Count on me! Song and Activities

Les comparto una actividad para trabajar con una cancion el tema de la amistad y el primer condicional.
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                     Count on Me  by Bruno Mars

"Count on Me" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans  (2010). It was written by B. Mars and P. Lawrence. The song has been featured on commercials for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in the United States. The song is part of the Songs for the Philippines album, which was compiled to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Match the words to their meanings:

1.  Count on  (        )                 A.      change from a waking to a sleeping state

2.  Stuck  (        )                      B.      rely on; trust in

3.  Be supposed to   (        )       C.      discover

4.  Toss   (        )                      D.     move from side to side

5.  Fall asleep   (        )              E.      help somebody remember something

6.  Mean   (        )                     F.      unable to move; unable to get rid of something

7.  Remind   (        )                  G.      be important to somebody

8.  Find out   (        )                  H.      be believed or expected to be or to do

Discussion:

·  Do you have any friend you can count on?

·  Do you consider yourself as a good friend? Why?

·  Which qualities do you consider are the most important in good friends?

 Complete with your ideas:

1.         My friends will count on me if__________________________________________________

2.         If my best friend is stuck at home on the weekend, I___________________________________

3.         I think we will _______________________________________ if there’s a misunderstanding between us.

4.         If I toss and turn in bed, I______________________________________________________________

5.         I will fall asleep if I________________________________________________________________

6.         If  friendship means a lot  to me I _________________________________________________________

7.         I will remind you the importance of  friendship if you  __________________________________________

       8.           I will find out who my really friends are  if ________________________________________________________

Listen to the song. Fill in the blanks and complete the conditional sentences with one of the following phrases:

Every day I will remind you - I'll sing a song beside you - I'll sail the world to find you - I'll be the light to guide you - You'll always have my shoulder

Oh uh-huh
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
1)___________________________________________________
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
2)_______________________________________
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can _______________  _______ me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it
I can _________________  _______ you like four, three, two
And ______________ be there
Cause that's what friends are ____________________ to do
Oh yeah (ooh ooh ooh uh uh)  (ooh ooh ooh uh uh)   (yeah yeah)

If you're tossing and you're turning and you just can't fall asleep

3)___________________________________________________
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
4)___________________________________________________
Oh. Find out what we're made of

When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
_________ be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
Cause that's what friends are _______________ to do
Oh yeah
(ooh ooh ooh uh uh)  (ooh ooh ooh uh uh) (yeah yeah)

5)__________________________________when you cry
I'll never let go, never say goodbye
You know you can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I ______________ it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
Cause that's what ____________ are supposed to do
Oh yeah
(ooh ooh ooh uh uh) (ooh ooh ooh uh uh)
You can count on me cos' I can count on you

Link al video de la cancion: Bruno Mars - Count on Me