SONG:" I'm an Englishman in New York" by Sting

         Hi guys,

In relation to the  topic we have dealt with in class this week, here's                                               an all-time song by Sting in a  gig live in Berlin in 2010.

                                                       "Englishman In New York"

I don't drink  much coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done only on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York

See me walking down  the Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere that I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

If, "Manners maketh  the man" as someone said
 he's our hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and still smile
Be yourself no matter what they may say

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

Modesty and propriety can lead to notoriety
You could end up as the only one
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun is

Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies but avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but  will never run

If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and still smile
Be yourself no matter what they  may say

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

ACTIVITIES

a)Listen to each line of the song carefully. If you hear an extra word, cross it out. If the line is correct, put a tick next to each line.

b)Find words or phrases in the song that means...

      1. the way you pronounce the words of a language.

      2.a wooden stick to help you walk

      3. a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live/ a being from another planet.

      4. Rules of good, polite behaviour.

       5.not knowing anything(noun)

       6.It doesn't matter what.(phrase)

       7.the opposite of vanity.

         8. something which burns to give you light.

        9. clothes a soldier wears.

        10. to face something- not run away from it.

c)Why do you think the singer describes himself as a legal alien?