Yellow
Song by Coldplay
Look at the __________
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all ____________
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called _____________
So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all _________
And your skin, oh yeah,
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
your skin and bones Turn into something ___________
Turn into something beautiful And you know, for you,
And you know, you know _____ I'd bleed myself dry
______ _______ so For you, I'd bleed myself dry
You know I love you so It's true
Look how they shine for you
I swam across Look how they shine for you
I jumped across for you Look how they shine for
Oh, what a thing to do Look how they shine for you
'Cause you were all ___________ Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
I drew a line
I drew a line for you Look at the ____________
Oh, what a thing to do Look how they shine for you
And it was all __________ And all the things that you do
1. Can you say the things the singer did for his lover?
Wrote a song Swam across
Climbed a mountain Killed a dragon
Sailed the ocean Got a lot of money
Jumped across Drew a line
2. What’s the past form of these verbs?
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Say See
Go Be
Talk Drink
Eat Read
Open Have
Take Paint
2. What do you know about the band Coldplay?
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris
Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director
Phil Harvey. They met at University College London, initially calling themselves Big Fat Noises and
changing to Starfish, before the current name.
Coldplay further diversified their sound over their next five studio
albums, the most recent being Music of the Spheres (2021). Each
album presented a unique theme and added new musical styles to the
band's original repertoire, including electronica, ambient, pop, R&B,
classical and progressive rock.
With over 100 million albums sold worldwide, Coldplay are among the
best-selling music acts of all time. They currently own three of the 50
highest-selling albums in the United Kingdom and the most number-one albums (nine) in the country
without ever missing the top. Moreover, Coldplay are considered one of the "most influential and
pioneering" acts in the world. Forbes described them as a standard for the current alternative music
scene, while the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included A Rush of Blood to the
Head on the 200 Definitive Albums list and "Yellow" is part of their Songs
That Shaped Rock and Roll exhibition, for being one of the most popular
and influential recordings in the music industry, including philanthropy:
Coldplay donates 10% from all of their profits to charity. The fund is held in
a bank account none of the band members can access. They currently
endorse more than thirty organizations, including Amnesty International,
Migrant Offshore Aid Station and Global Citizen Festival.
a. Who are the members of the band Coldplay?
b. What kind of music does it play?
c. What does the band do for philanthropy?
d. Do you like their songs? Did you know this band?
4. About music… Answer the following questions. (personal answers)
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a) Who’s your favorite singer? What’s your favorite band?
E.g.: My favorite singer is Ney Matogrosso, a Brazilian male vocalist. I like his performance on the stage and his
potent voice. My favorite band is U2, an Irish rock group. I like the musicians and the vocalist, Bono Vox.
b) Do you usually like a song because of the music or the lyrics?
E.g.: I like both, but I prefer the lyrics, sometimes. I like love and relationship themes.
c) Where do you get your music? How often do you buy/ download songs or albuns?
E.g.: I listen to music on the radio and at Spotify everyday . I used to buy CDs and LPs but nowadays I download
from Bit Torrent every month.
d) Do you play any instrument?
E.g.: Yes, I do. I play some wind instruments like harmonica and melodica (escaleta); I also play Brazilian
percussion instruments like atabaque, berimbau, caixixi and tambourine.
