"Live while we are young"

What about a little bit of singing along with One Direction? The lyrics are very easy to understand, although they are written in a very colloquial way. Enjoy it!

 Now, listen again without watching the video and try to fill in the blanks.

 

Live While We're Young

 

[LIAM PAYNE]

Hey ________,  I'm waiting on you, I'm waiting on you
Come on and let me sneak you _________
And have a celebration, a celebration
The music_________,  the window's down

[ZAYN MALIK]

Yeah, we'll be doing what we ________
Just pretending that we're _________
And we know it too
Yeah, we'll keep doing what we ________
Just pretending that we're _________
So tonight

[ALL]

Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the ________
I know we only met but let's pretend it's _________
And __________, never, never stop for anyone
___________ let's get some
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Woahhhh oh oh oh
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
___________ let's get some

[HARRY STYLES]

And live while we're young

[ZAYN MALIK]

Hey girl, it's _________ or never, it's now or never
Don't over-think, just let it ________
And if we get together, yeah, get together
Don't let the pictures leave your ___________, ohhhh

[NIALL HORAN]

Yeah, we'll be doing what we ________
Just pretending that we're __________
So tonight

[ALL]

Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the _______
I know we only met but let's pretend it's _________
And __________, never, never stop for anyone
___________ let's get some
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Woahhhh oh oh oh
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
___________let's get some

[HARRY STYLES]

And live while we're young

[ZAYN MALIK]

And girl, you and I,
We're about to make some memories __________

[LOUIS TOMLINSON]

I wanna live while we're young
______wanna live while we're young

[ALL]

Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the ______
I know we only met but let's pretend it's ________
And ________,  never, never stop for anyone
___________ let's get some
And live while we're young
Crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the _______
I know we only met but let's pretend it's _________
And __________, never, never stop for anyone
___________ let's get some
And live while we're young
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live
___________ ____, younnngg
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live
While we're young
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live

[HARRY STYLES]

___________let's get some

[ZAYN MALIK]

And live while we're young

REPORTED SPEECH

Have a look at this picture and the sentences next to it! Notice that when the speech is indirect, we have to go back in time, so there is a backshift in the verb tenses.

The patient said that he felt sometimes the walls moved.

The doctor asked him if he drank coffee. 

Click on the links below if you need some practice on Reported speech. As usual, the first two links are about vocabulary and grammar on Unit 2.


Reinforcement 2    and       Key answer.

More Practice 2    and       Key answer.



You can even watch a video with a grammar explanation.

Try this exercise    and       another one.

Some more exercises.