The Police – Roxanne

Intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

Complete the vocabulary exercises overleaf, then listen to the song and fill in the missing words.

Roxanne, you _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

Those ________ ________ ________

You _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

Roxanne, _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

Walk ________ ________ ________ ________

You _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

Roxanne, you _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

(X6)

I loved you since I ________ ya (you)

I ________ ________ ________ ________ ya (you)

I ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

I ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

I ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

So ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

Told ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

it's a ________ ________

Roxanne, you _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

(X4)

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This song is a love song written for a prostitute. The prostitution district in cities in countries where English is spoken is often called "The red light district" because in the past 'brothels' (houses where prostitutes work) were often indicated by having a red light hanging outside the main entrance.

The following questions will help you with vocabulary in the song:

What do the following phrasal verbs mean?

Put sth. on =

Put sth. away =

Homophones for these words occur in the song:

Weigh =

Read (past) =

Where =

Write =

New =

Buoy =

If something 'is over' it has finished.

To 'talk down to someone' means to speak to someone as if they were inferior.

How do you pronounce this word ?- "once"

Translate these words into Portuguese:

Share =

Make up (N) =

Make up one's mind =

Now listen to the song and try to fill in the words you hear.