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1. Match the words to their correct definition.

To be stuck____ To run away____ To stab someone in the back____ To break down____
To fake a smile____ To lock yourself in____ To kick someone when they're down____
To be on the edge ____ To turn up____ To be left out____

a) To lose control of your feelings and start crying.
b) To increase the sound.
c) To continue to hurt someone when they are already defeated.
d) Unable to move or be moved.
e) To be nervous, excited or bad tempered.
f) Not included or mentioned in something.
g) To escape
h) To prevent someone from entering your room by locking the door.
i) To give a false, not genuine smile.
j) To betray someone who trusts you

2. Listen to the song and fill in the spaces with the missing words and some words from the previous exercise.

all right, deep, desperate, edge, ever (2), gave, had, hears, hurt, lost, place, pushed around, over, sick (2), somebody, straight, stupid, understands

IST PART

Do you _____ feel like ____________ ________?
Do you _____ feel out of ________?
Like __________ you just don't belong
And no one _______________ you
Do you ever wanna ______ _________?
Do you _______ ____________ in your room?
With the radio on __________ ____ so loud
That no one ________ you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS
To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

2ND PART

Do you wanna be _______ else?
Are you _______ of feeling so _______?
Are you ________ to find something more?
Before your life is ______
Are you _______ inside a world you hate?
Are you ________ of everyone around?
With their big _______ smiles and _______ lies
While _______ inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

3RD PART

No one ever lied __________ to your face
And no one ever ____________ you in the _______
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always _______ you what you wanted
You never ______ to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life

3. Answer the following questions.
a) Do you think this is a happy song? Why?
b) Do you ever feel like breaking down? What makes you feel like that?
c) Do you ever feel out of place? What makes you feel like that?
d) Do you ever want to run away? Why? Where do you want to go?
e) Do you want to be somebody else? Why? Who would you like to be?

4. Now imagine that a friend of yours is the one who feels like the guy singing this song. Write him/her a cheering letter to make him/her feel less sad.

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