WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PLURAL -S

Instructions. Watch the story and type nouns. Some of the nouns are plural, so they have 's' at the end.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

- ED, YOU'RE SO, SO CRAZY TALENTED, AND THAT'S THE FIRST (1) ………….. I'VE EVER SEEN YOU WITH A BAND, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'SA--THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. - THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, NO.ONLY HAPPENS FOR TV, SO-- SO PEOPLE WILL NOT SEE A BAND IF THEY GO SEE YOU ON TOUR? - NO.- IT'S JUST YOU AND A GUITAR. - YEAH, I USE THIS (2) ………….. CALLED A LOOP STATION, WHICH YOU BASICALLY BUILD IT ON THE SPOT, YOU DO IT LIVE...- RIGHT. SO IT'S YOU JUST WITH A GUITAR AND THE LOOP STATION, AND YOU'VE SOLD OUT THREE SHOWS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN (3) ………….. . THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. [cheers and applause] WAS PRODUCED BY PHARRELL, AND REALLY, REALLY COOL. I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING COOL (4) ………….. . AND THIS CD IS VERY, UH, PERSONAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PERSONAL (5) ………….. ON HERE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF (6) ………….. WRITTEN ABOUT ALL THE (7) ………….. YOU'RE WITH. 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF 'EM. I HEAR THE (8) ………….. .THERE'S A LOT OF (9) ………….. . SO WHO'S THE--WHO'S "DON'T" ABOUT? WHO DID YOU WRITE THAT ABOUT?- UM-- - 'CAUSE LISTEN TO THE-- "FOR ME AND HER, WE MAKE (10) ………….. THE SAME (11) ………….. , FOUR (12) ………….. , TWO (13) ………….. , THE SAME (14) ………….. ." YOU WERE WITH TAYLOR SWIFT A LOT. - YEAH, NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT--IT'S NOT ABOUT TAYLOR. YOU KNOW WHAT, WITH THAT SONG, IT WAS JUST-- I'M QUITE A CARE-FREE, HAPPY (15) ………….. , AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE GOES THROUGH (16) …………..THAT ANNOY THEM AND THEY GET ANGRY, AND I FEEL LIKE THE (17) ………….. THAT I GET MY ANGER OUT IS TO WRITE (18) ………….., AND IT--THAT SONG WAS LITERALLY-- I FELT SOMETHING, I PUT IT DOWN

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

- ED, YOU'RE SO, SO CRAZY TALENTED, AND THAT'S THE FIRST (1) (TIME) I'VE EVER SEEN YOU WITH A BAND, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'SA--THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. - THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, NO.ONLY HAPPENS FOR TV, SO-- SO PEOPLE WILL NOT SEE A BAND IF THEY GO SEE YOU ON TOUR? - NO.- IT'S JUST YOU AND A GUITAR. - YEAH, I USE THIS (2) (THING) CALLED A LOOP STATION, WHICH YOU BASICALLY BUILD IT ON THE SPOT, YOU DO IT LIVE...- RIGHT. SO IT'S YOU JUST WITH A GUITAR AND THE LOOP STATION, AND YOU'VE SOLD OUT THREE SHOWS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN (3) (MOMENTS) . THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. [cheers and applause] WAS PRODUCED BY PHARRELL, AND REALLY, REALLY COOL. I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING COOL (4) (THINGS) . AND THIS CD IS VERY, UH, PERSONAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PERSONAL (5) (SONGS) ON HERE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF (6) (SONGS) WRITTEN ABOUT ALL THE (7) (GIRLS) YOU'RE WITH. 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF 'EM. I HEAR THE (8) (STORIES) .THERE'S A LOT OF (9) (GIRLS) . SO WHO'S THE--WHO'S "DON'T" ABOUT? WHO DID YOU WRITE THAT ABOUT?- UM-- - 'CAUSE LISTEN TO THE-- "FOR ME AND HER, WE MAKE (10) (MONEY) THE SAME (11) (WAY) , FOUR (12) (CITIES) , TWO (13) (PLANES) , THE SAME (14) (DAY) ." YOU WERE WITH TAYLOR SWIFT A LOT. - YEAH, NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT--IT'S NOT ABOUT TAYLOR. YOU KNOW WHAT, WITH THAT SONG, IT WAS JUST-- I'M QUITE A CARE-FREE, HAPPY (15) (GUY) , AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE GOES THROUGH (16) (THINGS) THAT ANNOY THEM AND THEY GET ANGRY, AND I FEEL LIKE THE (17) (WAY) THAT I GET MY ANGER OUT IS TO WRITE (18) (SONGS) , AND IT--THAT SONG WAS LITERALLY-- I FELT SOMETHING, I PUT IT DOWN

Sources: 

Channel: TheEllenShow. Who Is Ed Sheeran Writing Songs About?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuDQD_t1ow0

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