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Linger

The Cranberries

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “Linger” by The Cranberries (1993), for Level 4 (upper intermediate) learners, with a focus on modal verbs. Students listen and fill 14 gaps in the lyrics, then discuss the song.

Discussion questions

  1. What does it mean to have someone 'wrapped around your finger'? Can this happen in friendships too?
  2. Why do you think the singer keeps asking 'do you have to let it linger?' instead of just ending things?
  3. Have you ever felt like someone was playing games with your emotions? How did you handle it?

A printable song worksheet for Linger by The Cranberries, focusing on Modal verbs. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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