Song Activity adventure of a lifetime

You make me feel like I’m alive again. We are omen. I feel my heart underneath my skin.


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7. Match the sentences to the pictures.
(a) Turn your magic on.
(b) I feel my heart beating.
(c) We’re diamonds taking shape.
(d) Life is an adventure.


C D
B A


8. About you. Answer the questions.


(a) To what adventure does the song refer to? (Answers will vary.)
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(b) What’s the meaning of We’re diamonds taking shape? (Answers will vary.)
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(c) Choose one of the lines below to be included in the song.
• Life is dangerous. Don’t take risks.
• I want to live every moment.
• Living is boring. It’s better to sleep.
(d) How do you want to live the adventure of your life? (Answers will vary.)
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Song Activity - ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME by Coldplay


NAME: ___________________________________________________________ DATE: ____/____/_____


1. Before listening to the song, write the words next to their meanings.


PRESSURE - UNDERNEATH - OWN - TO GET THROUGH - LEGEND - TO TAKE SHAPE - TO SHARE
(a) to complete, to finish
(b) below the surface
(c) a unverifiable story
(d) to divide and distribute
(e) to assume a fixed form
(f) an oppressive force or influence
(g) indicates possession


2. Would you like to live a great adventure in your life? If so, which one?
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3. After listening to the song, answer.
(a) To what adventure does the song refer to?
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(b) Is he happy to live this adventure? What words and expressions show that?
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4. Read the sentences below and circle the verbs.


(a) Everything you want is a dream away.


(b) We are legends every day.


(c) We’re diamonds.


(d) I feel my heart beating.


5. What verb tense are these verbs? Check.


(a) SIMPLE PRESENT (b) SIMPLE PAST (c) PRESENT CONTINUOUS


6. Can you find other sentences in the song where this verb tense is used?
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7. Match the sentences to the pictures.
(a) Turn your magic on.
(b) I feel my heart beating.
(c) We’re diamonds taking shape.
(d) Life is an adventure.


8. About you. Answer the questions.


(a) To what adventure does the song refer to?
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________


(b) What’s the meaning of We’re diamonds taking shape?
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________


(c) Choose one of the lines below to be included in the song.


• Life is dangerous. Don’t take risks.
• I want to live every moment.
• Living is boring. It’s better to sleep.
(d) How do you want to live the adventure of your life?
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________


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