Silver fish lay on its side

Down by the River

The song can be accessed via YouTube by clicking on this link http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ZE3xS_Q0VDM& feature=fvsr

1. Listen to the song and select the correct word.

City life was putting us / gettin' us down

So we spent the weekend out of town

Pitched the tent/gent on the patch of ground

Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine

You put your jeans/beans on the top of mine

Said, come in the water's fine/mine

Down by the river

Said, come in the water's fine

Down by the river

Didn't feel/fall too good all night

So we took a walk in the morning light

Came across the strangest/strongest sight

Down by the river

Silver/sliver fish lay on its side

It was washed up by the early tide

I wonder how it died/lied

Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side

Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed

He dosed/closed us up and he shook his head

Only foolish/smart people go, he said

Down by the river

Why do willows weep/sleep, said he

Because they're dying gradually

From the waste/taste, from the factories

Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he

Down by the river

In time, the river banks will die/fry

The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly

There'll be a tear/beer in the otter's eye

Down by the river

The banks will soon be black/back and dead

And where the otter raised his head

Will be a clean white stone/bone instead

Down by the river

Will be a clean white stone instead

Down by the river

2a. Match the words from the song with their nearest meaning.

Word	Meaning
1. weep	G. rubbish
2. waste	H. crying
3. gradually	C. droop
4. willow	D. unusual
5. strangest	E. tree
6. wilt	F. slowly

2b. Match the phrasals from the song with their nearest meaning.

Phrasal	Meaning
1. Getting us down	A. The plant life is dying
2. Pitched the tent	B. Why are these trees crying
3. Didn't feel too good	C. He gave us some medicine
4. Silver fish lay on its side	D. An ecological disaster has occurred.
5. Dosed us up	E. Was unwell
6. Why do willows weep	F. Put up a shelter
7. The reeds will wilt	G. The marine life was destroyed
8. The banks will be black and dead	H. We were quite depressed

3a. Why are the willows crying?

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3b. The banks will soon be black and dead. What does this mean?

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3. What happens to the household waste in your country? What happens to the household waste in the UK?

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4. Note down 10 eco-friendly ways to deal with household waste.

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5. Complete the following comparative and superlative sentences using appropriate words.

1. Recycling is better _____________________________________.

2. The ________________ way to manage waste is to recycle it.

3. Plastic bags are not _____ __________ as cloth bags.

4. Design an eco-friendly poster.

Key

Down by the River

City life was gettin' us down

So we spent the weekend out of town

Pitched the tent on the patch of ground

Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine

You put your jeans on the top of mine

Said, come in the water's fine

Down by the river

Said, come in the water's fine

Down by the river

Didn't feel too good all night

So we took a walk in the morning light

Came across the strangest sight

Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side

It was washed up by the early tide

I wonder how it died

Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side

Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed

He dosed us up and he shook his head

Only foolish people go, he said

Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he

Because they're dying gradually

From the waste, from the factories

Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he

Down by the river

In time, the river banks will die

The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly

There'll be a tear in the otter's eye

Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead

And where the otter raised his head

Will be a clean white stone instead

Down by the river

Will be a clean white stone instead

Down by the river

2a. Match the words from the song with their nearest meaning.

Word	Meaning
1. weep	H. crying
2. waste	G. rubbish
3. gradually	F. slowly
4. willow	E. tree
5. strangest	D. unusual
6. wilt	C. droop

2b. Match the phrasals with their nearest meaning.

Phrasal	Meaning
1. Getting us down	H. We were quite depressed
2. Pitched the tent	F. Put up a shelter
3. Didn't feel too good	E. Didn’t feel well
4. Silver fish lay on its side	G. The marine life was destroyed.
5. Dosed us up	C. He gave us some medicine
6. Why do willows weep	B. Why are the willows crying
7. The reeds will wilt	A. The plant life is dying
8. The banks will be black and dead	D. An ecological disaster has occurred.

3a. Why are the willows crying?

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3b. The banks will soon be black and dead. Explain this line in your own words.

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4. What happens to the household waste in your native country? What happens to the household waste in the UK? Discuss.

Elicit the words ‘recycle, reuse and reduce’

5. Note down 10 eco-friendly ways to deal with household waste.

1. Compost kitchen waste.

2. Reuse glass bottles, jars, envelopes, cardboard boxes.

3. Join www. freecycle. org

4. Sell ‘waste’ on eBay.

5. Hold a car boot sale.

6. Donate clothes, books to a charity shop.

7. Mend clothes. Don’t throw away your favourite pair of jeans.

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5. Design an eco friendly poster.

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