Rocket Man - Elton John

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Rocket Man Elton John

1)Describe the man in the picture. Then discuss the questions below in pairs. a. Who’s he? b. What do you think of him? c. What’s your favourite song by him?

2) Read the lyrics quickly. What does the man do? Would you like to do his job? Why (not)?

3) Do you remember the words? a) seven - eight - _______ - ten b) husband x __________ (feminine) c) at work x ____________ She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour (A)__________ a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much I miss my (B)__________ It’s lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it’s gonna be a long long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I’m not the man they think I am (C)__________ Oh no no no I’m a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here (D)__________ Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your (E)____ In fact it’s (F)__________ as hell And there’s no one there to raise them if you did And all this science I don’t understand It’s just my job five days a (G)___________ A rocket man, a rocket man And I think it’s gonna be a long long time...

d) with other people x ____________ e) children = __________ (infml) f) hot x _______ g) day - ____________ - month - year

4) Fill in the blanks in the lyrics with the words from number 3. 5) Astronauts can feel very lonely. Do you agree? 6) What other high-status occupations do you know? What problems do you see in them?

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=rzrKlEtxTx4

Teacher’s Guide Theme: Professions Level: Beginners Aim: vocabulary work, discuss professions Answer Key:

a) seven - eight – NINE - ten b) husband x WIFE (feminine) c) at work x AT HOME d) with other people x ALONE e) children = KIDS (infml) f) hot x COLD g) day - WEEK - month - year

She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour (A) NINE a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much I miss my (B) WIFE It’s lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it’s gonna be a long long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I’m not the man they think I am (C) AT HOME Oh no no no I’m a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here (D) ALONE Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your (E) KIDS In fact it’s (F)COLD as hell And there’s no one there to raise them if you did And all this science I don’t understand It’s just my job five days a (G)WEEK A rocket man, a rocket man And I think it’s gonna be a long long time...