Hard-fi - Cash Machine

This is a new group for me. Let's work, but first, press "play" and then "pause" in order to load the song on the mp3 player.

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1. Put the next verses in the right order. There are 2 verses, 1 up to 4, and 1 up to 4 again.

__Message on the screen

__Says don't make plans, you're broke

__Go to a cash machine

__To get a ticket home

__I've only just been paid

__No, no this can't be right

__Three weeks five days, til I'm seen

__I know that time is tight

2. Listen carefully and fill the blanks.

I scratch a _________ , it ain't easy

You know it's a ________

I'm always ________, never make it

but you can't look _______

I ________ if I'll ever get

to where I want to be

________ believe it

I'm ________ for the cash machine

3. Choose the correct alternative.

I ____________ (try / tried) to phone a friend

My credit's in the red

I try to ________ (escape / skip) the fare

_______ (picked / ticket) inspector's there

No no, this can't be right

I live an honest _________ (live / life)

It __________ (seems / means) like sometimes

You don't cross the line You don't _________ (catch / get)

4. Put the sentences (lines) in the right order.

am / what / do / gonna / I

My / test / blue / girlfriend's / turned

to / tried / we / play / safe / it

That / could / night / not / wait / we

5. One word is missing in every line.

No no, can't be right

She said would be alright

I can't afford to be a

So I leave ... no...



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