It's My Life This ain't a 1. _ for the brokenhearted No silent 2. for the faithdeparted I ain't gonna be just a 3. in the crowd You're gonna hear my 4. _ When I shout it out loud [Chorus:] It's my 5. It's now or never I ain't gonna live I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an 7. _ highway Like Frankie said I did it 8. _ way I just wanna live while I'm 9. It's my life This is for the 10. _ who stood their 11. For Tommy and Gina who never backed down Tomorrow's getting harder make no 12. Luck ain't even lucky Got to make your own breaks [Chorus:] Better stand tall when they're 13. _ you out Don't bend, don't break, baby, don’t back 14. _ [Chorus:] 2x 'Cause it's my life! Phrases and idioms: -ain’t -faith departed -open highway -stood their ground -back down -make your own breaks -calling you out -stand tall A) Listen to the song and write the correct word Compare your answers with a partner Listen again and check B) Discuss the phrases and idioms with your partner Check answers with your teacher "It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush It was released on May 23, 2000 It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin The song hit #1 across several countries (although it only reached #33 in the US) "It's My Life" This ain't a 1.song for the brokenhearted No silent 2.prayer for the faith-departed I ain't gonna be just a 3.face in the crowd You're gonna hear my 4.voice When I shout it out loud [Chorus:] It's my 5.life It's now or never I ain't gonna live 6.forever I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an 7.open highway Like Frankie said I did it 8.my way I just wanna live while I'm 9.alive It's my life This is for the 10.ones who stood their 11.ground For Tommy and Gina who never backed down Tomorrow's getting harder make no 12.mistake Luck ain't even lucky Got to make your own breaks [Chorus:] Better stand tall when they're 13.calling you out Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back 14.down [Chorus:]2x 'Cause it's my life! "It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush It was released on May 23, 2000 It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin The song hit #1 across several countries (although it only reached #33 in the US) Teacher Instructions A) Write a “word bank” on the board for the missing words in the song Tell SS they must listen and write the word Go over the word bank if you think some words will be new/difficult for the SS Play the song Students write the word Have them compare with a partner and then play the song again so they can check answers Check answers as a class B) Have them discuss the idioms and phrases with a partner Then discuss as a class the meaning of each idiom or phrase C) Have them sing the song as a class (optional) Extra Note: “Frankie” in the line “like Frankie said” refers to Frank Sinatra