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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
About this song worksheet
A printable ESL song worksheet for “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” by Jimmy Ruffin, for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners, with a focus on present continuous. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.
Discussion questions
- The singer asks 'What becomes of the brokenhearted?' — do you think this question has an answer? What do you think happens to people after a painful heartbreak?
- The song uses images like 'walking in shadows' and 'roots of love tumbling down.' What do these images tell us about how the singer feels? Which image is most powerful to you?
- Have you ever kept going — searching, hoping — even when things felt hopeless? What helped you? How does that connect to the message of this song?
A printable song worksheet for What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin, focusing on Present continuous. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.
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