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The Backstreet Boys get romantic

The Backstreet Boys get romantic in their latest single, �Let�s Make a Toast to Our Love.� They could be celebrating a wedding or the anniversary of the day that they first met the love of their life. In any case, the boys sing about undying love for a special woman.

This week�s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some idioms that contain the word love.

Exercises

Let�s look at some idioms that use the word love. All you have to do is match the following sentences with the correct definitions.

Sentences

1. The students are all volunteers. They�re working just for the love of it.

2. Give my love to Tom�s parents when you see them.

3. Sorry I�m leaving the party early, but I�ve got to love you and leave you.

Definitions

a. used to send friendly greetings to somebody

b. used to say that you must go, although you would like to stay longer

c. to work for enjoyment, without receiving payment or any other reward

�Let�s Make a Toast to Our Love�

by the Backstreet Boys

Chorus
I�ll love you forever
Leaving you, I�ll never
Let�s make a toast to our love

Here�s to us, girl, you and I
May our love last till eternity
The love we have can touch the sky
It�s just enough love for you and me

Now we�ve been blessed
With happiness
Your love came from up above
So we�ll always stay together
We must keep that forever

(Chorus)

We sip the champagne as a symbol of love
We want everyone to know just how much
Made a vow to one another
You�ll always be my lady
And I�ll always be your man
As we sit at the table reserved for two
All this love, girl, and it�s only me and you
It�s so amazing another can rely
Stars fill the sky, the night is so right

We�ve been blessed
With happiness
Your love came from up above
So we�ll always stay together
We must keep that forever

(Chorus)

About Backstreet Boys

Name: Backstreet Boys
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: Sony BMG
Albums: Never Gone (2005), The Hits: Chapter One (2001), Black & Blue (2000), Millennium (1999), Backstreet�s Back (1997), Backstreet Boys (1997)
In brief: After a break of five years, the Backstreet Boys are back. The boy band were brought together by their manager Lou Pearlman back in 1992. It was a rough start for the group, but they managed to gain popularity in the late 1990s. In 1997, they sold 8.5 million albums with the release of the single �Quit Playing Games (With My Heart).� The single quickly climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard charts. In 1999, the boys cemented their superstar status with the release of their third album, Millennium. In August of that year, they sold out a 39-day tour in less than a day.
Official website: http://www.backstreetboys.com
If you like Backstreet Boys check out: *NSYNC, Blue and Take That

	toast (n): the act of a group of people wishing somebody happiness, success, etc. by drinking a glass of something, especially alcohol, at the same time eternity (n): time without end sip (v): to drink something, taking a very small amount each time vow (v): to make a formal and serious promise to do something reserve (v): to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you at a future time rely (v): to need or be dependent on somebody or something undying (adj): lasting for ever cement (v): to make an arrangement or position stronger