WANNABE (Spice Girls)

1. A) Look at the definition of "spice" and wannabe.

Spice: A spice is the powder or seeds from a particular plant, which you put in food while you are cooking it in order to give it flavour.

How could you translate it into your language? ............

Wannabe: a person who wants to be someone or something else.

How could you translate it into your language? ............

B) Look at the words. Write in the chart the following expressions taking into account the grade of formality/ informality. Then, write down the translation:

I will tell wanna have to gotta want to I’ll tell

2. Listen and complete the missing words (twice).

WANNABE (Spice Girls)

Yo I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want¹

so tell me what you want, what you really really want²

I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want,

so tell me what you want, what you really really want

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really

really really wanna zigazig ha.

If you want my future, forget my past,³

If you wanna get with me better, make it fast,³

Now don’t go wasting my precious time,²

Get your act together we could be just fine.²

I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want,

So tell me what you want, what you really really want,

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really

really really wanna zigazig ha.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,³

Make it last forever friendship never ends,²

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,³

Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is.

What do you think about that now you know how I feel,

Say you can handle my love are you for real,²

I won’t be hasty, I’ll give you a try,¹ / ¹

If you really bug me then I’ll say goodbye.³

Yo I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want

so tell me what you want, what you really really want

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really

really really wanna zigazig ha.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,

Make it last forever friendship never ends,

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,

Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is.

So there’s a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me

you gotta listen carefully

We got M in the place who likes it in your face,

we got G like MG who likes it on an

Easy V doesn’t come for free, she’s a real lady,

and as for me you’ll see,¹

Slam your body down and wind it all round²

Slam your body down and wind it all round.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,

Make it last forever friendship never ends,

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,

Taking is too easy, but that’s the way it is.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta, you gotta,

you gotta,

you gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam, slam,

Slam your body down and wind it all around ³

Slam your body down and wind it all around

Slam your body down and wind it all around

Slam your body down zigazig ah

If you wanna be my lover.

3. Look at the sentences marked with numbers 1 to 3.

- Sentences with number 1 are future sentences. Could you write them down in the grid?

- Sentences with number 2 are imperative sentences. Could you write them down in the grid?

- Sentences with number 3 are conditional sentences. Could you write them down in the grid?

4. Look at the future chart in the exercise 3 and answer these questions:

a) What particle do we use to form the future in affirmative sentences? ‘LL

b) Look at exercise 1b. Which is the formal way for "‘ll"? WILL

c) What particle do we use to form the future in negative sentences? WON’T

d) Can you think about the formal way of saying the future in negative sentences? WILL NOT

e) Look at these sentences:

"I will tell you what I want"

"I shall tell you what I want"

"We shall tell you what I want"

When do we use will and shall? WE USE SHALL FOR I AND WE, AND WILL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE EVEN I AND WE.

f) Look at the following chart about the future. Complete the structures and write the examples in the negative and interrogative sentences:

5. Look at the imperative chart in exercise 3.

a) What do we use the imperative for? TO GIVE ORDERS OR MAKE SUGGESTIONS.

b) How do we say an affirmative imperative? WITHOUT SUBJECT AND JUST WITH THE VERB WITHOUT TO.

c) How do we form the negative imperative? JUST ADDING "DON’T" BEFORE THE VERB.

d) Look at the chart. Complete the structure and the negative sentence.

6. Look at the conditional sentences in exercise 3.

a) What tense is used in the if clauses? PRESENT SIMPLE

b) What tenses are used in the main clauses? IMPERATIVE, PRESENT SIMPLE, FUTURE.

c) Look at the two main clauses where Present Simple is used. Could you write down the main sentences?

- YOU GOTTA GET WITH MY FRIENDS

- YOU HAVE GOT TO GIVE

d) Could you change the two sentences into imperative?

- GET WITH MY FRIENDS

- GIVE

e) We have seen more examples of conditional sentences, although we are going to focus on the one of the chart. Look at it and complete the blanks: