ROGER HODGSON - THE LOGICAL SONG

When I was young it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle. It was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees would be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical. There are times when all the world's sleep. The questions run too deep for such a simple man. Won't you please tell me what we've learned? I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am. Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable.

2- Now take some of the adjectives from the text and match them with the definitions presented:

a- able to be trusted to do what you need or expect: ……………………………………………………

b-unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something:…………………………………….

c- behaving in a way that is considered socially acceptable:……………………………………………

d-reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment :………………………………………………….

e- making you feel very happy, great :………………………………………………………………….

3-Now separate the adjectives into the two categories indicated:

Comparative : adjective+ER Superlative:                                 Comparative : MORE + adjective

THE + adjective+EST                                                             Superlative : THE MOST + adjective

                         

4- Now write sentences using the items and the adjectives given in the comparative or superlative:

 

………………………………………………………………………………..

[deep]

…………………………………………………………………………………

[logical]

……………………………………………………………………………….

[beautiful]

………………………………………………………………........................

[responsible]

 5-The text in #1 was adapted from the song The Logical Song Supertramp. Let´s listen to it and complete the blanks with the adjectives underlined in the text.

When I was……………………………………

It seemed that life was so……………………..

A miracle, oh it was…………….., …………

And all the birds in the trees

Well they'd be singing so happily

Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me

But then they sent me away

To teach me how to be………………………...

……………………, oh…………..,…………..

And they showed me a world

Where I could be so…………………………...

Oh………………….., oh…………,………….

There are times when all the world's sleep

The questions run too…………………………

For such a…………………………………man

Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned

I know it sounds……………………………..

But please tell me who I am

Now watch what you say

Or they'll be calling you a……………………..

A……………….,oh…………...,……………..

Oh won't you sign up your name

We'd like to feel you're………………, ………………, oh……………, a vegetable

At night when all the world's sleep

The questions run so deep

For such a simple man

Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned

I know it sounds absurd

But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am