Suzanne Vega – TOM'S DINERekladata.com/tbeJxloSKBw1USA0UeeGx8DrOAA.pdf · 2013-02-08 ·...

Suzanne Vega – TOM'S DINER I am _____________ in the morningAt the diner on the _____________I am _____________ at the counterFor the man to pour the ____________

And he fills it ___________ halfwayAnd _____________ I even argueHe is _____________ out the windowAt somebody _____________ in

"It is ______________ nice to see you"Says the man behind the ____________To the ____________ who has come inShe is shaking her ________________

And I look the ____________ wayAs they are kissing their ____________I'm ________________ not to see themAnd instead I pour the ___________

I open up the _____________There's a ____________ of an actorWho had died while he was ______________It was no one I had heard of

And I'm turning to the __________________

And _____________ for the funniesWhen I'm feeling someone _____________ meAnd so I raise my ____________

There's a ____________ on the outsideLooking inside Does she ___________ me?No she does ___________ really see meCause she sees her own __________________

And I'm trying ___________ to noticeThat she's hitching up her ___________And while she's straightening her stockingsHer ___________ is getting wet

Oh, this rain it will _______________Through the _______________ as I'm listeningTo the bells of the _________________I ___________ thinking of your voice...

And of the midnight picnicOnce upon a timeBefore the rain began...

And I finish up my _____________It's time to catch the _______________

1) Answer the following questions (quote from the lyrics)✔ Who are the characters ? ….........................................................................................................

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✔ Where does the scene take place ?..............................................................................................✔ When does it take place ? ............................................................................................................✔ What's the weather like ? .............................................................................................................

2) These pictures corresponds to objects mentionned in the song. Who are they related to ?

3) Match the expressions from the song with their French equivalents.pour (4) ■fill halfway (5) ■argue (l6) ■shake (12) ■pretend (15) ■raise my head (24) ■reflection (29) ■hitch up her skirt (31) ■straighten her stockings (32) ■get wet (33) ■the bells (36) ■catch the train (42) ■

■ ajuster ses collants■ lever la tête■ les cloches■ remplir à moitié■ secouer■ se mouiller■ reflet■ remonter sa jupe■ verser, servir■ faire semblant■ se mettre en colère, se disputer■ prendre le train

4) Reorder those pictures so that they correspond to the song. Then, write a sentence to explain each picture.