I'll Be There For YouThe Rembrandts

Fill in the missing words

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your job is a joke, you're ______, your love life's D.O.A.

It's like you're always ______in second gear

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your ______,

Or even your year but...

Chorus

I'll be there for you

When the rain starts ______

I'll be there for you

Like I've been there ______

I'll be there for you

'Cuz you're there for me too...

You're still in bed at ______

And work began at eight

You've burned your ______

So far... things are going great

Your mother ______you there'd be days like these

Oh but she didn't tell you when the world has brought

You down to your ______that...

Chorus

No one could ever ______me

No one could ever ______me

Seems you're the only one who knows

What it's like to be me

Someone to ______the day with

Make it through all the rest with

Someone I'll always ______with

Even at my worst I'm best with you, yeah

It's like you're always stuck in second ______

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

Or even your year...

Chorus

I'll be there for you (3X)

'Cuz you're there for me too...

Listen to the song and try to find the mistakes (Correct them!)

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your jobs a joke, you smoke, your love life's D.O.A.

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

Or even your year but...

Chorus

I'll be there for you

When the rain starts to drop

I'll be there for you

Like I've been there before

I'll be there for you

'Cuz you're here for me too...

You're still in bed at twelve

And work began at eight

You've ruined your breakfast

So far... things are going great

Your mother told you there'd be days like these

Oh but she didn't tell you when the world has brought

You down to your knees that...

Chorus

No one could ever show me

No one could ever see me

Seems you're the only one who knows

What it's like to be me

Someone to spend the day with

Make it through all the rest with

Someone I'll always laugh with

Even at my worst I'm best with you, yeah

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

Or even your year...

Chorus

I'll be there for you (3X)

'Cuz you're there for me too...

Vocabulary

  1. Try to explain these words in English:
  • To be broke:
  • To pour:
  • Breakfast:
  • to warn (someone):
  1. Try to find the words! You can find all the words in the song!

Grammar

  1. Which tense is used in the title of the song?
  1. How do we form this tense?
  1. Put these verbs in the same tense:

To work – to shout – to cry – to hide

About the song ...

  1. What is the song about, as to you?
  1. Of which very famous tv-programme is it the begintune?
  1. Do you like this programme, why/why not?
  1. Who is your favourite character in the sitcom, why? Try to describe him/her with at least 5 adjectives. Discuss your choice with your neighbours!