Karaoke Korner

Words of love

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Shayne Ward is head over heels

Breathless� is Shayne Ward�s love song to a special girlfriend. He seems to be head over heels in love with her � so much so that she takes his breath away.

This week�s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some idioms with the word breath in them.

Exercises

Let�s look at some idioms that use the word breath. All you have to do is match each sentence with the correct definition.

Sentences

1. My boss praised my work, but in the same breath told me that I was fired.

2. We were out of breath after only five minutes of the warm-up.

3. Pop held her breath while the results of the final exam were announced.

Definitions

a. to be anxious while you are waiting for something that you are worried about

b. saying something immediately after something else that suggests the opposite intention or meaning

c. having difficulty breathing

�Breathless�

by Shayne Ward

If our love was a fairy tale
I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht, baby, we would sail
To an island where we�d say �I do�

And if we had babies
They would look like you
It�d be so beautiful
If that came true
You don�t even know
How very special you are

Chorus

You leave me breathless
You�re everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can�t believe that you�re mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful, you�re leaving me
Breathless

And if our love was a storybook
We would meet on the very first page
The last chapter would be about
How I�m thankful for the life we�ve made

And if we had babies
They would have your eyes
I would fall deeper
Watching you give life
You don�t even know
How very special you are

(Chorus)

You must have been sent
From heaven to earth to change me
You�re like an angel
The thing that I feel
Is stronger than love, believe me
You�re something special
I only hope that I�ll one day
Deserve what you�ve given me
But all I can do is try
Every day of my life

(Chorus)

About Shayne Ward

Name: Shayne Ward

Nationality: British

Style: Pop

Label: Sony BMG

Albums: Shayne Ward (2006)

In brief: Born Shayne Thomas Ward on October 15, 1984, this singer became famous in Britain as the winner of British talent show The X Factor. His first single, �That�s My Goal,� became the Christmas No. 1 hit in 2005. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of release, making it one of the fastest selling singles of all time. Shayne�s second single from the album, �No Promises,� is a cover of a Bryan Rice song.

Official website: http://www.shayne-ward.com

If you like Shayne Ward, check out: Will Young, Ronan Keating and Lee Ryan

	rescue (v): to save somebody or something from a dangerous or harmful situation yacht (n): a large sailing boat, often also with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips and racing deserve (v): if somebody or something deserves something, it is right that they should have it, because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are IDIOM head over heels: loving somebody very much