Because you Loved Me - Celine Dion and the
Past Simple Tense
1) Pass out a to each student one line from
the song. When they hear their line said
the student stands up.
2) Students should fill in the blanks on a separate
sheet of paper. Students write blanks on
the board
3) Ask students if there is vocabu lary that
they don’t understand
4) Listen to song and check student answers.
5) Review words and song. See if any rules
can be found. Talk about the meaning of the text.
Because
You Loved Me
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you 1 (to make) me see
For all the joy you 2 (to bring) to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I 3 (to find) in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who 4 (to hold) me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You 5 (to be) my voice when I 6 (can neg.) speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You 7 (to give) me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You 8 (to touch) my hand I could touch the sky
I 9 (to lose) my faith, you gave it back to me
You 10 (to say) no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I 11 (to stand) tall
I 12 (to have) your love I 13 (to have) it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
For all the truth that you 1 (to make) me see
For all the joy you 2 (to bring) to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I 3 (to find) in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who 4 (to hold) me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You 5 (to be) my voice when I 6 (can neg.) speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You 7 (to give) me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You 8 (to touch) my hand I could touch the sky
I 9 (to lose) my faith, you gave it back to me
You 10 (to say) no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I 11 (to stand) tall
I 12 (to have) your love I 13 (to have) it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
