English Listening exercise (13) - Country Song
Artist: Brad Paisley
Song: Two People Fell In Love
Listen to the following song and try to fill in the blanks with the missing words
VERSE 1
A baby's born in the middle of the night in the local 1____ room;
They grab his feet, smack him till he 2___, he goes home the next afternoon.
Before you know it he's off to school, and then he graduates in 3___;
Goes out and gets a 4___. and then cures all sorts of things.
Wins the Nobel Prize and saves a 5____ different lives;
The world's a better place for all 6___ done.
It's funny when you think about the reason he's 7___
Is all because two people 8___ in love.
VERSE 2
Right now at a 9___ shelter down by Canyon Creek
10___find potato salad, hot dogs and baked beans.
The 11___ Wilson family's lined up filling their paper plates,
And they've drove or have flown in here from 12____ different states
Stanley Wilson says that sixty years ago he 13___
That Miss Emma Tucker was the one.
Now five 14____ get together every June,
And all because two people fell in love.
CHORUS 1
Yeah, there ain't nothing not 15_____
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be, or ever was.
Every single choice we make,
Every breath we get to 16____
Is all because two people fell in love.
VERSE 3
Well, I recall a young man who was drifting 17____
And a young waitress who seemed lonesome as could be.
In a little café right off 14th Avenue,
With a whole lot of help from up 18____
We 19___ and things sure turned around for me and you,
And all because two people fell in love.
CHORUS 2
Baby there ain't nothing not affected
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be, or ever was.
I'm glad your dad could not resist
Your mama's charms, and you exist;
All because two people fell in love.
You know, to me it's all so 20___:
Every one of us is here
All because two people fell in love
A baby's born in the middle of the night in the local delivery room
They grab his feet, smack him till he cries, he goes home the next afternoon.
5 Answers
Muchas gracias, Sanlee. Me ha encantado la canción.
Aquí está mi intento. A ver qué tal 
1 – delivery 2 – cries 3 – May 4 – PhD 5 – million 6 – he’s 7 – alive 8 – fell 9 – picnic 10 – you 11 – whole 12 – 15 13 – knew 14 – generations 15 – affected 16 – take 17 – ?? 18 – above 19 – met 20 – clear
1) delivery, 2) cries, 3) May, 4) PhD, 5) million, 6) he´s 7) alive, 8) fell, 9) picnic, 10) you´ll, 11) whole, 12) fifteen, 13) knew, 14) generations, 15) affected, 16) take, 17) street ?, 18) about, 19) met, 20) clear
1 ?
2 cries
3 ?
4 PHD
5 million
6 he's
7 alive
8 fell
9 picnic
10 you
11 whole
12 fifteen
13 ?
14 generations
15 affected
16 take
17 ?
18 ?
19 met
20 clear
- delivery 2. cries 3. May 4. PhD 5. million 6. he is 7. life 8. fall 9. picnic 10. you 11. whole 12. fifteen 13. knew 14. generation 15. affected 16. take 17. ? 18. above 19. met 20 clear
Thank you so much, dear Sanlee! I enjoyed very much both the song and the exercise!!!
Thanks sanlee for the song. I liked the message in it :'). Here I send my answers: 1. delivery 2. cries 3. med? 4. PHD 5. million 6. he's 7. alive 8. fell 9. picnic 10. you'll 11. whole 12. fifteen 13. knew 14. generations 15. affected 16. take 17. ? 18. above 19. met 20. clear.
