Listening - Song - I'm Still Here - John Rzeznik (A2)

Watch the video and complete the activities below.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Cloze (Fill in the blanks)

Fill in the missing words from Verse 1 using the word bank: arms / question / listen / answer / world

I am a to the

Not an to be heard

Or a moment that's held in your

And what do you think you'd ever say, I won't anyway

You don't know me, and I'll never be what you want me to be

Activity 2: Spot the Mistake

Each line below has ONE incorrect word compared to the original verse. Find the wrong word, click it, and type the correct one.

And what do you think you'd remember

Correction:

I'm a boy, no, I'm a child

Correction:

You can't take me and push me away

Correction:

And how can you learn what's never played

Correction:

Yeah you stand here on your feet

Correction:

They don't know me

'Cause I'm not here

Activity 3: Minimal Pairs Selection

Chorus 1 - Click on the correct word you hear in the chorus.

And I want a moment to be real / reel

Wanna touch / much things I don't feel

Wanna hold on and feel I along / belong

And how can the world / word want me to change

They're the ones that stay the same / some

They don't know me

'Cause I'm not here

Activity 4: Unscramble the Lines

Drag and drop the lines of Verse 3 into the correct order (1 to 5).

Now you know me and I'm not afraid

And you see the things they never see

Can you help me be a man

All you wanted I could be

And I wanna tell you who I am

They can't break me

As long as I know who I am

Activity 5: Rhyme Matching

Chorus 2 - Drag the words from the left column into the correct boxes to match them with their rhyming words.

1. Deal

2. Song

3. Name

A. Game

B. Real

C. Long (Belong)

They can't see me

But I'm still here

Activity 6: Find the Extra Word

There is ONE extra word in each line below that does NOT belong. Click on the extra word.

They can't tell me always who to be

'Cause I'm not what they see now

Yeah, the whole world is still sleepin'

While I keep on dreamin' hard for me

And their words are just small whispers and lies

That I'll never believe

Activity 7: Reading Comprehension

Choose the correct option based on Chorus 3 and the overall meaning.

1. What does the singer want?

A) A moment to be real

B) To leave the world behind

C) To change his name

2. Who stays the same?

A) The singer

B) The other people ("they")

C) Nobody

3. What is the main message of the song?

A) The singer wants to give up.

B) The singer wants to be true to himself and not let others change him.

C) The singer is lost and needs directions.

I'm the one now

'Cause I'm still here

I'm the one

'Cause I'm still here

I'm still here

I'm still here

I'm still here