1 Rewrite the following words in

rhyming pairs. (Two of them do not strictly

rhyme but have the same vowel sound)

aching bill breaking(X2) die butterflies

chance corner crime flaking for grin in
2 Complete the lyrics with the words from exercise 1.
overkill pantomime places romance score
spaces warmer
Empty …………………… - what are we living …………………………
…………………………….. …………………………….. Abandoned …………………… - I guess we know the
…………………………….. …………………………….. ……………………
…………………………….. …………………………….. On and on
…………………………….. …………………………….. Does anybody know what we are looking for?
…………………………….. ……………………………..
…………………………….. …………………………….. Another hero - another mindless …………………………
…………………………….. …………………………….. Behind the curtain, in the …………………………
…………………………….. …………………………….. Hold the line
…………………………….. …………………………….. Does anybody want to take it anymore?
…………………………….. ……………………………..
The show must go on
The show must go on
3 Find the words or expressions in the Inside my heart is …………………………
My make-up may be …………………………
lyrics which have a similar meaning to the
following. But my smile still stays on

a) a big smile ………………………… Whatever happens, I’ll leave it all to …………………………

b) accepting that you cannot win Another heartache - another failed …………………………
………………………… On and on
c) be the most important actor in the show Does anybody know what we are living for?
………………………… I guess I’m learning
d) completely stupid ………………………… I must be ………………………… now
e) empty, deserted ………………………… I’ll soon be turning round the ………………………… now
f) falling off in small thin pieces Outside the dawn is …………………………
………………………… But inside in the dark I’m ………………………… to be free
g) accept a difficult situation and try to deal
with it ………………………… The show must go on
h) having a strong desire ………………………… The show must go on, yeah
i) know the real facts of a situation, esp. the Ooh, inside my heart is …………………………
unpleasant ones (realize the difficulties of My make-up may be …………………………
life) ………………………… But my smile still stays on
j) morning light is just beginning to appear Yeah oh oh oh
…………………………
My soul is painted like the wings of …………………………
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never …………………………
"The Show Must Go On", written primarily by I can fly, my friends
Brian May, chronicles the effort of Freddie
Mercury continuing to perform despite The show must go on, yeah
approaching the end of his life. It was released The show must go on
as a single just six weeks before Mercury died I’ll face it with a …………………………
of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS I’m never giving …………………………
(November 1991). Due to Mercury's On with the show
deteriorating health at the time, the video is
I’ll top the …………………………
mainly just clips of old Queen videos and a few
I’ll …………………………
live performances, but it is so cleverly edited
I have to find the will to carry on
and spliced together that it works as a video of
On with the show
its own.
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[adapted from Wikipedia] On with the show

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 1 Rewrite the following words in
ANSWER KEY
rhyming pairs. (Two of them do not strictly
rhyme but have the same vowel sound)

aching bill breaking(X2) die butterflies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh8Fs3YdU

chance in corner crime flaking for grin
2 Complete the lyrics with the words from exercise 1.
overkill pantomime places romance score
spaces warmer
Empty spaces - what are we living for
aching  breaking Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
bill  overkill On and on
breaking  flaking Does anybody know what we are looking for?
butterflies  die
chance  romance Another hero - another mindless crime
in  grin Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
corner  warmer Hold the line
crime  pantomime Does anybody want to take it anymore?
for  score
places  spaces The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
3 Find the words or expressions in the My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
lyrics which have a similar meaning to the
following.
Whatever happens, I’ll leave it all to chance
a) a big smile → grin Another heartache - another failed romance
b) accepting that you cannot win → giving in On and on
c) be the most important actor in the show → Does anybody know what we are living for?
top the bill I guess I’m learning
d) completely stupid → mindless I must be warmer now
e) empty, deserted → abandoned I’ll soon be turning round the corner now
f) falling off in small thin pieces → flaking Outside the dawn is breaking
g) accept a difficult situation and try to deal But inside in the dark I’m aching to be free
with it → face
h) having a strong desire → aching The show must go on
i) know the real facts of a situation, esp. the The show must go on, yeah
unpleasant ones (realize the difficulties of Ooh, inside my heart is breaking
life)→ know the score My make-up may be flaking
j) morning light is just beginning to appear → But my smile still stays on
the dawn is breaking Yeah oh oh oh

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies

Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends
"The Show Must Go On", written primarily by
Brian May, chronicles the effort of Freddie The show must go on, yeah
Mercury continuing to perform despite The show must go on
approaching the end of his life. It was released I’ll face it with a grin
as a single just six weeks before Mercury died I’m never giving in
of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS On with the show
(November 1991). Due to Mercury's
deteriorating health at the time, the video is I’ll top the bill
mainly just clips of old Queen videos and a few I’ll overkill
live performances, but it is so cleverly edited I have to find the will to carry on
and put together that it works as a video of its On with the show
own. On with the show
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[adapted from Wikipedia]

The show must go on...http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/