Maroon 5_Sugar

 

🎶 Worksheet: Sugar – Maroon 5

Level: B1.1
Theme: Food & Health
Focus: Vocabulary, listening for detail, emotions & metaphors

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1. Warm-Up – Speaking

💬 Discuss in pairs or small groups:

• Do you usually crave sweet or salty food?

• Is sugar good or bad for your health?

• What’s your guilty pleasure when it comes to food?

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2. Vocabulary – Food & Feelings Match

Word/Phrase	Meaning
1. sugar	a. very emotional or romantic
2. craving	b. a strong desire for something
3. sweet love	c. a metaphor for needing affection
4. I’m right here	d. someone is emotionally available/supportive

📝 Answers:
1 → c, 2 → b, 3 → a, 4 → d

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3. Listening Activity – Fill in the Gaps

🎧 Listen and complete the lyrics:

Your sugar, yes please
Won’t you come and put it down on __?
I’m right here, ’cause I need
Little ______, little ______ in my life

✅ Answers:

1. me

2. love

3. sympathy

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4. Comprehension – Choose the Best Option

1. What does “sugar” symbolise in the song?
   a) Real sugar
   b) Happiness and care
   c) A healthy diet

2. What mood is expressed in the chorus?
   a) Sadness
   b) Need and affection
   c) Celebration

✅ Answers:
1 → b, 2 → b

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5. Pronunciation Focus – Rhythm & Stress

🔊 Say the chorus aloud.

• Identify which syllables are stressed.

• Pay attention to the rhythm and contractions like won’t you.

• Practise saying:

“Yes, please – won’t you come and put it down on me?”

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6. Writing Task – Healthy or Not?

✍️ Write a short opinion paragraph (80–100 words):

“Sugar should be banned from school meals.”
Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Use linking words like:

• In my opinion…

• However…

• On the one hand…

• I believe that…