Задания по песне Down by the river

Down by the River

1. Listen to the song and select the correct word.

City life was putting us/gettin' usdown

S o we spent the weekend out of town

Pitched thetent/gent on the patch of ground

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Lit a fire and drank some wine

You put your jeans/beans on the top of mine

Said, come in the water's fine/mine

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Said, come in the water's fine

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D idn't feel/fall too good all night

So we took a walk in the morning light

Came across the strangest/strongest sight

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Silver/sliverfish lay on its side

It was washed up by the early tide

I wonder how it died/lied

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D own by the river

Silver fish lay on its side

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Doctor put us both to bed

He dosed/closedus up and he shook his head

Only foolish/smart people go, he said

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Why do willowsweep/sleep, said he

Because they're dying gradually

F rom the waste/taste, from the factories

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Why do willows weep, said he

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In time, the river banks will die/fry

The reedswill wilt and the ducks won't fly

There'll be a tear/beer in the otter's eye

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The banks will soon be black/backand dead

A nd where the otter raised his head

Will be a clean white stone/bone instead

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Will be a clean white stone instead

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2a. Match the words from the song with their nearest meaning.

2b. Match the phrasals from the song with their nearest meaning.

3a. Why are the willows crying?

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3b. The banks will soon be black and dead. What does this mean?

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3. What happens to the household waste in your country? What happens to the household waste in the UK?

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4. Note down 10 eco-friendlyways to deal with household waste.

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5. Complete the following comparative and superlative sentences using appropriate words.

1. Recycling is better _____________________________________.

1. The ________________ way to manage waste is to recycle it.

1. Plastic bags are not _____ __________ as cloth bags.