Let's Work with a Song

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in

1970. They originally consisted of Freddie Mercury (lead

vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon

(bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's

earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard

rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured

into more conventional and radio-friendly works by

incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop

rock, into their music.

Listen to the song and circle the correct form of the

verbs in bold.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

I paid / 've paid my dues

Time after time

I've done/ did my sentence

But committed no crime

And bad mistakes

I made / 've made a few

I've had / had my share of sand

Kicked in my face

But I've come/ came through

Chorus

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 taken / took my bows

And my curtain calls

You ‘ve brought / brought me fame and fortune

And everything that goes with it

I thank you all

But it's been / was no bed of roses

No pleasure cruise

I consider it a challenge before

The whole human race

And I ain't gonna lose

Repeat chorus 2x

Vocabulary: Match the expressions to their meanings.

a)  To pay dues

b)  Do sentence

c)  To come through

d)  To keep on fighting

e)  To take a bow

f)  Bed of roses

g)  Challenge

h)  Ain’t gonna lose

(    ) (the situation of being faced with)

something that needs great mental or

physical effort in order to be done

successfully;

(    ) an easy and happy existence;

(    ) to do something that you do not enjoy

in order to have something that you want;

(    ) I’m not going to lose; 

(    ) to continue fighting;

(    ) to manage to get to the end of a

difficult or dangerous situation;

(    ) to bend your head or body forward,

especially as a way of showing someone

respect or expressing thanks to people who

have watched you perform;

(    ) do a punishment given by a judge;

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

 I've paid my dues

Time after time

I've done my sentence

But committed no crime

And bad mistakes

I've made 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 taken 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 been no bed of roses

No pleasure cruise

I consider it a challenge before

The whole human race

And I ain't 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

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting

Till the end