Lemon Tree

I am sitting here in the boring room

With just another rain in the afternoon,

I am wasting my time,

I have got nothing to do ,

I am hanging around,

I am waiting for you,

But nothing ever happens

And I wonder…..

I am driving around my car,

I am driving too fast,

I am driving too far!

I’d like to change my point of view,

I feel so lonely,

I am waiting for you

But nothing ever happens,

And I wonder….

I wonder-How? I wonder – Why?

Yesterday you told about the blue-blue sky,

And all that I can see

Is just a yellow lemon tree!

I am turning my head up and down,

I am turning, turning, turning,

turning,

turning around,

And all that I can see

Is just a yellow lemon tree!

I am sitting here, I’ve missed the power,

I’d like to go out, taking a shower.

But there is a heavy cloud inside my head,

I feel so tired, put myself into my bed,

Well, nothing ever happens,

And I wonder….

Isolation is not good for me,

Isolation,

I don’t want to sit on the lemon tree!

I am sobbing around in the dazzle of joy

Baby, anyhow, I’ll get another toy!

And everything will happen,

And you will wonder….

Find the rhyme:

Room-………, to do- ………., car — ……….,

point of view- ………., why — ………., see — …..,

down — ……., power — ……, head — ….., joy -…..,

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Prediction

Try to fill these gaps

I am sitting here in the boring room

With just another rain in the ………

I am wasting my time,

I have got ……… to do ,

I am hanging around,

I am ……… for you,

But nothing ever happens

And I wonder

I am driving around my ……..,

I am driving too fast,

I am driving too far!

I’d like to change my point of ……..,

I feel so lonely,

I am …….. for you

But nothing ever happens,

And I wonder.

• Is this song sad or happy?

Listening for gist:

• What illustration is more suitable for this song?

• What is the type of the song ( dialogue, love-story, monologue….)?

• Who sings it and to who?

• What is the best title of this song? ( “ I am waiting for you” , “I wonder”, “ Isolation”, “ Lemon Tree”, “ I am lonely” )

Listening for details:

• What words are there in the song?

Wasting	Nothing	Head	Another
Waiting	Anything	Heart	Anyhow
Want	Something	Here	Around
Wonder	Everything	Hand	About
working	nobody	Have	anyone

— What is wrong?

I wonder-Who? I wonder – Why?

Yesterday you told me about the blue-blue sky,

And all that I can be

Is just a yellow lemon tree!

I am turning my body up and down,

I am turning, turning, turning, turning,

turning around,

And all that I can be

Is just a yellow lemon tree! 19

• Arrange the sentences in a logical order

I am sitting here, I’ve missed the power,

I’d like to go out, taking a shower.

But there is a heavy cloud inside my head,

I feel so tired, put myself into my bed,

Well, nothing ever happens, And I wonder….

Isolation is not good for me,

Isolation, I don’t want to sit on the lemon tree!

I am sobbing around in the dazzle of joy

Baby, anyhow, I’ll get another toy!

And everything will happen,

And you will wonder….

• Answer the questions

1. Where is he sitting?

2. What is he doing? Why?

3. How does he feel?

4. Who told him about the blue-blue sky? When?

5. What would he like to do?

6. What is not good for him?

Grammar exercises

Put the verbs from the brackets into the right form

Some lines are correct, but some are not. Tick each correct line. If a line has got a mistake, correct it.

I ( to sit) here in the boring room With just another rain in the afternoon, I (to waste) my time, I have got nothing to do , I (to hang) around, I (to wait) for you, But nothing ever happens And I wonder….. I (to drive) around my car, I (to drive) too fast, I (to drive) too far! I’d like to change my point of view, I feels so lonely, I ( to wait) for you But nothing ever happens, And I wonder….

I am sitting here, I’ve miss the power, I’d like going out, taking a shower. But there are a heavy cloud inside my head, I feel so tired, put myself into my bed, Well, nothing ever happen, And I wonder…. Isolation is not good for me, Isolation, I doesn’t want to sit on the lemon tree! I am sobbing around in the dazzle of joy Baby, anyhow, I’ll got another toy! And everything will happened, And you will wonder….

• Tell part 1 of the text of this song from 3d person, singular,

• And part 2 in reported speech in the Past

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1.

I am sitting here in the boring room

With just another rain in the ………

I am wasting my time,

I have got ……… to do ,

I am hanging around,

I am ……… for you,

But nothing ever happens

And I wonder

I am driving around my ……..,

I am driving too fast,

I am driving too far!

I’d like to change my point of ……..,

I feel so lonely,

I am …….. for you

But nothing ever happens,

And I wonder.

3.

I am sitting here, I’ve missed the power,

I’d like to go out, taking a shower.

But there is a heavy cloud inside my head,

I feel so tired, put myself into my bed,

Well, nothing ever happens, And I wonder….

Isolation is not good for me,

Isolation, I don’t want to sit on the lemon tree!

I am sobbing around in the dazzle of joy

Baby, anyhow, I’ll get another toy!

And everything will happen,

And you will wonder….

2.

I wonder-Who? I wonder – Why?

Yesterday you told me about the blue-blue sky,

And all that I can be

Is just a yellow lemon tree!

I am turning my body up and down,

I am turning, turning, turning, turning,

turning around,

And all that I can be

Is just a yellow lemon tree!

4.

I ( to sit) here in the boring room

With just another rain in the afternoon,

I (to waste) my time,

I have got nothing to do ,

I (to hang) around,

I (to wait) for you,

But nothing ever happens

And I wonder…..

I (to drive) around my car,

I (to drive) too fast,

I (to drive) too far!

I’d like to change my point of view,

I feels so lonely,

I ( to wait) for you

But nothing ever happens,

And I wonder….

5.

I am sitting here, I’ve miss the power,

I’d like going out, taking a shower.

But there are a heavy cloud inside my head,

I feel so tired, put myself into my bed,

Well, nothing ever happen,

And I wonder….

Isolation is not good at me,

Isolation,

I doesn’t want to sit on the lemon tree!

I am sobbing around in the dazzle of joy

Baby, anyhow, I’ll got another toy!

And everything will happen,

And you will wonder….