Listening - Song - I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys

Watch the video and complete the activities below.

ACTIVITIES

Verse 1: Spot the Mistake

Listen carefully to the first verse. There are 3 wrong words in the text below. Click on the mistake in each line and type the correct word.

I wanna be your carpet cleaner
(Correct word: )

Breathin' in your air
(Correct word: )

I wanna be your Ford Cortina

I will never stop
(Correct word: )

Pre-Chorus 1: Unscramble the Lines

Listen to the next part and drag the lines into the correct order (1 to 4).

Let me be your coffee pot

I just wanna be yours

If you like your coffee hot

You call the shots, babe

1.

2.

3.

4.

Chorus 1: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the missing words as you listen to the chorus.

Secrets I have held in my
Are harder to than I thought
Maybe I just wanna be
I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours

Wanna be yours
Wanna be yours
Wanna be yours

Verse 2: Choose the Correct Word

Listen and select the correct word you hear from the dropdown.

Let me be your 'leccy 1. - Select - meter letter
And I'll never 2. - Select - run sun out
Let me be the 3. - Select - portable comfortable heater
That you'll get cold 4. - Select - about without

Pre-Chorus 2: Match the Halves

Drag the endings (A, B, C) to match the first half of the sentence.

A. Pacific Ocean

B. lotion

C. devotion

I wanna be your setting

Hold your hair in deep

At least as deep as the

Sing Along!

No exercises here, just follow the lyrics and sing along!

I wanna be yours

Secrets I have held in my heart
Are harder to hide than I thought
Maybe I just wanna be yours
I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours

Wanna be yours (x7)

I wanna be your vacuum cleaner (wanna be yours)
Breathin' in your dust (wanna be yours)
I wanna be your Ford Cortina (wanna be yours)
I will never rust (wanna be yours)
I just wanna be yours (wanna be yours) (x3)

Post-Listening A: Vocabulary Match

Drag the expression from the song into its correct definition.

Vacuum cleaner

Rust

To call the shots

Devotion

To make the important decisions; to be the boss in a situation.

Strong love, commitment, and loyalty to someone.

An electrical machine used to clean floors and carpets.

A reddish-brown substance that forms on metals like iron when they get wet and old.

Post-Listening B: Interpretation

Based on the lyrics, what is the main message of the song? Click your answer.

a) The singer wants to buy new household appliances for his house.

b) The singer wants to be an essential, useful, and constant part of the person's everyday life.

c) The singer is complaining that his partner drinks too much hot coffee.