COUNTING STARS - ONE REPUBLIC

OBJETIVO: Treinar o vocabulário; Traduzir frases a partir do conhecimento prévio; Conhecer o sinônimo e o antônimo das palavras e revisar os tempos verbais.

1.        – Fill the blanks with the words from the box.

dollars - love - Sleep –I -  face  - burn-  be - baby – stars – alive - lie – old - money

COUNTING STARS  By ONE REPUBLIC

Lately, I've been, I've been losing _____
Dreaming about the things that we could be
_____, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting ______
We will be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting ________

I see this life like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
And my _____is flashing signs
Seek it out and you shall find
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
___ feel something so right
Doing the wrong thing
I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't ___
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could _____
 baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
(x2)

I feel the ____ and I feel it burn
Down this river, every turn
Hope is a four-letter word
Make that money, watch it ____
Old, but I'm not that ______
Young, but I'm not that bold
I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
 baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars(2x)

Take that ______
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned  (repeat)

Everything that kills me makes feel ___

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
(x2)

Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned (repeat)

2.– Translate the following sentences:

I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned

3.–Find a synonym or antonym of the following words: 

deceive (v) _________________
dead (adj), _________________
courageous (adj)_____________

5.–Find some examples of the following verb tenses in the song:

Present simple _______________
Present continuous ___________
Future ______________________
Imperative___________________

6.–Discuss about the meaning of the song. Why has he not been able to sleep lately? 
Does it have to do with money, love, society?