Copacabana by Barry Manilow

*Listen to the song and complete the gaps witn the words you hear.

Her name was Lola
she was a showgirl
with yellow feather in her hair
and dress cut down to there
she wold merengue
and do the cha-cha
and while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
across the crowded floor
ther worked from eight to four
they were young and they had each
other who could ask for more?

At the copa-copacabana
the hottest spot north of Havana
at the copa-copacabana
music and passion were always the
fashion at the copa
they fell in love.

His name was Rico
he wore a diamond
he was escorted to his chair
he saw Lola dancing there
and when she finished
he called her over
but Rico went a bit too far
Tony salied across the bar
and then the punches flew
and chairs were smashed in two
there was blood and a single gunshot
but just who shot who?

At the copa-copacabana
the hottest spot north of Havana
at the copa-copacabana
music and passion were always
the fashion at the copa
she lost her love.

Her name is Lola
she was a showgirl
but that was thirty years ago
when they used to have a show
now it's a disco, but not for Lola
still in the dress she used to wear
faded feathers in her hair
she sits ther so refined
and drinks herself half blind
she lost her youth and her Tony
now she lost her mind.

At the copa-copacabana
the hottest spot north of Havana
at the copa-copacabana
music and passion were always
the fashion at the copa
don't fall in love.

*After listening to the song, answer tho following questions.

1) what is the topic of the song?
It's about a woman who was a showgirl in a disco bar and there she know a guy and they felt in love (she to him and he to her), but the destiny was in charge to separate them.
2) what's Lola's and Tony's job?
Lola was a showgirl and Tony was a tended bar
3) what do you think the copacabana was?
I think that it was a disco-bar where Lola and Tony worked
4) who was killed and why?
I think that Tony died because I think who had the gunshot was Rico and he shoted Tony to stay with Lola.
5) what's Lola situation now?
she's an old person who become crazy for remember their past.
6)write a list of the adjectives you find in the song. write another list for the verbs in past, and find their present form.

adjectives:
· yellow
· crowded
· young
· hottest
· faded

verbs (past form, present form):
tried - try
worked - work
saw - see
finished - finish
went - go
flew - fly
used - use
lost - lose
escrted - escort

Pathway: after that I looked for information in internet about Barry Manilow's biography and about the story of the song.

reflection:
in this activity I could practice my listening and I practiced to understand better the words. I have fun in this activity =D

source:
worksheet L350-005.