The Passive Voice with Ed Sheeran

 
 

Listen to the song The Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran

and do the activities below
 

 

TURN THE  UNDERLINES PHRASES FROM THE SONG INTO PASSIVES: 

1. She played the fiddle in an Irish band
2. But she fell in love with an English man
3. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
4. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
5. I meet her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
6. She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
7. She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm?
8. Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on?
9. She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
10. She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding as a shotgun
11. Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
12. Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance3
13. You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
14. But she fell in love with an English man
15. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
16. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
17. With my pretty little Galway girl
18. You're my pretty little Galway girl
19. You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
20. And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room
21. As last orders were called was when she stood on the stool
22. After dancing to Kaleigh,singing to trad tunes
23. I never heard Carrickfergus ever sang so sweet
24. A capella in the bar using her feet for a beat
25. Oh, I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week
26. And in this packed out room swear she was singing to me
27. You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
28. But she fell in love with an English man
29. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
30. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
31. My pretty little Galway girl
32. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
33. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
34. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
35. And now we've outstayed our welcome and it's closing time
36. I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
37. Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and wine
38. As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
39. I walked her home then she took me inside
40. To finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
41. I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write
42. About a Galway girl and a perfect night
43. She played the fiddle in an Irish band
44. But she fell in love with an English man
45. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
46. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
47. My pretty little Galway girl
48. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
49. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
50. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl, hey