Queen are a British rock band formed in London in Teacher:

1970. They originally consisted of Freddie Mercury (lead Jane Queiroz

vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon
(bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's
earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard
rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured
into more conventional and radio-friendly works by
incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop
rock, into their music.

Vocabulary: Match the expressions to their

Listen to the song and circle the correct form of the meanings.
verbs in bold.
a) To pay dues
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
b) Do sentence
c) To come through
I paid / 've paid my dues

Time after time d) To keep on fighting

I've done/ did my sentence e) To take a bow
But committed no crime f) Bed of roses
And bad mistakes g) Challenge
I made / 've made a few h) Ain’t gonna lose
I've had / had my share of sand
Kicked in my face ( ) (the situation of being faced with)
But I've come/ came through something that needs great mental or
physical effort in order to be done
successfully;
Chorus
We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting ( ) an easy and happy existence;
Till the end
We are the champions ( ) to do something that you do not enjoy
We are the champions in order to have something that you want;
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions of the world ( ) I’m not going to lose;

I've taken / took my bows ( ) to continue fighting;

And my curtain calls
You ‘ve brought / brought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it ( ) to manage to get to the end of a
difficult or dangerous situation;
I thank you all
But it's been / was no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise ( ) to bend your head or body forward,
I consider it a challenge before especially as a way of showing someone
The whole human race respect or expressing thanks to people who
And I ain't gonna lose have watched you perform;

Repeat chorus 2x ( ) do a punishment given by a judge;

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

I've paid my dues

Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I've come through

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions of the world

I've taken my bows

And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it
I thank you all
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before
The whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions of the world

We are the champions, my friends

And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions