Duran Duran - Ordinary World · English listening exercise (beginner level)

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Prepared by Roger Walter

Listening — Beginner Level

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Activity

Listen to the song and complete the lyrics

Came in from a rainy Thursday
On the avenue
Thought I heard you

softly

I turned on the

, the TV
And the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you

What has happened to it all?
Crazy, some are

Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will

to survive

Passion or coincidence
Once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now pride's gone out the window
Cross the rooftops

away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is my friend when I

you most?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will

to survive

Papers in the roadside
Tell of suffering and greed
Here today, forgot tomorrow
Oh, here besides the

Of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk

And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will

to survive

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Discussion

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What is your favorite song? What does it talk about?

What change would you like to see in today's world? Why?

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Vocabulary

besides Trans. IMG
- in addition to; other than
greed Trans. IMG
- excessive desire for more; avarice
happen Trans. IMG
- (happened) take place; occur
holy Trans. IMG
- connected to a god or a religion; divine
pride Trans. IMG
- a feeling of self-respect; dignity
prompt Trans. IMG
- (prompted) to cause someone to do something
rooftop Trans. IMG
- the upper surface of the covering of a house or building
softly Trans. IMG
- delicately, quietly
sorrowed Trans. IMG
- full of sadness
tear apart Trans. IMG
- (tore apart, torn apart) to cause emotional pain
vacuum Trans. IMG
- an empty space in which there is no air or other gas

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