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The Drugs Don’t Work

The Verve

About this song worksheet

A printable ESL song worksheet for “The Drugs Don’t Work” by The Verve (1997), 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 do you think 'the drugs don't work' represents in this song - literal medicine or something deeper?
  2. How does the metaphor 'like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown' make you feel about the singer's situation?
  3. Have you ever felt like nothing could help you through a difficult time? What eventually did help?

A printable song worksheet for The Drugs Don’t Work by The Verve, focusing on Present simple. Includes gap-fill, vocabulary, and discussion activities.

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