You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry - Notes - Tune Into English

[Pages:2]You Never Can Tell ? Chuck Berry - Notes

Activity type: Listening for incorrect words, vocabulary.

Time: 20 mins.

Note: This is a 1964 single by Chuck Berry. It was used in the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

1) Give students a copy of the worksheet. Ask them to quickly look at the lyrics ? some of them are incorrect, can they guess any? (They should be able to guess "you never can tell"!)

2) Play the song, students underline any incorrect lyrics.

3) Allow them to check with a partner, then play the song again. Students write the correct lyrics where appropriate. Feedback.

4) Ask them to do the vocabulary activity in pairs. Key: 1. old folk 2. "you never can tell" 3. coolerator (Chuck Berry invented this word!) 4. crammed 5. ginger ale 6. let it blast 7. souped-up

5) Correct, and sing the song together.

Correct lyrics:

It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell".

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,

But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell".

They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast! Seven hundred little records, all rock 'n' rhythm and jazz But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell".

They bought a souped-up jitney, it was a cherry red '53, They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary It was there that Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell".

They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never can tell".

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity ? Tune into English 2013 ? Worksheet written by James Ratcliff, St. Etienne de Montluc, Nantes, France

You Never Can Tell ? Chuck Berry

Listen to the song and underline the words and phrases that are different. Then listen again and write in the correct words.

It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks kissed and fell You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have fun with the chapel bell, "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never felt well". They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, But when Pierre found his shirt, the little money comin' worked out well "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never felt well".

They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they break it fast! Five hundred little records, all rock 'n' rhythm and jazz But when his mum came down, the racketiple of the music fell "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never felt well". They bought a souped-up jitney, it was a cherry pink '43, They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate her birthday It was there that Pierre was wedded ? the madman from Hell! "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never felt well". They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks kissed and fell You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have fun with the chapel bell, "C'est la vie", say the old folks, "it goes to show you never felt well".

Now look through the song and find words/phrases that mean the same as the following definitions: 1. elderly people 2. "You can never know what surprising things could happen in the future." 3. refrigerator 4. packed full 5. a soft, fizzy drink 6. to play music really loudly 7. an adjective to describe a car that has been made more powerful than normal.

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity ? Tune into English 2013 ? Worksheet written by James Ratcliff, St. Etienne de Montluc, Nantes, France

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