THE MEDIA - Video Killed The Radio Star - A Song

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VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR


I heard you on the wireless back in ______________
Lying awake intent at ________________ in on you.
Match the words from A with B. If I was ____________________ it didn't stop you coming
through.
1) wireless (Oh-a oh)
2) come through They took the ___________________ for your second
3) pictures symphony.
4) jingles Rewritten by machine and new ____________________,
5) rewind and now I understand the problems you can see.
6) blame (Oh-a oh)
7) VCR I met your _______________________
(Oh-a oh)
a) arrive by radio What did you tell them?
b) short simple rhymes or songs Video killed the radio star (2x)
that are designed to attract Pictures came and broke your _______________.
attention and be easily (Oh-a-a-a oh)
remembered And now we meet in an abandoned _____________.
c) go back to a particular point in We hear the _______________ and it seems so long ago.
time And you remember the ________________ used to go.
(Oh-a oh)
d) radio
You were the __________________ one.
e) video cassette recorder
(Oh-a oh)
f) images on a TV screen You were the __________________ one.
g) responsibility for something Video killed the radio star. (2x)
done badly or wrongly In my mind and in my car, we can't ____________ we've
gone too far.
In which line does the song writer… (Oh-a-aho oh) 2x
Video killed the radio star. (2x)
a) mention where he was while listening to the In my mind and in my car, we can't ______________
radio? we've gone too far.
b) refer to the use of new technology in music Pictures came and broke your _________________.
business? Put the blame on ____________________.
c) say people felt sad now that TV was here? You are a radio star.
You are a radio star.
d) remember the songs they played on the radio?
Video killed the radio star...
e) say they can’t go back to the past? (You are a radio star.)
f) say video is responsible for the death of the By Buggles (1979)
radio?

Complete the sentences with the phrasal verb “to turn”. You don’t need all of them.

a) I’m sure this new TV series will ………………. to be


turn somebody against to stop or make somebody stop a huge success.
being friendly towards sb b) It’s getting late so we had better …………………
turn around to change position so as to face the other way or else we will miss the show.
turn somebody away to refuse to allow to enter a place c) Where’s the remote? – I’m sure it will
turn back to return the way you have come …………………….
turn something/somebody down to reject or refuse d) You must ……………….. your pass when you leave.
turn something down to reduce the noise, heat… e) In the soap the doctor tried to ……………. the
children ……………. his wife.
turn in (old-fashioned) to go to bed
f) Please ………….. the volume ………….. I’m on the
turn something in to submit or hand something in phone.
turn something on to start a machine or device g) They had no place to go so I couldn’t just ………….
turn out to be present at an event/happen in a particular way them ……………...
turn to to go to something/somebody for help, advice, etc. h) …………. that ………! I want to listen to the news.
turn up to be found / arrive / happen by chance i) If you ……………….., you’ll be able to watch the
turn something up to increase the sound, heat film from over there.
j) Look at the time! I’d better …………….. now.

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I heard you on the wireless back in ‘52
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you. (3a)
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through.
(Oh-a oh)
1) wireless d) They took the credit for your second symphony.
2) come through a) Rewritten by machine and new technology, (3b)
3) pictures f) and now I understand the problems you can see.
4) jingles b) (Oh-a oh)
5) rewind c) I met your children
6) blame g) (Oh-a oh)
7) VCR e) What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star (2x)
a) arrive by radio Pictures came and broke your heart. (3c)
b) short simple rhymes or songs (Oh-a-a-a oh)
that are designed to attract And now we meet in an abandoned studio.
attention and be easily We hear the playback and it seems so long ago.
remembered And you remember the jingles used to go. (3d)
c) go back to a particular point in (Oh-a oh)
time You were the first one.
(Oh-a oh)
d) radio
You were the last one.
e) video cassette recorder
Video killed the radio star. (2x)
f) images on a TV screen In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone
g) responsibility for something too far. (3e)
done badly or wrongly (Oh-a-aho oh) 2x
Video killed the radio star. (2x) (3f)
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone
too far.
Pictures came and broke your heart.
Put the blame on VCR.
You are a radio star.
You are a radio star.
Video killed the radio star...
(You are a radio star.)
By Buggles (1979)

a) I’m sure this new TV series will turn out to be a huge success.
b) It’s getting late so we had better turn back or else we will miss the show.
c) Where’s the remote? – I’m sure it will turn up.
d) You must turn in your pass when you leave.
e) In the soap the doctor tried to turn the children against his wife.
f) Please turn the volume down. I’m on the phone.
g) They had no place to go so I couldn’t just turn them away.
h) Turn that up! I want to listen to the news.
i) If you turn around, you’ll be able to watch the film from over there.
j) Look at the time! I’d better turn in now.

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