ORDINARY DAY ACTIVITY - FOCUS ON PHRASAL VERBS

You are going to listen to a song by Dolores O'Riordan, who left The Cranberries to embark on a solo career. Before listening to the song, do the Lead-in activity. Most of the word you will need to complete the lyrics are phrasal verbs. Turn on the video so you can listen to the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxc3O4mQV74

Lead-in activity - Match the words with their definitions

A- let someone down (ph. v.)

B- intricate (adj)
C- ordinary (adj)
D- live through (ph. v.)
E- wipe sth away
F- throw around
G- erode

H- look something out (ph. v.)

( ) to slowly reduce or destroy
( ) to throw sth away
( ) to remove sth by wiping it
( ) having a lot of small parts or details that are arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand, solve or produce.

( ) to search for and find something:
( ) usual, common
( ) to disappoint someone
( ) to continue to be alive

ORDINARY DAY
Dolores O’ Riordan

This is just an (1) __________ day
(2) __________ the insecurities __________
I can see that the darkness will erode
(3) __________ __________ the corner of my eye
I can see that the sunshine will explode
Far across the (4) __________ in the sky

CHORUS
Beautiful girl
Won't you be my inspiration?
Beautiful girl
Don't you (5) __________ your love __________
What in the world, what in the world
Could ever come between us?
Beautiful girl, beautiful girl
I'll never (6) __________you __________
Won't (7) __________ you __________

This is the beginning of your day
Life is more (8) __________ than it seems
Always be yourself along the way
(9) __________ __________ the spirit of your dreams

CHORUS

KEY: (1) ordinary; (2) Wiping away; (3) Looking out; (4) desert; (6) and (7) let down; (8) intricate; (9) Living through