SONG: THE BOY DOES NOTHING by Alesha Dixon

The Boy does nothing by Alesha Dixon

I got a man with two left feet
And when he dances down to the beat
I really think that he should know
That his rhythms go go go

I got a man with two left feet
And when he dances down to the beat
I really think that he should know
That his rhythms go go go

CHORUS

Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing

Hey boy how you been?
I got a thousand lines
Where do I begin?
And I've been here, been there
Traveling
I saw you at the corner
My vibe kicked in

And
Two fields
I clock you
Wearing tight jeans
A real nice suit
He was smiling like you
Was just seventeen
I asked him for a dance
He said 'yes please'

Take a sip of dancing juice
Everybody's onto you
Through the left and to the right
Everybody hit the rhythm
It's on tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat within my soul
I need a man to take control
Let the melody blow you all way

CHORUS

Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing
(repeat chorus)

work it out now
work it, work it out now

do the mumbo
shake it all around now

everybody on the floor
let me see you clap your hands

I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn

I wanna see you work it, work it, work it now

CHORUS

Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing
(repeat chorus)

And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance

EXERCISES

1. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the gaps with the words in the box:

Beat, Brush up, Brushed up, Clean up, Cleans up, Dances, Does (2), got (2), Know (2), Think (2) Wash up(2)

I __________a man with two left feet
And when he ________ down to the
I really that he should __________
That his rhythms go go go

I __________a man with two left feet
And when he __________down to the beat
I really __________that he should __________
That his rhythms go go go

CHORUS
Does he _______? Never _______
Does he _______? No, he never _______
Does he _______? Never _______
He _______ nothing the boy _______ nothing

2. Listen to the 2nd part of the song and fill in the gaps with the words in the box:

Been (3), begin, got, kicked, saw, Traveling

Hey boy how you __________?
I __________ a thousand lines
Where do I __________?
And I've __________ here, __________there
__________
I __________ you at the corner
My vibe __________ in

3. Listen to the third part of the song and classify the words in bold according to their pronunciation.

And
Two fields
I clock you
Wearing tight jeans
A real nice suit
He was smiling like you
Was just seventeen
I asked him for a dance
He said 'yes please'

/i:/	/u:/	/a:/

4. Listen to the 4th part of the song and fill in the gaps with these prepositions: of, on, onto, to (2), within.

Take a sip ______ dancing juice
Everybody's ______ you
Through the left and ______ the right
Everybody hit the rhythm
It's ______ tonight
I'm gonna feel the heat ______ my soul
I need a man ______ take control
Let the melody blow you all way

5. Listen to the following part and underline the verbs. Which of them express movement? Use the dictionary if you need it to check the meaning.

Work it out now
work it, work it out now
do the mumbo
shake it all around now
everybody on the floor
let me see you clap your hands
I wanna see you work
I wanna see you move your body in turn
I wanna see you shake your hips and learn
I wanna see you work it, work it, work it now

6. Put the following lines of the song in Standard British English.

a. I got a man with two left feet
____________________________________
b. Never wash up

_________________________________
c. Hey boy how you been?
____________________________________
d. I'm gonna feel the heat within my soul
____________________________________
e. I wanna see you work

7. Translate the final sentence and explain the meaning of it in the context of this song. What is the girl trying to say to the boy?:

And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance.

8. Class discussion:
List all household chores you can think of.
Who does each of them in your home?
Which is your favourite? And your least favourite? Why?

9. Watch and enjoy the video.