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Viva la vida
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Focus Listening
Description Listening activity based on the song Viva la Vida, by ColdPlay.
Instructions Move these sentences around to reconstruct the lyrics of this song in the correct order.
 
Items
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
 
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
Listen as the crowd would sing
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
I used to roll the dice
 
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
My missionaries in a foreign field
Never an honest word
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
And that was when I ruled the world
Once you go there was never
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
For some reason I can't explain
 
Blew down the doors to let me in
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
Oh who would ever want to be king?
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
For my head on a silver plate
It was the wicked and wild wind
Just a puppet on a lonely string
 
My missionaries in a foreign field
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
Never an honest word
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
But that was when I ruled the world
For some reason I can't explain
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
 
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
But that was when I ruled the world
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Never an honest word
 
Total number of items: 6
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