shop to _____ just like a ____________.
In matters of the ______he is as fickle as can be,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
2 - Match the words with their
definitions:
1
- seek
|
a.a
dot repeated to form a pattern on
a fabric
|
2
- loud
|
b.
capricious
|
3
- eagerly
|
c.
to go in search of
|
4
- nylon
|
d. to fly, move, or pass swiftly and lightly from one place or
condition to another
|
5
- polka-dots
|
e. a narrow band differing in color,
material, or texture from the background part
|
6
- stripes
|
f.
too brightly colored, ostentatious
|
7
- fickle
|
g. a substance like thin plastic, made
into fibers and sheets, usually tough, strong, and easily stretched, used
esp. for fabrics
|
8
- to flit
|
h.having
strong desire or interest
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