"The Boy Does Nothing" is a
song performed by English
singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon.
The single was her first since
2006 after "Knockdown" was
released in October of that
year.
The lyrics focus on the men in
Dixon's past relationships and
their lazy attitudes. The chorus
states her frustration with men
not completing everyday
Present simple tense. Listen to the song and fill housekeeping tasks.
in the blanks with the verbs below: (Wikipedia)
begin brush up clean up (x2) dance do get need think wash up
I got a man with two left feet Take a sip of dancing juice,
and when he _____________ not to the beat Everybody's onto you
I really _____________ that he should know through the left and to the right
that his rhythms go, go, go. Everybody hit the rhythm it's on tonight
(REPEAT) I'm gonna feel that beat within my soul
I ___________ a man to take control
CHORUS Let the melody blow you all away
_________ he _________? Never wash up
_________ he _________? No, he never ___________
CHORUS (REPEAT)
_________ he _________? Never brushed up
He ____________ nothing, Work it out now, work it, work it out now
the boy does nothing Do the mambo, shake it all around now
(REPEAT CHORUS) Everybody on the floor
let me see you clap your hands.
Hey boy, how you been? I got a thousand lines
Where ________ I ________?
I wanna see you work
And I’ve been here, been there travelling.
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I saw you at the corner, my vibe kicked in. I wanna see you shake your hips and learn
I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now
And two twos, I clocked you (REPEAT)
wearing tight jeans, a real nice suit.
You were smiling like you were just seventeen CHORUS (REPEAT)
I asked you for a dance. You said: “yes please”.
And if the man can't dance,
he ________ no second chance.
(REPEAT)
Write the following sentence in Standard British English.
a. I got a man with two left feet: _________________________________________________________________
b. Never wash up: _______________________________________________________________________________
c. How you been? ________________________________________________________________________________
d. I'm gonna feel that beat within my soul: _______________________________________________________
e. I wanna see you…: ____________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY
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dances – think – Does/wash up – Does/clean up – cleans up - Does/brush up – do/begin – need – gets
I have got a man with two left feet
He never washes up
How have you been?
I’m going to feel
I want to see you
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