1. PINK - JUST GIVE ME A REASON
Exercise 1 : Fill in the gaps
Right from the …...............
You were a …....................
You stole my heart
And I your willing……………..
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that ….....................
And with every …................... you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your ….................... oh, oh
Things you never say to me oh, oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love
Exercise 2 : Put the lines in the right order
CHORUS
…...............It's been written in the scars on our hearts
…...............It's in the stars
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just a second we're not broken just bent
…..............That we're not broken just bent
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just give me a reason
…..............Just a little bit's enough
Exercise 3 : Choose the right words to complete the sentences
I'm …...............(pretty/ sorry) I don't understand
Where all of this is …...........( running /coming) from
I thought that we were …............... (right/ fine)
Oh we had …................(anything / everything)
Your head is running …...........(wild / pride) again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your …...............(mind / grind)
(Yeah but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad …................(rhymes / dreams) oh, oh
You used to …................(lie / cry) so close to me oh oh
There's nothing more than empty …..............(ships /sheets)
Between our love, our love
Oh our love, our love

2. Exercise 4 : Put the lines in the right order
CHORUS
…...............It's been written in the scars on our hearts
…...............I never stopped
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just a second we're not broken just bent
…..............That we're not broken just bent
…..............And we can learn to love again
…..............Just give me areason
…..............Just a little bit's enough
Exercise 5 : Fill in the gaps with the followingwords
clean / drink / rust/ dust/ bad
Oh tear ducts can ….............
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting …..............
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as ……….. as it seems
We'll come …....................
CHORUS X 2
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh,oh, that we’re not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Exercise 5 : Here are some phrases and words from the song, match them to their
definitions.
A/ A thief 1/To repair
B/ Willing 2/To be brought into a state of tension
C/ To fix 3/A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding
D/ To be bent 4/Savage
E/ A Scar 5/Favourably disposed
F/ Wild 6/A tube
G/ A sheet 7/A person who steals something from another
H/ A duct 8/Any corrosive or debilitating influence, especially lack of use
I/ Rust 9/To serve a beverage
J/ Dust 10/A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed
K/ To pour 11/Fine, dry particles of matter

3. Exercise 6: Answer the following questions.
1/ What is the song about?
2/ What is the difference between the beginning of the song and its end?
3/ How does Pink feel?
4/ Do you think she wants to give up?
5/ Does her boyfriend agree? In which state of mind is he?
6/ What do you think of this song? Do you like it? Why or why not?