39327 somebody i used to know song worksheet

Song: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye
Link to video with lyrics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRC5tquyU0
Original video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
But you didn't have cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger

and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect you records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody that I used to know


Match the vocabulary and their definition (there is one EXTRA definition)
Right for someone

Pretend, represent as something incorrect

Lonely

Finish all ties and relations with someone

Ache

Difficult, painful or violent

Make sense

Good or correct for someone’s needs

Cut someone off / out

Hurt, pain (noun and verb)

Treat someone

Leave something in the past, forget about it

Rough

Continue forward to something new

This / that way

Hurt someone emotionally very deeply

Let it go

Be practical, understandable, or functional

Hung up on

To hit someone

Make out that / like

Stuck on something, unable to continue forward

More phrases:

Feeling alone and sad

Break up with

To behave or relate with someone

Break someone’s heart

To end a (romantic) relationship with someone

Move on

In a specific manner

What’s wrong with Lisa?
She just broke up with her boyfriend and she’s having a really _(1)___________ time.
Oh, heart_____(2)! We all know how much that hurts. What happened?
One day they were together and the next day he _(3)_______________________ for no reason. It doesn’t
_(4)________________! But he always _(5)______________ really badly, he was a terrible boyfriend.
Unfortunately, she is still _(6)________________ him and wants to get back together.
Well, they were together for a long time, she must feel so _(7)__________ now that she is suddenly single. I
hope she learns to _(8)______________ and go on with her life. Eventually she’ll find a man that’s
_(9)________________ and she’ll be much happier.
Talking point: Tell the story of a past relationship. How did you meet? What did you use to do together? Did
it end well or badly? Are you still in contact today?


Lesson recommendations:
Have the student listen to the song once (with or without the lyrics depending on level), then discuss what
it’s about. Read lyrics and discuss the story of the song more in depth – what happened between them, what
is the point of view or feelings of the man and the woman? Have you been in this situation? What does the
title of the song mean? (review “used to” as a habit in the past that no longer continues now)
Answers: Recommend doing the vocab matching together, orally, with reference to use in the song
Right for someone

Good or correct for someone’s needs

Lonely

Feeling alone and sad

Ache

Hurt, pain (noun and verb)

Make sense

Be practical, understandable, or functional

Cut someone off / out

Finish all ties and relations with someone

Treat someone

To behave or relate with someone

Rough

Difficult, painful or violent

This / that way

In a specific manner

Let it go

Leave something in the past, forget about it

Hung up on

Stuck on something, unable to continue forward

Make out that / like

Pretend, represent as something incorrect

More phrases:

EXTRA DEFINITION: To hit someone

Break up with

To end a (romantic) relationship with someone

Break someone’s heart

Hurt someone emotionally very deeply

Move on

Continue forward to something new

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Rough
Ache (or break)
Cut her off OR broke up with her
Make sense
Treated her

6.
7.
8.
9.

Hung up on
Lonely
Move on OR Let it go
Right for her


10.

11. Talking point: Encourage use of vocab and appropriate past tenses. Student can make up a story or
talk about a friend if they don’t want to talk about their own relationship.