We are the champions - Present Perfect practice

This is a song about someone who is proud of what he has done in the past and intends to go on in the future.

Listen to the song, complete the lyrics and translate them to Portuguese.



Queen - "We are the champions"
I____________ paid my dues
Time after time
I've ___________ my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've ____________ a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions - of the world

I've _____________ my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
I thank you all

But it's ____________ no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I aint gonna lose -

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions - of the world

Child labour

Watching this video by "Radiohead" will surely make you think how lucky you are for being at school, and enjoying life with your friends.



The lyrics can be found here.

Katie Melua - If I were...

The lyrics to this song are all mixed up. Put them in the right order. Translate the song into Portuguese.



Katie Melua - "If you were a sailboat"

If I was in jail I know you’d spring me,
If I was a telephone you’d ring me all day long.
If I was in pain I know you’d sing me soothing songs.

If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor.
If you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
If you were a river I would swim you,
If you were a house I would live in you all my days.
If you were a preacher I’d begin to change my ways.

If I was hungry you would feed me,
If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light.
If I was a book I know you’d read me every night.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor.
If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If I was in jail I know you’d spring me,
If I was a telephone you’d ring me all day long.
If I was in pain I know you’d sing me soothing songs.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

MUSE - Knigts of Cydonia

Let's stop for a moment and enjoy a fantastic song by the "Muse". Look at the crowd. Aren't they happy? I think it's great. What about you? Leave a comment. Deixa um comentário.

Have you ever...?

Here is your chance to practise your present perfect.As you listen to this song by the band "Westlife", you can read the lyrics and identify the present perfect tense.A good exercise would be to copy the lyrics to your notebook and translate them.