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ROAR

Katy Perry

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bite one's tongue

to struggle not to say something that you really want to say

hold your breath

to wait for something

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rock the boat  (informal)to do or say something that causes problems, especially if you try to change a situation which most people do not want to change

make a mess of somethingto spoil something or do it very badly

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breaking pointThe point at which physical, mental, or emotional strength gives way under stress.

stand for somethingto support particular principles or values

fall for something to believe something that is not true

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Read the first part of the song lyrics and answer the questions.

1. Who do you think speaks those words? What situation is he/she is?

2. What does it mean “I used to”? 3. How do you think the situation has changed?

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breathScared to rock the boat and make a mess

So I sat quietly, agreed politelyI guess that I forgot I had a choice

I let you push me past the breaking pointI stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

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Read the second part of the story.

1. Were you predictions correct?2. Find 3 phrasal verbs in the lyrics. Do you understand their meaning?

You held me down, but I got upAlready brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that soundLike thunder, gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got upGet ready cause I’ve had enough

I see it all, I see it now

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Now listen to the song. Follow the lyrics for the half of it,

then try to hear the names of animals the singer is comparing herself with. Write them in the gaps.

I got the eye of the ____, a fighter, dancing through the fireCause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR

Louder, louder than a _____Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR

Oh oh oh oh oh ohYou’re gonna hear me roar

Now I’m floating like a ______Stinging like a ____ I earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero

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1. What do you think "the eye of the tiger" means?

2. What does “roar” mean?

3. Now watch the music video and think if it adds to or contradicts the lyrics?

4. What is the message of the song?

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Vocabulary

1. Phrasal verbs

hold someone down - to limit someone

brush smth off – to remove smth

get up - rise to one's feet

2. When you say someone has "the eye of the tiger" you mean they are focused on winning and not distracted by "being a team player" or other sympathetic emotion. In this sense, saying someone has the eye of the tiger is not always a compliment, but almost always it is a sign of respect.

3. roar - to make or produce a loud noise

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