Generalitat de Catalunya

Departament d’Educació
Institut Pla Marcell

Name and surnames: Paula Pedrero

Group:4th ESO C Date : Thursday 2nd of December 2010

The Beatles
Help!
1.- Read the complete lyrics of this song from The Beatles.

Help! I need somebody.

Help! Not just anybody.
Help! You know, I need someone, help!
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure.
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
Help me! Help me!
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Departament d’Educació
Institut Pla Marcell

2.- Highlight all the irregular verbs from the song.

Help! I need somebody.

Help! Not just anybody.
Help! You know, I need someone, help!
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure.
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please, help me?
Help me! Help me!
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Departament d’Educació
Institut Pla Marcell

3.- Make a list of the irregular verbs that you have found in the lyrics.

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

know knew known saber
be was/were been ser, estar
go went been / gone anar
find found found trobar
have had had tenir
can could been able poder
feel felt felt sentir
do did done fer
get got got obtenir

4.- Choose 5 words and give the definition. Cite the dictionary you use.

WORD DEFINITION
young having lived or existed for only a short time; not far advanced
in life.
door a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a
building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.
feet plural form of foot.
ground the solid surface of the earth.
haze a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused
by fine suspended particles.

Source: www.wordreference.com

“young.” Wordreference Online Dictionary. 2010. Wordreference Online. 15 November 2010 <
<http://www.wordreference.com/definition/young>

“door.” Wordreference Online Dictionary. 2010. Wordreference Online. 15 November 2010

<http://www.wordreference.com/definition/door>

“feet.” Wordreference Online Dictionary. 2010. Wordreference Online. 15 November 2010 <
<http://www.wordreference.com/definition/feet>
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“ground.” Wordreference Online Dictionary. 2010. Wordreference Online. 15 November 2010 <
<http://www.wordreference.com/definition/ground >

“haze.” Wordreference Online Dictionary. 2010. Wordreference Online. 15 November 2010 <
<http://www.wordreference.com/definition/haze>

5.- Pronunciation

WORD PRONUNCIATION
young /jəŋ/
door /dɔr/
feet /fit/
ground /grawnd/
haze /hez/

Source: Turn your text into phonetics ( http://upodn.com/phun.asp).

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6.- Linguistic Pictionary

PICTURE ENGLISH CATALÀ SPANISH

young jove joven

door porta puerta

feet peus pies

ground terra tierra

haze boira niebla

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7.- Find a link where you can listen to the song online and/or watch a video with it.

Listen: http://www.lastfm.es/music/The+Beatles/_/Help!

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-STN2ClXVUg