This document provides lyrics from the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and asks the reader to complete two exercises:
1. Cross out incorrect words in some of the lyrics.
2. Choose the correct words from a provided box to fill in blanks in other parts of the lyrics.
The lyrics describe scenes of violence and loss from "Bloody Sunday" in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 and convey a message about the ongoing struggle between peace and conflict.
This document provides lyrics from the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and asks the reader to complete two exercises:
1. Cross out incorrect words in some of the lyrics.
2. Choose the correct words from a provided box to fill in blanks in other parts of the lyrics.
The lyrics describe scenes of violence and loss from "Bloody Sunday" in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 and convey a message about the ongoing struggle between peace and conflict.
This document provides lyrics from the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and asks the reader to complete two exercises:
1. Cross out incorrect words in some of the lyrics.
2. Choose the correct words from a provided box to fill in blanks in other parts of the lyrics.
The lyrics describe scenes of violence and loss from "Bloody Sunday" in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 and convey a message about the ongoing struggle between peace and conflict.
Listen to this song by the famous Irish band U2, and do the exercises
I- Cross out the wrong words
I don’t / can’t / won’t believe the news today
I can’t close my eyes and m ake it go / do / blow away How long, how long should / must / can we sing this song ? How long ? How long ? ‘cause tonight we can’t be as one. Tonight.
Broken glasses / bottles / windows under children’s feet.
Bodies strewn across the dead end avenues / lanes /streets. But I won’t heed the battle cold /call / wall. It puts my back up, Puts my back up against the wall.
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
II- Choose the correct words from the box on the left
hearts reality And the battle’s just ……………...
true drink There’s many ………., but tell me, who has …….. ? fiction cry The trenches dug within our …………, lost won And mother’s …………., brothers, sisters torn apart. children die eyes begun Sunday, bloody Sunday victory Sunday, bloody Sunday
How long, how long must we sing this song ?
How long ? How long ? ‘cause tonight we can’t be as one. Tonight Tonight
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Wipe the tears from your ……….
Wipe yours tears away (3) Wipe your bloodshot eyes
Sunday bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
And it’s ……….. we are immune,
When fact is …………… and TV ……………... And today the millions ……... And we eat and …………. while tomorrow they ……….. The real battle’s just begun. To claim the ……………. Jesus won, Lyrics and music Oh, Sunday, bloody Sunday by U2 Sunday, bloody Sunday
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