LOSING MY RELIGION - R.E.
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1. Complete the missing parts of the song while you listen
Oh life is ______________ Consider this the slip Questions:
It's bigger _________ you That brought me to my knees, failed
1️⃣ The title "Losing My Religion" is an idiom
And you are not me ________ if all these fantasies come
meaning frustration or despair. Can you think of
The ___________ that I will go to Flailing around
similar idioms in English or your native language
The distance in your eyes Now I've said too much
that express strong emotions?
Oh no I've said too much I thought that I heard you laughing
I set it __________ I thought that I heard you sing 2️⃣ The song repeats the phrase "That’s me in the
That's me in the corner I think I thought I saw you try spotlight." What does "spotlight" symbolize
That's me in the spot-light But that was just a dream here? Can you think of other metaphors in
Losing my religion That was just a dream English that describe feeling exposed or
Trying to _________ up with you That's me in the corner pressured?
And I don't know if I can do it That's me in the spot-light
Oh no I've said too much Losing my religion 3️⃣ In the line "I thought that I heard you laughing,
I haven't said ___________ Trying to ________ up with you I thought that I heard you sing," the verb
I thought that I heard you laughing And I don't know if I can do it "thought" is used twice. How does this affect the
I thought that I heard you sing Oh no I've said too much meaning? Why not just say "I heard you
I think I thought I saw you try I haven't said __________ laughing" or "I heard you sing"?"In the song, the
Every _________ , of every waking hour I thought that I heard you laughing singer says: 'Oh no, I've said too much. I haven't
I'm choosing my ______________ I thought that I heard you sing said enough.' How does the use of 'too much'
Trying to keep an eye ______ you I think I thought I saw you try and 'enough' change the meaning of each
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool But that was just a dream phrase? What do you think the singer feels in
Oh no I've said too much Try, cry, fly, try each case?"
I set it ________ That was just a dream
Consider this Just a dream
Consider this the hint of the century Just a dream, dream
Follow-up prompts: He thinks he ___________ (lose) something
Idioms & Meanings: After discussing important.
● What does "I've said too much"
the song, provide a definition for each of ________ you ____________________
suggest about his feelings? (Did he
the idioms below. (ever/experience) a moment when you
reveal more than he wanted? Did he wanted to take back your words?
a. Losing my religion:
regret speaking?)
b. In the spotlight: We ______________________________
● What about "I haven't said enough"? (always/associate) this song with emotions
c. Said too much:
(Does he feel like he should have like regret and frustration.
expressed more? Does he feel Have you ever felt like you were "in ➡ Final Discussion:
misunderstood?) the spotlight"? How did it feel?
● How do these phrases reflect the theme ● Why do you think the song uses the
Can you think of other idioms in English
of frustration or insecurity in the song? or in Spanish that express frustration, present perfect instead of the past
regret, or pressure?
WORD FORMATION: Below are words simple in "I've said too much"?
from the song. Change them into a 4️⃣ Speaking: Song Interpretation & Personal ● How does the present perfect help
different form (noun, verb, adjective, or Connection
express feelings of regret or
adverb) to complete the table.
● What do you think the song is really
about? uncertainty?
FRUSTRATE: ______________ (noun) ● Do you relate to the lyrics? Have you
● Can you create your own sentence
ever felt frustrated or misunderstood like
LOSE: ________________ (noun)
the singer? using the present perfect to describe
EXPOSE: ________________ (noun) ● How do music and lyrics help
CONFUSE: ______________(adjective) express emotions? an emotional experience?
BELIEVE: _______________ (noun)
REGRET: ______________ (adjective)
GRAMMAR: 📝 Instructions: Complete the
sentences using the present perfect form of
the verbs in parentheses.
Oh no, I ______________ (say) too much.
How do these words relate to the
song’s themes of frustration, loss, and I _________ never ________ (feel) this way
before.
insecurity?
Why does the singer change from ● "Sing" and "try" (with infinitive) suggest
"-ing" to the infinitive? the actions were complete events.
💡 Remember:
➡ The mix of forms might show the uncertainty
In the lines: -ing form → Ongoing action (focus on the
and emotional confusion of the lyrics.
process).
● "I thought that I heard you laughing."
Common Perception Verbs
● "I thought that I heard you sing." Bare infinitive → Complete action (focus on the
● "I think I thought I saw you try." 1️⃣ See → I saw him run / I saw him running. whole event).
The verbs hear and see are perception verbs, 2️⃣ Hear → I heard her sing / I heard her singing.
and they can be followed by:
3️⃣ Watch → She watched them play / She
1️⃣ -ing form → to describe an action in progress watched them playing.
(I heard you laughing = I heard part of the
4️⃣ Notice → We noticed him leave / We noticed
action).
him leaving.
2️⃣ Bare infinitive → to describe the action as a
whole (I heard you sing = I heard the complete 5️⃣ Feel → I felt the ground shake / I felt the
act of singing). ground shaking.
💡 Why does the song use both? 6️⃣ Observe → They observed the students talk /
They observed the students talking.
● "Laughing" (with -ing) suggests the
action was happening at that moment. 7️⃣ Listen to → I listened to her speak / I listened to
her speaking.
