1.

Use the Internet to help you

to answer these questions.

2.

1. In which country was Celine Dion born?

Match the past simple

verbs in column A with
their present simple form
in column B.
Column A

Column B

___________________________________
2. Find a picture of the flag of that country
and draw it (small).

found

lose

flew

say

was

find

lost

have

believed

believe

___________________________________

touched

touch

5. Name some other songs sung by Celine Dion.

knew

was

said

fall

___________________________________

had

am

6. My heart Will Go On is connected to a very

famous film. What is the name of this film?

were

fly

___________________________________

fell

know

3. What are the colours of the flag?

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4. How many brothers & sisters does she have?

___________________________________
___________________________________

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3.

Listen to the first part

of the song and write
the past simple of verb
given in brackets.

For all those times you (1) ________

(stand) by me
For all the truth that you (2) _______
(make) me see
For all the joy you (3) _________ (bring)
to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I (4)_________ (find) in
you
I'll be forever thankful, baby
You're the one who (5) ______ (hold) me
up
Never let me fall
You're the one who (6) ______ (see) me
through through it all
You (7) ________ (to be) my strength
when I (8) _____ (to be) weak
You were my voice when I (9) ________
(cant) speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You (10) _______ (see) the best there
(11) ______ (to be) in me
(12) _______ (Lift) me up when I
couldn't reach
You (13) ________ (give) me faith 'cause
you (14) ________ (believe)
I'm everything I am
Because you (15) _______ (love) me

4.

Look up the meaning of

the words in the box.
Listen to the next part
of the song and fill in
the gaps using these

tall

wind

grateful

star

light

faith

know

touched

because

always

wings

lies

true

inspiration

You gave me _______ and made me fly

You __________ my hand I could touch
the sky
I lost my _______, you gave it back to
me
You said no ______ was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood ______
I had your love I had it all
I'm __________ for each day you gave
me
Maybe I don't _______ that much
But I know this much is _________
I was blessed _________ I was loved by
you
You were _________ there for me
The tender _______ that carried me
A ________ in the dark shining your
love into my life
You've been my __________
Through the _________ you were the
truth

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5.

Complete the crossword using the clues to help you.

CLUES
ACROSS
4. The simple past of bring.
5. The past simple of can.
8. The past simple of give.
10. The past simple of bless.
12. The past simple of carry.
DOWN
1. The past simple of love.
2. The past simple of stand.
3. The past simple of hold.
6. The past simple of lift.
7. The present simple of made.
9. The present simple of reached.
11. The present simple of saw.

1
4

7
8
9
10

11

12

6.

What are the

spelling rules for
the past form of
these regular

1. lift

reach

touch

7.

Complete the table with the words in

the box according to the vowel
sound. Use a dictionary to help you.

are the spelling rules for the past form of

times

believe

joy

_____________________

dream

lies

voice

_____________________

through

weak

truth

2. love

speak

believe

_____________________
_____________________

3. carry
_____________________
_____________________

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8.

Listen to the next part of the song and match the halves in
Column A with the halves in Column B.

Column A

Column B

You gave me wings

this much is true

You touched my hand

was out of reach

I lost my faith

you gave me

You said no star

that much

You stood by me

because I was loved by you

I had your love

I could touch the sky

I'm grateful for each day

and I stood tall

Maybe I don't know

I had it all

But I know

and made me fly

I was blessed

you gave it back to me

9.

Listen to the next part of the song and correct the mistakes.

You were never there for me

The rough wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your hatred into my life
You've been my desperation
Through the truth you were the lies
My world is a worse place because of you

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For all those times you stood by

You gave me wings and made me

me

fly

For all the truth that you made

You touched my hand I could

me see

touch the sky

For all the joy you brought to my

I lost my faith, you gave it back

life

to me

For all the wrong that you made

You said no star was out of reach

right

You stood by me and I stood tall

For every dream you made come

I had your love I had it all

true

I'm grateful for each day you

For all the love I found in you

gave me

I'll be forever thankful, baby

Maybe I don't know that much

You're the one who held me up

But I know this much is true

Never let me fall

I was blessed because I was

You're the one who saw me

loved by you

through through it all

Chorus

Chorus:

You were always there for me

You were my strength when I

The tender wind that carried me

was weak

A light in the dark shining your

You were my voice when I

love into my life

couldn't speak

You've been my inspiration

You were my eyes when I

Through the lies you were the

couldn't see

truth

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TEACHER NOTES AND ANSWER KEY:

Some tasks are quite short but can be expanded. Included is an ordering task. They listen
and then order the lyrics. I give them the lyrics to check the answers.
Phonetic script writer can be downloaded from: http://phonmap.com/download.asp or
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/fonts.htm
Video link for Celine Dion singing Because You Loved Me (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Ji-GONSfwnE
Download free crossword puzzle maker at: www.eclipsecrossword.com/

Ordering

Cut up the lyrics and let the students work in groups of 3 or 4. The lyrics are mixed up &
students listen & place lyrics in correct order. I stop the music / video after each line or two
depending on the level of
For all those times you stood by me
the
students.

