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1. Listen to the first part of the song and fill the blanks with the words you hear.

brighten up, call, darkest, down, fall, helping, right, troubled, wherever

When you're __________ and _________
and you need a _________ hand
and nothing, oh nothing is going ________,
close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
to _________even your ________night.

You just call out my name
and you know ___________I am
I´ll come running, oh yeah baby, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or _________-,
all you got to do is __________
and I'll be there yeah yeah yeah
you've got a friend.

2. Before listening to the second part try to match the following halves because of the meaning. Then, listen to it and check your answers:

a. If the sky b. should turn dark c. and that old north wind d. keep your head e. and call my name f. soon I'll be knocking g. You just call h. and you know i. I´ll come running,

1.out loud now 2.above you 3.should begin to blow, 4.together 5.upon your door. 6.and full of clouds 7.out my name 8.wherever I am 9.oh yes I will, to see you again.

3. Translate the following part and listen to the whole song again. You can use the dictionary.

Ain´t it good to know
that you´ve got a friend
people can be so cold
they'll hurt you and desert you
well they'll take your soul if you let them
oh yeah don't you let them.
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