Tom's Diner, Suzanne Vega: NPR Music

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the following vocabulary:

English: argue begin catch come continue die drink feel fill finish hear hitch kiss listen look notice open pour pretend raise say see shake sit straighten think try turn wait watch

Turkish: tartışmak başlamak yakalamak gelmek devam etmek ölmek içmek hissetmek doldurmak bitirmek duymak ... öpmek dinlemek bakmak fark etmeye açmak dökmek davranmak yükseltmek demek görmek sallamak oturmak düzeltmek düşünmek denemek çevirmek beklemek izlemek

"Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega

I am ……………
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner
I am ……………
At the counter
For the man
To ……………the coffee
And he ……………it
Only halfway
And before
I even ……………
He is ……………
Out the window
At somebody
……………in
"It is always
Nice to see you"
……………the man
Behind the counter
To the woman
Who has ……………in
She is ……………
Her umbrella
And I ……………
The other way
As they are ……………
Their hellos
I'm ……………
Not to ……………them
Instead
I ……………the milk
I ……………
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor
Who had ……………
While he was ……………
It was no one
I had ……………of
And I'm ……………
To the horoscope
And ……………
For the funnies
When I'm ……………
Someone ……………me
And so
I ……………my head
Oh, this rainIt will ……………
Through the morning
As I'm ……………
To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am ……………
Of your voice.
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain ……………
I ……………up my coffee
It's time to ……………the train

Listen again for the prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and adverbs:

English: as at before behind cause even for in inside instead of on only other out outside really so that through to up upon while who

Turkish: gibi de önce arkasında çünkü hatta için içinde içeride yerine arasında üzerinde sadece diğer dışarı dışında gerçekten bu yüzden ki içinden ... yukarı üzerine süre kim

I am sitting

..... the morning

..... the diner

..... the corner

I am waiting

..... the counter

..... the man

To pour the coffee

And he fills it

.....  halfway

And .....

I .....  argue

He is looking

..... the window

..... somebody

Coming .....

"It is always

Nice to see you"

Says the man

..... the counter

..... the woman

Who has come .....

She is shaking

Her umbrella

And I look

The ..... way

..... they are kissing

Their hellos

I'm pretending

Not to see them

.....

I pour the milk

I open

..... the paper

There's a story

..... an actor

.....  had died

.....  he was drinking

It was no one

I had heard .....

And I'm turning

..... the horoscope

And looking

..... the funnies

When I'm feeling

Someone watching me

And .....

I raise my head

Oh, this rain

It will continue

..... the morning

..... I'm listening

..... the bells

..... the cathedral

I am thinking

..... your voice

And of the midnight picnic

Once ..... a time

..... the rain began...

I finish ..... my coffee

It's time to catch the train

Follow the beat and write out your own lyrics. Here are mine:

I am peeling 
A banana
As my friend 
Sings acapella
He is dancing 
To the tango
As I dream 
About a mango
Now he's strumming
His bass guitar 
To set the groove
In motion
And I'm jumping
On the dance floor
As the music's
Magic potion.