SONG ACTIVITY
COMPLETE
Fill in with the present form of the verbs.
Penny Lane ………. (be) a song by British rock band The Beatles.
That ………. (be) the name of a street in Liverpool, England, but the song really
……………………. (talk) about the bus terminal on the same neighborhood.
The song ........................................ (describe) a very happy and friendly place,
with different people who ……………….. (have) different jobs.
LISTEN
Use the box below to take notes of all the words you can hear in the song.
EXPLORE
Read the lyrics and try to match the words below to their definitions.
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Motorcar
Mack
Beneath
Hourglass
Shelter
Roundabout
Poppies
Tray
Portrait
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) A structure to protect people from the weather.
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) A synonym of under.
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) A thin, flat plate of metal or plastic to serve food.
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) A British word for raincoat.
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) A type of red flower.
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) Another word for automobile.
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) An old instrument for counting hours with sand.
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) A painting, sculpture or photo of someone’s face.
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) British word for traffic circle, where many streets
meet and cars need to go around to turn on any street
ANSWER
Scan the lyrics again to look for the information.
DID YOU KNOW?
A. What are the four jobs mentioned in the song?
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B. Five parts of the body are mentioned. They are:
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Penny Lane still has the
bank and barber's shop that
the song mentions, but the
shelter in the middle of the
roundabout
nurse
sells
where
the
the
poppies
doesn’t exist anymore.
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C. What do the people in the 1st verse do?
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D. What’s strange about the banker in the 2nd verse?
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E. What does the fireman like to do?
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F. What does the nurse do?
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“A four of fish” refers to the
traditional British food fish
and chips, which is usually
very cheap, and you can
easily find on the streets.
PENNY LANE
Penny Lane, there is a barber showing
photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
BY THE BEATLES
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies in summer.
Meanwhile back
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say "Hello"
Behind the shelter in the middle of the
roundabout
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And little children laugh at him behind his back
And though she feels as if she's in a play,
And the banker never wears a mac
She is anyway
In the pouring rain, very strange
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another
customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim,
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain - very strange
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an
hourglass,
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen
There beneath the blue suburban skies
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
I sit, and meanwhile back
It's a clean machine