Luka - Reported - Speech FILL IN PDF

 

 

Luka is

a song about child abuse   .

It tells the story of a frightened boy who is forbidden to talk about what he’s going through.  The idea is: 1.  Students listen to the song once and write down whole sentences. e.i.:

“My name is Luka, I live on the second floor”… He said his name was Luka, he lived on the second floor

2.  Students in pairs share with their partners. 3.  Students listen a second time and pair again one last time. 4.  Correct using the video+lyrics and ask students as a class to report the sentences one by one. Here Is the lyrics: My name is Luka, I live on the second floor, I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before. before . If you hear something late at night, some kind of trouble, some kind of fight Just don't ask me what it was (3) I think it's ‘cause I'm clumsy, I try not to talk too loud Maybe it's because I'm crazy, I try t ry not to act too proud They only hit until you cry, after that you don't ask why You just don't argue anymore (3) Yes, I think I'm okay, I walked into the door again If you ask that's what I'll say, and it's not your business anyway I guess I'd like to be alone, with nothing broken, nothing thrown Just don't ask me how I am (3) My name is Luka *** I live on the second floor

 

 

LUKA

BY: SUZANNE VEGA

My name is Luka,

I live on the second floor

I live upstairs from you

Yes I think you've seen me before

If you hear something late at night, some kind of trouble, some kind of fight

Just don't ask me what it was

I think it's ‘cause I'm clumsy

I try not to talk too loud

Maybe it's because I'm crazy

I try not to act too proud

 

 

They only hit until you cry

After that you don't ask why

You just don't argue anymore

Yes, I think I'm okay

I walked into the door again

If you ask that's what I'll say

And it's not your business anyway

I guess I'd like to be alone with nothing broken, nothing thrown

Just don't ask me how I am