LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE – SMOKIE 1976

EX. 1 Read the first part of the song then look at the words in italics.
Underline the words in each line that you think the words in italics could replace.

Sally rang when she got the word called

She said, “I assume you’ve heard about Alice” suppose
Well I hurried to the window and I looked outside rushed
And I could barely believe my eyes hardly
As a big car rolled up into Alice’s drive limousine

EX. 2 Underline the correct alternative.

Oh, I don’t know why she’s leaving / leaves or where she’s gonna go

I think / guess she’s got her reasons, but I just don’t wanna know

‘Cos for twenty-four years I’ve been living / ‘ve lived next door to Alice

Twenty-four years just waited / waiting for a chance

To say / tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance

Now I have to / I’ve gotta get used to not living next door to Alice

EX. 3 Choose the right option on the right.

We grew up together, two kids in the ………. park / dark

.
We carved our initials, deep in the ………., me and Alice bark / arc

Now she walks through the ………. with her head held high floor / door

Just for a moment, I caught her ………. eye / sight

As a big limousine pulled ………. out of Alice’s drive fast / slowly

EX. 4 Match a line on the right with a line on the left.

1. Sally called back and get over Alice”

2. She said, “I know how to help, asked how I felt

3. She said, “Now Alice is gone for twenty-four years”

4. You know I’ve been waiting but I’m still here”

5. And the big limousine disappeared

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 ANSWERS

EX. 1 Read the first part of the song then look at the words in italics.
Underline the words in each line that you think the words in italics could replace.

Sally rang when she got the word called

She said, “I assume you’ve heard about Alice” suppose
Well I hurried to the window and I looked outside rushed
And I could barely believe my eyes hardly
As a big car rolled up into Alice’s drive limousine

EX. 2 Underline the correct alternative.

Oh, I don’t know why she’s leaving / leaves or where she’s gonna go

I think / guess she’s got her reasons, but I just don’t wanna know

‘Cos for twenty-four years I’ve been living / ‘ve lived next door to Alice

Twenty-four years just waited / waiting for a chance

To say / tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance

Now I have to / I’ve gotta get used to not living next door to Alice

EX. 3 Choose the right option on the right.

We grew up together, two kids in the ………. park / dark

.
We carved our initials, deep in the ………., me and Alice bark / arc

Now she walks through the ………. with her head held high floor / door

Just for a moment, I caught her ………. eye / sight

As a big limousine pulled ………. out of Alice’s drive fast / slowly

EX. 4 Match a line on the right with a line on the left.

1. Sally called back and 2 get over Alice”

2. She said, “I know how to help, 1 asked how I felt

3. She said, “Now Alice is gone 4 for twenty-four years”

4. You know I’ve been waiting 3 but I’m still here”

5. And the big limousine 5 disappeared

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 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE – SMOKIE 1976
1. Idioms and Phrases used in the song
In this song there are some idioms or phrases which are interesting to learn.
Find them in the song and write them on the line next to the picture.

Idiom: _________________________________
German: etwas erfahren

WHAT!!
Idiom: _________________________________

German: Ich konnte meinen Augen kaum trauen.

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Phrase: ________________________________

German: auf den zweiten Blick beachtet werden

Phrase: ___________________________________

German: jemandes Aufmerksamkeit erregen

Phrase: ___________________________________

German: erhobenen Hauptes

2. Vocabulary
Match a verb or phrase (A – G) with its German meaning (1 – 7).

A to rush 1) vermuten, annehmen

B to suppose 2) hasten
C to have one’s reasons 3) sich an etwas gewöhnen
D to guess 4) seine Gründe haben
E to get used to something 5) schätzen, vermuten
F to carve in the bark 6) verschwinden
G to disappear 7) in eine Rinde schnitzen

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3. Phrasal Verbs
Complete the lines below with a preposition from the box to form a phrasal verb.

about back out of over up up into

1. “I suppose you’ve heard ____________ Alice.”

2. A big limousine rolled ______ _________ Alice’s drive.
3. We grew _____ together.
4. The big limousine pulled slowly _______ _____ Alice’s drive.
5. Sally called ___________.
6. “I know how to help get ____________ Alice”.

4. Comprehension check
Exercise 1: Are these sentences true or false? Write T after the true sentences and F after
the false sentences. Correct the false ones.

a Sally calls to ask the singer if he has heard that Alice is leaving ......

b The singer wants to know where Alice is going …..

c He has been waiting for a chance to get together with Alice for a long time …..

d He has to get used to Alice living somewhere else …..

e When they were children, Alice and the singer carved their initials
in a park bench …..

f When the limousine pulls out of the drive Alice doesn’t look at the singer …..

g Sally tells the singer that she fell in love with him twenty-four years ago …..

Exercise 2: Answer the following questions.

1. Has the singer heard about Alice leaving?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. How long has the singer known Alice? Use for and since in your answers.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3. How long has Sally been in love with the singer?
________________________________________________________________________

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ANSWERS
1. Idioms and Phrases used in the song
In this song there are some idioms or phrases which are interesting to learn.
Find them in the song and write them on the line next to the picture.

Idiom: get the word

German: etwas erfahren

WHAT!!
Idiom: I could hardly believe my eyes
German: Ich konnte meinen Augen kaum trauen.

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Phrase: get a second glance

German: auf den zweiten Blick beachtet werden

Phrase: catch somebody’s eye

German: jemandes Aufmerksamkeit erregen

Phrase: hold one’s head high

German: erhobenen Hauptes

2. Vocabulary
Match a verb or phrase (A – G) with its German meaning (1 – 7).

A 2 to rush 1) vermuten, annehmen

B 1 to suppose 2) hasten
C 4 to have one’s reasons 3) sich an etwas gewöhnen
D 5 to guess 4) seine Gründe haben
E 3 to get used to something 5) schätzen, vermuten
F 7 to carve in the bark 6) verschwinden
G 6 to disappear 7) in eine Rinde schnitzen

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3. Phrasal Verbs
Complete the lines below with a preposition from the box to form a phrasal verb.

about back out of over up up into

1. “I suppose you’ve heard about Alice.”

2. A big limousine rolled up into Alice’s drive.
3. We grew up together.
4. The big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice’s drive.
5. Sally called back.
6. “I know how to help get over Alice”.

4. Comprehension check
Exercise 1: Are these sentences true or false? Write T after the true sentences and F after
the false sentences. Correct the false ones.

a Sally calls to ask the singer if he has heard that Alice is leaving ...T...

b The singer wants to know where Alice is going doesn’t want …F..

c He has been waiting for a chance to get together with Alice for a long time …T..

d He has to get used to Alice living somewhere else …T..

e When they were children, Alice and the singer carved their initials
in a park bench bark …F..

f When the limousine pulls out of the drive Alice doesn’t look at the singer looks …F..
g Sally tells the singer that she fell in love with him twenty-four years ago …T..

Exercise 2: Answer the following questions.

1. Has the singer heard about Alice leaving?
No, he hasn’t. He has just learned about it from Sally.
2. How long has the singer known Alice? Use for and since in your answers.
He has known her for twenty-four years.
He has known her since they were children.
3. How long has Sally been in love with the singer?
She has been in love with the singer for twenty-four years.

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