Wake Me up – Avicii – Notes

/ Wake Me Up – Avicii – Notes /

. Activity types: Crossword, listening for specific words, gap fill

. Level: Pre-Intermediate

. Language focus: Grammar review

. Notes: This is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018). Released as the lead single from his debut studio album True (2013), it features the voice of Aloe Blacc and peaked at number one in much of Europe, becoming a “summer anthem”. ______

1. Give students the worksheet and ask them to do Activity 1. At this stage don’t correct students’ answers.

2. Ask them to do Activity 2. Play the song. Students complete the song according to their answers to the previous activity and context.

3. Play the song again. Students check their answers in pairs or in groups.

Keys:

4. Correct in open class, play the song again and sing (and maybe dance) together!

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2018 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples

 Wake Me Up – Avicii 

Activity 1. Complete the crossword.

Activity 2. Complete the lyrics with the answers from Activity 1.

Feeling my way through the ______by a beating heart I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start They tell me I'm too ______to understand They say I'm ______up in a dream Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes Well that's fine by me

Chorus: So wake me up when it's all over When I'm ______and I'm older All this time I was finding myself, and I Didn't know I was ______So wake me up when it's all over When I'm ______and I'm older All this time I was finding myself, and I Didn't know I was ______

I ______carrying the weight of the world But I only have two hands Hope I get the chance to travel the world But I don't have ______plans Wish that I ______stay forever this ______Not afraid to close my eyes Life's a game ______for ______And love is a prize

Repeat Chorus I didn't know I was ______I didn't know I was ______I didn't know I was ______I didn't know

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2018 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples

 Wake Me Up – Avicii – Complete 

Feeling my way through the darkness Guided by a beating heart I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start They tell me I'm too young to understand They say I'm caught up in a dream Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes Well that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself, and I Didn't know I was lost So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself, and I Didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world But I only have two hands Hope I get the chance to travel the world But I don't have any plans Wish that I could stay forever this young Not afraid to close my eyes Life's a game made for everyone And love is a prize

I didn't know I was lost I didn't know I was lost I didn't know I was lost I didn't know I was lost I didn't know

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2018 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples