E1B Homework-'Hopeful'

Click on the picture below and watch the clip form 2014 Britain's Got Talent performance by two amazing teenage singers.

I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I do everytime I watch it. Now, answer the questions in your notebook.

1 What is Leondre's father's job?
2 Who is a business man in Charlie's family?
3 Who wrote the song?
4 What is the song about?
5 What does 'emotional turmoil' mean?
6 What did Leondre start doing when he felt down?
7 Do you think that standing up to bullies may be positive? Why/ Why not?
8 What happened the first time the two boys met?
9 What has been a positive outcome of facing up bullying for Leondre?
10 Alicia says 'The minute you started that verse it actually...'

One last thing. Can you complete the missing words?

Hopeful

Bars and Melody

Please help me God, I feel so alone
I'm just a kid, I can't take it on my own
I've cried too many tears, yeah, writing this song
Trying to (1)_____  ____, where do I belong?
I wake up every day, don't want to leave my home
My momma's askin' me why I'm always alone
Too scared to say, too scared to holler
I'm walking to school, with (2)________ around my collar
I'm just a kid, I don't want no stress
My nerves are bad, my life's (3)__ _______
The names you call me, they hurt real bad
I want to tell my Mom
But she's havin' trouble with my Dad
I feel so trapped there's (4)_______ to turn
Come to school, don't wanna fight I wanna learn
So please mister bully, tell me what I've done
You know I have no Dad, I'm livin' with my Mom


Just be hopeful, yes I am
Hopeful for today
Take this music and use it
Let it (5)______ ____ ______
And be hopeful, hopeful
And he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay
Just be hopeful

Why do you trip at the color (6)____ ____ _____?
On whether I'm fat or whether I'm thin?
You call me a loser, you call me a fool
I ain't got a choice, I gotta go to school
I (7)______ __ _____an angel to stand by my side
I'm shaking with fear, I’m so scared inside
Doesn't really matter if I ain't got the looks
Why do you always hurt me and destroy my books?


Just be hopeful, yes I am
Hopeful for today
Take this music and use it
Let it ...
And be hopeful, hopeful
And he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay
Just be hopeful


I give you all my money (8)_______ ______ _____
I didn't ask to be born but now I have to pay
I ain't got no food, you take (9)_____ __ _____
When I give it to you, you search through my bags
I wrote this song for you to see
We (10)_______ ____ _____friends, yeah you and me
Mister bully take a moment please
Every single day you bring me to my knees