Bobby McFerrin - Don't worry, be happy

Upper-intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

See instructions overleaf.

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

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Don't Worry - Be Happy (X4)

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Don't Worry - Be Happy (X4)

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Don't Worry - Be Happy

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Instructions:

Read these sentences out loud and translate them into your language. Then listen to song and put the number of the sentence in the first gap on page 1. When you have checked that the sentence is correct, write the missing sentence next to the number. Finally, sing the song!! :-))

1. Ain't got no gal to make you smile ________________________________________

2. Ain't got no place to lay your head, ________________________________________

3. Ain't got not cash, ain't got no style, ________________________________________

4. and that will bring everybody down ________________________________________

5. Be Happy - Put a smile on your face ________________________________________

6. But don't Worry - Be Happy ________________________________________

7. But when you worry you make it double ________________________________________

8. 'Cause when you worry your face will frown ________________________________________

9. Don't bring everybody down please ________________________________________

10. Don't Worry - Be Happy now ________________________________________

11. Don't Worry - Be Happy now ________________________________________

12. Don't Worry, Don't Worry - Don't do it ________________________________________

13. Don't Worry, it will soon pass, whatever it is ________________________________________

14. He may have to litigate ________________________________________

15. Here I give you my phone number ________________________________________

16. Here's a little song I wrote ________________________________________

17. I'm not worried . . . . ________________________________________

18. In every life we have some trouble ________________________________________

19. Look at Me - I'm Happy ________________________________________

20. So don't Worry - Be Happy ________________________________________

21. Somebody came and took your bed ________________________________________

22. The landlord say your rent is late, ________________________________________

23. When you worry call me, I make you happy ________________________________________

24. You might want to sing it note for note ________________________________________

Note:

'Ain't' /AYNT/ is slang and can mean 'am not', 'isn't' or 'aren't'. In this song, it means 'I haven't got sth.'

There are some examples of incorrect English in this song:

Slang Normal English

Ain't got no gal = I haven't got a girlfriend

Ain't got not cash = I haven't got any money

I give you my phone number = I'll give you....

.....song I wrote = .... song I've written

I make you happy = I'll make you happy

The landlord say = The landlord says..