listening comprehension

• ICT
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Listen to this song

When superstars and cannonballs are running through your head
And television freak show cops and robbers everywhere
Subway makes me nervous, people pushing me too far
I've got to break away
So take my hand now

(Chorus): 
Cause I want to live like animals
Careless and free like animals
I want to live, I want to run through the jungle
With wind in my hair and the sand at my feet

I don't have any difficulties keeping to myself
Feelings and emotions better left up on the shelf
Animals and children tell the truth, they never lie...

 Which one is more human
There's a thought, now you decide

Compassion in the jungle
Compassion in your hands, yeah

 Would you like to make a run for it
Would you like to take my hand, yeah

(Chorus): 
Cause I want to live like animals
Careless and free like animals
I want to live, I want to run through the jungle
With wind in my hair and the sand at my feet

 Sometimes this life can get you down
It's so confusing
There's so many rules to follow
And I feel it 
Cause I just run away in my mind

Superstars and cannonballs are running through your head
Television freak show cops and robbers everywhere
Animals and children tell the truth, they never lie...
Which one is more human
There's a thought, now you decide

Compassion in the jungle
Compassion in your hands, yeah

 Would you like to make a run for it
Would you like to take my hand, yeah

(Chorus): 
Cause I want to live like animals
Careless and free like animals
I want to live, I want to run through the jungle
With wind in my hair and the sand at my feet

What's the song about?

What's the cockatoo's problem?

1. he's ill
2. he goes bald
3. he'got the flu
4. he's insane

What's the horses problem?

1. It has the flu
2. It has hickups
3. It has an earache
4. It goes "Moo"

What does 'frisky' mean?

1. speels, dartelend
2. gezond, fit
3. fris en fruitig
4. uitbundig, uitgelaten

What's happening to the turtle?

1. It's sad
2. It's growing fur
3. It's got a limp
4. It's very ill

which animals
did you hear?

There's a special kind of doctor
Who can treat a cat or dog,
A cockatoo that's got the flu
Or a not-so-jumpy frog.
A well-trained veterinarian,
Most often called a vet,
Has just the skills to cure the ills
Of every kind of pet.

When a dog won't bark and a cat won't purr,
When a bird goes bald or a turtle grows fur,
When a rabbit's got a limp and an earache too,
When a cow goes, "Cough" when she should go, "Moo,"
When a horse gets hiccups and they just won't stop,
When a fish is all red from a belly flop,
When a gerbil has germs, you can bet that pet's
Gonna get much better when it sees the vet!

Now animals get sick of course,
The same as you and me,
But the vet can make them well again
And frisky as can be.

So when a hard-luck duck has a broken beak,
When a parrot's got a cold, and she just can't speak!
When a mouse gets mumps, you can bet that pet's
Gonna get much better when it sees the vet!
Yes, a pet'll get better when it sees the vet!

What do you do differently,

when you know you have to answer questions afterwards...

Listening strategies

Let's practice: Taalblokken

B1 

Listening Additional

Lesson 1

5 min.