Someone Like You by Adele — ESL Song Worksheet | English Plans

SOMEONE LIKE YOU

// ADELE · 2011 //

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

    

Verse 1
I heard that you're (1) down
That you found a girl and you're (2) now
I heard that your (3) came true
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you
Old friend, why are you so (4)?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light

Pre-Chorus
I hate to turn up out of the blue, (5)
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't (6) it
I had (7) you'd see my face
And that you'd be (8) that for me it isn't over

Chorus
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you two
Don't (9) me, I beg
I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead

Verse 2
You know how the time flies
Only (10) was the time of our lives
We were born and (11) in a summer haze
(12) by the surprise of our glory days

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

Bridge
Nothing (13), no worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes, they're in memories made
Who would have known how (14) this would taste?

[Chorus × 2]
  

Someone Like You

Adele · 2011

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Song Worksheets

Word Family Tree

Complete the word family for each root word. Fill in the missing forms.

1. settle
noun: verb: adj:

2. remind
noun: verb: adj:

3. invite
noun: verb: adj:

4. compare
noun: verb: adj:

5. surprise
noun: verb: adj:

Song Diary Entry

Imagine you are Adele writing in her diary after seeing her ex-partner again. Write a personal diary entry (50-80 words) expressing her thoughts and feelings.

Think about her emotions: sadness, acceptance, hope, regret. What would she write privately?

Did you know?

Read these facts about the song. Which one surprises you most?

🎵Someone Like You was written by Adele and Dan Wilson in just one day at Wilson's home studio in California.
⭐The song spent five weeks at number one in the UK and made Adele the first artist since The Beatles to have two top-five singles simultaneously.
🎸Adele performed the song on piano at the 2011 Brit Awards, which led to a massive surge in sales and downloads overnight.
📀The music video was filmed in Paris near the Seine River and features only Adele walking through empty streets in black and white.
🎤Rolling Stone ranked Someone Like You as one of the greatest breakup songs of all time, praising its raw emotional honesty.

Discussion & analysis

Discuss each question with your partner.

1What makes this song so emotionally powerful and relatable to listeners?
2How does Adele balance sadness with acceptance throughout the lyrics?

3Have you ever had to say goodbye to someone important? How did it feel?
4Is it always healthy to seek closure with people from your past? Why or why not?

🛑 Play It! — Stop!

Teacher gives a category (e.g. bands beginning with B). Class splits into two teams. Teams take turns — one answer each, back and forth. First team to hesitate or repeat loses the round.