Listening - Sunday Morning by Maroon 5

Watch the video and complete the activities below.

ACTIVITIES

Part 1: Verse 1 (Gap Fill)

Listen to the first verse and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

Sunday morning, rain is (1)

Steal some (2) , share some skin

Clouds are (3) us in moments unforgettable

You (4) to fit the (5) that I am in

Part 2: Pre-Chorus (Unscramble)

Put the lines in the correct order (1-5).

-12345 Get up and go if I knew

-12345 Living life gets hard to do

-12345 That someday it would lead me back to you

-12345 But things just get so crazy

-12345 And I would gladly hit the road

Part 3: Chorus (Find the Extra Word)

There is ONE extra word in each line. Write the extra word in the box.

1. That may surely be all I need
Extra word:

2. In the darkness, she is all I see
Extra word:

3. Come and rest your weary bones with me
Extra word:

4. Driving slow on a Sunday morning
Extra word:

5. And I never ever want to leave
Extra word:

Part 4: Verse 2 (Choose the Correct Word)

Select the word you hear in the song.

1. Yeah, Choose... fingers figures trace your every outline, oh yeah, yeah

2. Yeah, Choose... paint print a picture with my hand, oh, woah

3. And back and forth we Choose... stay sway like branches in a storm

4. Change the Choose... weather winter , still together when it ends

Part 5: Bridge (Match the Columns)

Match the beginning of the phrase (1-4) with the correct ending.

Column A
1. But things just get so crazy...
2. Sunday morning rain is falling and I'm...
3. Singing, someday it'll...
4. Find a way to bring myself...

Column B
(-1234) ...calling out to you.

(-1234) ...bring me back to you.

(-1234) ...back home to you.

(-1234) ...living life gets hard to do.

Part 6: Outro (Interpretation)

"There's a flower in your hair / I'm a flower in your hair."

What does this metaphor likely represent?
Select the best option... A) The woman loves gardening and nature. B) A feeling of closeness, beauty, and being a part of her. C) He is literally a small plant stuck in her hair. D) He is apologizing for forgetting to buy her flowers.