When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
INSTRUCTIONS:
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 match the following letters with the correct numbers- guessing based on 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.
READING TASK: READ ALOUD:
Reading aloud is the foundation for literacy development. It is the single most important activity for reading success .
(Bredekamp, Copple, & Neuman, 2000)
(Bredekamp, Copple, & Neuman, 2000)
''This song is about being there for others and being a friend for someone in need. Along with Tapestry tracks like "So Far Away" and "Home Again," it is a reflection on how friends can be just as important as family. King said the song "was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself. It was written by something outside of myself, through me."
Carole King's good friend James Taylor played acoustic guitar on five songs from the album, including this one. He and Joni Mitchell also sang backup on this track. Taylor recorded his own version of the song on his album Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon, which he was recording nearby while King was working on Tapestry; Danny Kortchmar, who played guitar on King's sessions and was in her band The City, was good friends with Taylor.
Taylor's version came out as a single in April of 1971, and became a huge hit, going all the way to #1 in the US by July and hitting #4 in the UK. When Tapestry was first released, Taylor was a much bigger star than King, and in the spring of 1971, they toured together with King opening for Taylor.''- Song facts.com
With thanks to Isabel Perez Torres and songfacts.com- You are amazing! :)
