Another gem from Sting: Fields of Gold. Not a very difficult listening comprehension task this time, probably between levels B2 and C1. Some of the vocabulary can be a bit tricky but Sting’s singing voice is nicely clear and easy to understand.
Check back in a few weeks for more exercises based on this song, especially vocabulary.
Once again, a song which is half a century old and still sounds as fresh and relevant as only few today. Eleanor Rigby was released in 1966 on the album Revolver, and it has been popular ever since. It has also influenced the English language as the line all the lonely people has become a set phrase. And how many songs can you think of that served as inspiration for a statue? See the cover image; here is the plaque in a more readable resolution:
The difficulty of this task is about upper-intermediate level, or B2 on the CEFR scale.
Some words (mainly names) have been added to help you a little.
More exercises based on this song will follow.