For all the truth that you made me see

For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful, baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am

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Because you loved me

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Board grab

These words - dove; sometimes; worst; nothing do not appear in the song. I use the idea of
including some of these words to make the task more difficult. I divide students into 2 teams
(they love competing) and I stop the music / video after 1 or 2 sentences to give them a chance
to grab the word. If they grab the wrong word they lose a point.

times truth
stood by
see joy
life
wrong
right dream
come true
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love found
thankful
held fall
dove always
sometimes
worst
nothing
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Answer Key:
1.

Use the Internet to help you to answer these questions.

1.

Canada

2.

3. Red & white

4. 13

5.

Im Alive; My Heart Will Go On; A New Day Has Come; Taking Chances etc.

6.

Titanic

2.

Match the past simple verbs in column A with their present simple form in
column B.
o found
find
o flew
fly
o was
am
o lost
lose
o believed
believe
o touched
touch
o knew
know
o said
say
o had
have
o were
are
o fell
fall

3.

Listen to the first part of the song and write the past simple of verb given
in brackets.
(1) stood
(6) saw
(11) was

4.

(2) made
(7) were
(12) Lifted

(3) brought
(8) was
(13) gave

(4) found
(9) couldnt
(14) believed

(5) held
(10) saw
(15) loved

Look up the meaning of the words in the box. Listen to the next part of the
song and fill in the gaps using these words.
1. wings
7. know
13. inspiration

2. touched
8. true
14. lies

3. faith
9. because

4. star
10. always

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5. tall
11. wind

6. grateful
12. light

5.

Complete the crossword using the clues to help you.

ACROSS
4. brought

5. could

DOWN
1. loved 2. stood
6.

8. gave

3. held

10. blessed 12. carried

6. lifted

7. make

9. reach

11. see

What are the spelling rules for the past form of these regular verbs.
1. Add ed.
2. Add d.
3. Change the y to i and the add ed.

7.

Complete the table with the words in the box according to the vowel
sound. Use a dictionary to help you. (Checked in Cambridge Advanced
Learners Dictionary)

times
lies

through
truth

believe
dream
weak
speak

joy
voice

8.

Listen to the next part of the song and match the halves in Column A with
the halves in Column B. (Please note that this task together with Task 9
could be used instead of Task 4)
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

9.

Listen to the next part of the song and correct the mistakes.
You were never always there for me
The rough tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your hatred love into my life
You've been my desperation inspiration
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Through the truth lies you were the lies truth

My world is a worse better place because of you

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Celine Dion Biography

(taken from: http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/304:149/1/Celine_Dion.htm)

Born: 30-03-1968
Birth place: Charlemagne, Canada
Born the youngest of fourteen children in rural Canada, Celine Dion came from an extremely musical family. Her parents
were both musicians and ran a small club nearby, where the whole Dion family would gather at weekends to perform for
the local community.
Celine began singing on stage at the age of five, and by the time she was twelve had written a song in French that would
attract the attention of personal manager Rene Angelil, later to become her husband.
Angelil was so convinced of Celines potential that he re-mortgaged his own house to fund her debut album. By 1983, she
had become the first Canadian to receive a gold record in France.
In 1988, Celine, already a superstar in her native Quebec, won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, and shortly after
cemented her international success by releasing the soundtrack to the Disney film 'Beauty and the Beast'. This
achievement earned her a number one single, an Oscar, and a Grammy.
Her hit album 'The Colour of My Love' and the single from it, 'Think Twice', topped their respective charts for five weeks
running, the first time this had happened since the Beatles managed it in 1965.
Celines most famous track, 'My Heart Will Go On', from the motion picture 'Titanic', featured both on the album 'Titanic'
and 'Lets Talk About Love', both albums selling twenty-seven million copies each.
In 1999, Celine decided to take a break from show business to concentrate on her family, and baby Rene-Charles was
born in 2001.
2002 saw the return of Celine Dion to the limelight with her album 'A New Day Has Come'. The following year, the singer
committed herself to performing five nights a week for the next three years in her own Las Vegas show. The ninety-minute
extravaganza is held at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in a 4000-seat arena designed especially for her show.

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