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Englishman in New York by STING
• Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English
musician, singer, songwriter and actor.
• He was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for new wave rock band the Police from 1977 to 1984.
He launched a solo career in 1985.
• As a solo musician and a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards.
• In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music.
• With the Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police
combined, he has sold over 100 million records.
• Englishman in New York is from his second solo album Nothing like the sun, released in October
1987. The album's title is from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)
A. Write the words under the correct picture:
walking cane, gentleman, avenue, combat gear, gun, alien
This Photo
_____________ ______________ ______________ _____________ ______________ ______________
B. Listen to the song and complete the activities.
Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
1. Complete the blanks with the
words you hear.
I don't drink coffee, I take ________, § What does he mean when he
sings “I’m an alien”? Choose
my dear the correct answer.
I like my _________ done on one side a. an extraterrestrial
And you can hear it in my ________ b. someone who is from another
when I talk country.
I'm an Englishman in New York If “________ maketh man” as someone
See me walking down Fifth ________
A walking _______ here at my side said
I take it everywhere I walk He's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and
I'm an Englishman in New York ______
Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York Be ________no matter what they say
Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York