Listening - Song - Six Days - DJ Shadow (B2)

Watch the video and complete the activities below.

ACTIVITIES

Part 1: Intro & Verse 1

Activity: Cloze (Gap Fill) - Listen to the beginning and fill in the missing words.

I get a feeling there's gonna be a (1)
I don't read the newspaper
Because they all have ugly (2)
Check me out
Check me out
Bring it on
Bring it on
Bring it on 'cause there's gonna be shit tonight!
At the starting of the week
At (3) talks, you'll hear them speak
It's only Monday
Negotiations breaking (4)
See those leaders start to frown
It's (5) and gun day.

Part 2: Verse 2

Activity: Spot the Mistake - Click on the wrong word in each line, then type the correct word in the box.

Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
(Come, come, come, come, come with it)

1. You could be standing, taking lunch →

2. The news will hit you like a kick →

3. It's only Wednesday (what time is it?) →

4. You never thought we'd go to work →

5. After all the things we heard →

It's April fools' day (what time is it?)
Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
Tomorrow never comes until it's too late

Part 3: Interlude (The Boom Sequence)

Activity: Unscramble the Lines - Put these repeating lines in the correct order as they appear (1-4).

✥ Drag and drop the lines up or down to reorder them.

• ⋮⋮ Today is another boom.
• ⋮⋮ Today is another?
• ⋮⋮ Tomorrow is another day.
• ⋮⋮ Tomorrow is another day.

Tomorrow is another day
Today is another boom
Tomorrow is another day
Today is another?
Boom

Part 4: The Bridge (Rapid Fire)

Activity: Match the Columns - Match the words that are shouted in sequence during the "Shot!" section.

✥ Drag the blue blocks into the correct dashed boxes.

Shot!

1. Escalation

2. Generation

3. Situation

4. The heart is cold

5. The gun is cold

A. Separation

B. Dissipation

C. Devastation

D. The blood is hot

E. The gun is hot

Shot!
Another shot, another shot, the tender vessel pressure pop
The heart is cold, the gun is hot (shot)
I not sure if they done or not
I not sure if they wanna stop
The gun is cold, the blood is hot (shot)
(Sha sha sha sha sha sha shot)
The hearts are weak, the guns are not

Part 5: Verse 4

Activity: Unscramble the Sentences - Put the words in the correct order as you hear them.

✥ Drag and drop the words horizontally to form the correct sentence.

1.

whistling

hear

overhead.

You

a

2.

dead?

alive

Are

or

are

you

you

It's only Thursday (what time is it?)

3.

shaking

ground.

the

feel

You

on

the

4.

around.

burn

candles

million

A

5.

birthday?

is

your

Is

it

(What time is it?)

Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
(Get tomorrow on the phone, tryna be smart?)
(Get tomorrow on the phone)
Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
(I need to see tomorrow, tryna reach tomorrow)
Make tomorrows come I think it's too late
Another day
Boom
Tomorrow is another day
Boom
(Tomorrow is another day)
Bring it on
Bring it on
Bring it on 'cause there's gonna be shit tonight

Part 6: Final Interpretation

Activity: Multiple Choice - Choose the best answer based on the song's context.

1. What does the singer mean by "they all have ugly prints"? a) The newspapers use bad ink. b) The news stories are unpleasant or "ugly" to look at. c) He doesn't like the font style.

2. What does "Negotiations breaking down" mean? a) The leaders are failing to reach an agreement. b) The leaders are having a party. c) The building where they meet is falling apart.

3. In the "Shot!" section, "the tender vessel pressure pop" likely refers to: a) A tea kettle boiling. b) A bottle of soda opening. c) A metaphor for the human heart or a ship under extreme stress/attack.

4. Why does the singer ask "Is it your birthday?" after describing destruction? a) To celebrate a party. b) To create a contrast between a normal life event and the chaos of war. c) Because it is actually April 1st.

5. What is the overall message of the Outro ("Tomorrow never comes until it's too late")? a) We are always late for our appointments. b) Tomorrow is a holiday. c) If we don't fix things today, the "tomorrow" we hope for will never arrive.