Born to be Alive

 
 

Vocabulary

born	settle	run down
place	justify	settle down
fine	mind (2)	time was on my side
guitar	suitcase	occupy (3)
alive

 
 
 
 

 
 

Video

 

 
 
 
 

Transcript

We were born to be alive
We were born to be alive

Born, born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

People ask me why
I never find a place to stop
And settle down, down, down
But I never wanted all those things
People need to justify
Their lives, lives, lives

Yes we were born, born
Born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

It’s good to be alive
To be alive
To be alive
It’s good to be alive
To be alive
To be alive

It’s good to be alive

Time was on my side
When I was running down the street
It was so fine, fine, fine
A suitcase and an old guitar
It’s something I need to occupy
A mind like mine

Yes we were born, born
Born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

Yes we were born, born
Born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

Yes we were born, born
Born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

Born
Born to be alive
(Born to be alive)
Yes we were born
Born
Born
(Born to be alive)

Born
Born to be alive

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Questions

1. There were six people dancing in a studio. True or false?

2. Were the dancers a mixed group: men and women; teenagers, young adults, middle-aged and old people?

3. Everyone was wearing a dance uniform. Everybody was wearing identical clothes. Is this correct or incorrect? What were they wearing?

4. Was everyone was dancing individually, by themselves; or were they dancing the same choreographed routine? Were they all dancing the same way?

5. Were the dancers alone or was there an audience?

6. What season do you think this was? What was the weather like?

7. The dancers had fun. They enjoyed the dance and were proud of their performance. Is this right or wrong?

 
 

A. Did you like their performance? Were you impressed by it?

B. Was this an impromptu dance, did they practice and rehearse it, or did they follow and copy what the leaders were doing?

C. I have seen large, public dances like this before. Yes or no?

D. My friends and I would like to take part in public dances like this. Yes or no?

E. What will happen in the future?