Eternal Flame – The Bangles – Notes
Activity type: Listening for specific words, vocabulary.
Grammar: Present Simple.
Level: Elementary.
Time: 20 minutes.
Note: This was a huge hit for the Bangles in 1989, going to Number One in the UK and American charts. It was inspired by two eternal flames, one in a synagogue in Palm Springs and the second in Graceland, Memphis, to Elvis Presley. A cover version by Atomic Kitten reached Number One in the UK in 2001.
1) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to fold the page so they cannot see the lyrics.
2) Give them time to do the first exercise.
3) Correct, then play the song and do Exercise 2. Note: It is not important for them to get this correct.
Key (considering Verse 1 is repeated four times in its entirety): dreaming - 6 hand - 5 rain - 2 eyes - 5 heart - 5 sleeping - 1 flame - 6 pain - 2 sun -2
4) Ask them to unfold the worksheet to see the lyrics. Give them a few minutes to try to complete the lyrics (Exercise 3), based on their previous listening and Activity 3 above.
5) Play the song. Students correct their answers to Activity 4 above and complete the lyrics.
6) Sing together.
Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Close your eyes, I believe it’s meant to be, Say my name, give me your hand, darling darling sun shines through the rain Do you feel my heart beating? I watch you when you are A whole life so lonely Do you understand? sleeping. And then you come Do you feel the same, You belong with me and ease the pain am I only dreaming? Do you feel the same, I don’t want to lose this Is this burning, am I only dreaming? feeling, oh…. an eternal flame? Is this burning, an eternal flame? Repeat Verse 3
Repeat Verse 1 to fade.
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Analía Massa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
1) Look at the pictures and write the correct word under each one.
dreaming eyes flame hand heart pain rain sleeping sun
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2) Listen to the song, and write the number of times you hear each word.
3) Complete the lyrics (…… are from exercise 1, ______from the box below)
Verse 1
______your ……………, give me your ……………, darling Open / Close Do you feel my …………… beating? Do you ______? remember / understand Do you feel the same, ______only ……………..? am I / are you ______burning, an eternal ………………..? Is this / Is that
Verse 2 I believe it’s meant ______, darling to be / not to be I watch you when ______……….…………. I am / you are You belong with me Do you feel the same, ______only …………………? am I / are you ______burning, an eternal ……………? Is this / Is that
Verse 3 Say ______, …………… shines through the …………… my name / your name A whole life so lonely And then you come and ease the ……………… I ______lose this feeling, oh. don’t like / don’t want Repeat Verse 3, then repeat Verse 1 to fade This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2008 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Analía Massa, Buenos Aires, Argentina