Are your ESL students obsessed with football? Surprise them with this electrifying song- Give it your All by Alan Smith Robertson- and practise some sport & soccer-related vocabulary!
This song includes 21 examples of sport and soccer-related vocabulary: to attack, ball, to beat, beaten, champion, to cheer on, to defeat, to defend, fans, to fight, fun, to give up, goals, to lose, to miss, referee, to score, to shoot, team, victory & to win.
This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To see other suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here.
Lyrics
VERSE 1
Miss or score, you’ll hear us when we scream and roar
Fans defend and cheer the team on
Victory! There ain’t no honour in defeat
Win the ball and don’t you give up the fight, and fight and fight
CHORUS
And fight and give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
VERSE 2
Win or lose is life or death for me and you
Tensions rise, the champion’s beaten
We cry and weep, then go and shoot the referee
All this strain is gonna give me a heart attack, attack
CHORUS
Attack and give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
BRIDGE
There ain’t no fun in this no more
I turned a sport into a war
CHORUS
You’ve got to give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
VERSE 3
So obsessed with scoring goals and being the best
It’s been so long since I was happy
So much stress and depression ain’t good for my health
Anger boils, you’ve got a cancerous pride, I tried, I tried…
CHORUS
I tried to give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
Suggested activity: fill the gaps
Listen to the song and write the words from the list that you hear. You don’t have to use them all: attack (v), ball, beat (v), beaten, champion, cheer on (v), defeat, defend (v), fans, fight (v), fun, give up (v), goals, lose (v), miss (v), referee, score (v), shoot (v), team, victory, win (v)
Miss or _____________, you’ll hear us when we scream and roar
_____________ defend and cheer the team on
Victory! There ain’t no honour in _____________
Win the _____________ and don’t you give up the fight, and fight and fight
And fight and give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
_____________ or lose is life or death for me and you
Tensions rise, the _____________’s beaten
We cry and weep, then go and shoot the _____________
All this strain is gonna give me a heart attack, attack
_____________ and give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
There ain’t no fun in this no more
I turned a sport into a war
You’ve got to give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
So obsessed with scoring _____________ and being the best
It’s been so long since I was happy
So much stress and depression ain’t good for my health
Anger boils, you’ve got a cancerous pride, I tried, I tried…
I tried to give it your all… This is war!
You’ve got to give it your all!
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If you enjoyed the song or if you think it will be useful for your students at least, remember this song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3
