Friday, February 21, 2014

Barbra Streisand singing When in Rome - gap fill and question


Listen to the song 'When In Rome' on YouTube and complete the gap-fill exercise below. After, answer the question: What is the song about. Click here for the answers.


When in Rome, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, sung by Barbra Streisand.



When on _________ shores I am
Very truly _______ I am
But if inclined to play I am
Sweetheart that's the ______ I am

When in Spain for reasons I don't ________
I remain ________ a brew
Don't deplore my fondness for Fundador
You know how a Fundador can lead to a _______
And baby when in Rome

I do as the Romans do

If per chance I'm _________- farewell to France
And romance drops in from the _______
Cherchez l'amour

I _______ of you please endure
My taking a _______ detour with somebody new
It's just that when in Rome
I do as the Romans do


And though from Italy I ______ to you prettily
Oh don't think of me bitterly
But know that I'm ______
Except now and then in Rome
I get that old yen in Rome
And ________ when in Rome
I do as the Romans do

E molto difficile resistere agli uomini di Italia
Per esempio, per esempio I biondi,
I biondi di Firenze, di Venezia
E I bruni di Palermo, di Milano

You know what I _______?

If I write happily
Best _________ from Napoli
Don't cable me snappily
To tell me we're __________
'Cause I'm once again in Rome
In ___________ den in Rome
Well honey bunch when in Rome
I do as the Romans do


So just disregard the _______ and the omens
When in Rome I do as the Romans do

Veni. Vidi. Vincie?

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