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Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine, for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners, with a focus on imperatives. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.

Discussion questions

  1. What do you think the 'dog days' represent in Florence's life? How do difficult periods affect people differently?
  2. The song uses the metaphor of horses approaching. What might these horses symbolize and why are they significant?
  3. Have you ever experienced a moment when you felt ready to 'run' from your past? What motivated that feeling?

A printable song worksheet for Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine, focusing on Imperatives. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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