Song Assignment: Greenday-basket case

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

• Read the lyrics
• Unknown words?
• Answer the questions
• Information
• Listen to the track
• Answer the question
• Listen again
• Write your opinion

www.azlyrics.com

Which words are
unknown to you?

Look up the unknown words and type out their translations.

Where do you think
this story is about?

1. broken relationship
2. NBA Sports
3. Personal issues
4. favorite holiday

A basket case is slang for an emotionally unstable, dysfunctional or completely useless person. Originally, the word referred to an amputee, especially a soldier, who had lost all four limbs; it was coined during World War I.

East bay     'Frisco' = San Fransisco

Would you say this song is:
happy or sad?

1. Happy
2. Sad

• Write your opinion why you think the song is worth listening more or not
• It must be around 150-300 words
• Use examples from the lyrics:

             I think it's a good song because he sings about...
             I think it's crap because ...

• Write your opinion on the next slide

• Write your opinion why you think the song is sad/happy.

• It must be around 150-300 words

• Try use sentence examples from the lyrics: