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Falling Slowly

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2006), for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners, with a focus on present simple. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.

Discussion questions

  1. What does the metaphor of a 'sinking boat' represent in relationships?
  2. How does the song show the complexity of falling in love with someone?
  3. Have you ever had to make a difficult choice about a relationship? What happened?

A printable song worksheet for Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, focusing on Present simple. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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