Listening: Eye of the Tiger Song

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EYE OFTHE TIGER
SURVIVOR

FIRSTSTANZA
Risin'up, -your passion for glory
Didmy time, -on the dreams of the past
Wentthe distance, -now I'm back on my feet
Justa man and -took my chances
Somany times, -to keep them alive
Youchange -back on the street
Don't lose your grip -it happens toofast
Youmust fight just -his will to survive

SECONDSTANZA
Chorus:
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the (1) _ _ _ _ _ of the fight
Risin' up to the (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of our rival
And the last known survivor (3) _ _ _ _ _ his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger

THIRDSTANZA
Face to face, out in the (4) _ _ _ _
Hangin' (5)_ _ _ _ _ , stayin' hungry
They stack the (6) _ _ _ _ 'til we taketo the street
For we kill with the (7) _ _ _ _ _ tosurvive

Chorus

FOURTHSTANZA
Risin' up, ( Cool

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to thetop
Have the (9)_ _ _ _ , got the glory

Went the will now man I'm not gonna Just
a stop and his survive to distance,

Chorus :
The eye of the tiger (repeats out)...

PRE-LISTENINGACTIVITIES
FIRSTSTANZA
Match the words on the left tothe ones on the right in order to form complete phrases.

SECONDAND THIRD STANZA
Read the definitions andcomplete the gaps in the song.

1) The best part of anything: The_ _ _ _ _ of society.
2) Something that by itsnature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.: Spaceexploration offers a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to humankind.
3) To pursue or approach prey,quarry, etc.,
4) The state of a bodyperceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
5) Strong and durable; noteasily broken or cut.
6) Differing in nature fromwhat is ordinary, usual, or expected: an _ _ _ choice. (plural)
7)The ability, coming fromone's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentrywas one of his many _ _ _ _ _ s.
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Without a bend, angle, orcurve; not curved; direct: a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ path.
9) Informal: Courage andfortitude; nerve; determination; stamina: Climbing that cliff takes a lot of_ _ _ _ .

WHILE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES
FOURTHSTANZA
In the fourth stanza there isa box with several words. While you listen to the song try to put them in orderso as to form two sentences.

POST-LISTENING: (Oral discussion)
-Suggest another title for thesong.
-Why do you think this song isconnected with the world of sports?
-What do you know about thegroup?
-Choose three words from thepre- reading activity and make sentences to show the meaning of that word.

Informationabout the group:
Survivoris an American rock band formedin 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its album-orientedrock (AOR), which garnered many charting singles, especiallyin the United States. Theband is best known for its 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger",the theme song for the motion picture Rocky III (US #1). Singles like "Burning Heart"(US #2), "The Search Is Over"(#4 US), "High on You"(#8 US) and "I Can't Hold Back (US#13) continued to chart in the mid-1980s.

Remark: The work was found on the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4

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In this case, we need a language lab. The rooms we are currently using help neither the teacher nor the cassette/ CD player. Thank you, madam