Ascoltiamo la canzone e poi facciamo l’esercizio.
Listen to the song and fill in the gaps.
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
How was I supposed to 1)…………
That something wasn’t right here?
Oh, baby, baby
I shouldn’t have 2)………. you go
And now you’re out of 3)………., yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby,
‘Cause I need to know now, oh, because…
[Chorus:]
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must 4)…………, I still believe (still believe)
When I’m not with you I lose my mind
Give me a 5)………….
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you
Boy, you got me 6)……………
Oh, baby, baby
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
It’s not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, 7)……………
‘Cause I need to know now, oh, because…
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
Ah, yeah, yeah
Oh, baby, baby
How was I supposed to know?
Oh, pretty, baby
I shouldn’t have let you go
I must confess
That my 8)……………
Is killing me now
Don’t you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
[Chorus]
I must confess that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don’t you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Key: 1-know, 2-let, 3-sight, 4-confess, 5-sign, 6-blinded, 7-baby, 8-loneliness
Britney Spears – “Baby One More Time”
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
How was I supposed to know
That something wasn’t right here?
Oh, baby, baby
I shouldn’t have let you go
And now you’re out of sight, yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby,
‘Cause I need to know now, oh, because…
[Chorus:]
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess, I still believe (still believe)
When I’m not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you
Boy, you got me blinded
Oh, baby, baby
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
It’s not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby,
‘Cause I need to know now, oh, because…
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
Ah, yeah, yeah
Oh, baby, baby
How was I supposed to know?
Oh, pretty, baby
I shouldn’t have let you go
I must confess
That my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don’t you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
[Chorus]
I must confess that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don’t you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
How was I supposed to know … – Come facevo a sapere …
to be out of sight – essere fuori vista, perdere di vista
loneliness – solitudine
to confess – confessare
sign – segnale
hit me – colpiscimi
blinded – accecato/a