Robbie Williams - Angels – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.♪♪♪ ♪ I SIT AND WAIT ♪ ♪ DOES AN ANGEL MY FATE ♪ ♪ AND DO THEY KNOW ♪ ♪ THE PLACES WHERE WE GO ♪ ♪ WHEN WERE GREY AND OLD ♪ ♪ COS I HAVE BEEN TOLD ♪ ♪ THAT LETS THEIR WINGS UNFOLD ♪ ♪ SO WHEN I'M LYING IN MY BED ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY HEAD ♪ ♪ AND I FEEL THAT LOVE IS DEAD ♪ ♪ I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD ♪ ♪ AND THROUGH IT ALL SHE OFFERS ME ♪ ♪ A LOT OF LOVE AND ♪ ♪ WHETHER I'M RIGHT OR WRONG ♪ ♪ AND DOWN THE WATERFALL ♪ ♪ WHEREVER IT MAY TAKE ME ♪ ♪ I KNOW THAT LIFE WON'T BREAK ME ♪ ♪ WHEN I COME TO CALL ♪ ♪ SHE WON'T FORSAKE ME ♪ ♪ I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD ♪ ♪ WHEN I'M FEELING WEAK ♪ ♪ AND MY PAIN WALKS DOWN A ONE WAY STREET ♪ ♪ I LOOK ABOVE ♪ ♪ AND I KNOW I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH LOVE ♪ ♪ AND AS THE FEELING GROWS ♪ ♪ SHE FLESH TO MY BONES ♪ ♪ AND WHEN LOVE IS DEAD ♪ ♪ I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD ♪ ♪ AND THROUGH IT ALL SHE OFFERS ME ♪ ♪ A LOT OF LOVE AND ♪ ♪ WHETHER I'M RIGHT OR WRONG ♪ ♪ AND DOWN THE WATERFALL ♪ ♪ WHEREVER IT MAY TAKE ME ♪ ♪ I KNOW THAT LIFE WON'T BREAK ME ♪ ♪ WHEN I COME TO CALL ♪ ♪ SHE WONT FORSAKE ME ♪ ♪ I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ AND THROUGH IT ALL SHE OFFERS ME ♪ ♪ A LOT OF LOVE AND ♪ ♪ WHETHER I'M RIGHT OR WRONG ♪ ♪ AND DOWN THE WATERFALL ♪ ♪ WHEREVER IT MAY TAKE ME ♪ ♪ I KNOW THAT LIFE WON'T BREAK ME ♪ ♪ WHEN I COME TO CALL ♪ ♪ SHE WONT FORSAKE ME ♪ ♪ I'M LOVING ANGELS INSTEAD ♪ ♪♪♪
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
contemplate
B1To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
Example:
"♪ DOES AN ANGEL CONTEMPLATE MY FATE ♪"
salvation
B2The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
Example:
"♪ THAT SALVATION LETS THEIR WINGS UNFOLD ♪"
thoughts
A2Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
Example:
"♪ THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD ♪"
running
A2To move swiftly.
Example:
"♪ THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD ♪"
blessed
A2To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
Example:
"♪ AND I KNOW I'LL ALWAYS BE BLESSED WITH LOVE ♪"
breathes
A2To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
Example:
"♪ SHE BREATHES FLESH TO MY BONES ♪"
protection
B2The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
Example:
"♪ AND THROUGH IT ALL SHE OFFERS ME PROTECTION ♪"
affection
B2The act of affecting or acting upon.
Example:
"♪ A LOT OF LOVE AND AFFECTION ♪"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| contemplate | B1 | To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. |
| salvation | B2 | The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell). |
| thoughts | A2 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| running | A2 | To move swiftly. |
| blessed | A2 | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| breathes | A2 | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| protection | B2 | The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. |
| affection | B2 | The act of affecting or acting upon. |
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