JailHouse Rock! No more crime! ;)

Hello people! How are you? Remember that we are having a test next class. Study & practise!!! :)

Here you´ll have a listening activity about crime. Enjoy!

Link 1. Listening: Crime.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6685

Link 2. Story. Complete with the past simple & past continuous.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-239cont17.php

Link 3. Song: Jailhouse Rock. (by Elvis Presley). You can dance a good rock and do the activity. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRu3tw9fYxE

Listen and complete with the past simple & past continuous. 

The warden _______(throw) a party in the county jail.
The prison band ______ (be) there and they ______ (begin) to wail.
The band ______(jump) and the joint __________ (begin) to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
  ___________ (dance) to the Jailhouse Rock.

Spider Murphy __________(play) the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe ______(blow) on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois ________ (go) crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section ________ (be) the Purple Gang.
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
  ___________ (dance) to the Jailhouse Rock.

Number forty-seven _______ (say) to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
___________ (dance) to the Jailhouse Rock.

Run, run, run, run

The sad sack __________(sit) on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden ________(say), "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
___________ (dance) to the Jailhouse Rock.

Shifty Henry _______ (say) to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy _______ (turn) to Shifty and he ________ (say), "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock Everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block

___________ (dance) to the Jailhouse Rock.

Can you dance rock? Are you good at dancing? What is your favourite  music style? What is Jail House Rock about? Why do you think I chose this song? Did you like the song? It´s an oldie but it was a hit in those times!

Well, study & enjoy!

C U on Thursday!

Kisses,

Miss Yanina