The Moaning Lisa Blues ( from The Simpsons) A- Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with

the words in the box:

1 Ive . a bratty ..

day morning every brother got mother daddy zoo cupcake Im In two grade

eighteen pony every had wish different yes depressed

play friend room saxophone old years practise eight got blues moaning

what little got

2 Who bugs me .. 3 This .. my own .

4 Gave my last . away 5 My . acts like 6 Like he belongs . the 7 the saddest kid 8 the saddest kid in .. 9 I wish I a 10 I wish I were 11 I .. I . a dime 12 For kid who treats me mean 13 They tease me cause Im 14 Little from the rest, oh, .. 15 Well, Im down so low 16 If I cheered up Id still be 17 My ..s my best 18 I . all over town 19 But when I .. in my .. 20 I hear: Lisa, keep it down! 21 Although Im only . 22 Ive really paid my dues, its true 23 Thats why Ive a case of 24 A case of the Lisa . ( guitar solo) 25 I wonder how I . here 26 I wonder . Ill be 27 The saddest . twig

25 On this . family

1 Im 2 got 3 tree 4 crazy 5 case 6 Lisa 7 moaning 8 blues

26 I feel like .. a loser 27 With nothing left to lose 28 Thats why Ive a case of 29 A . of the moaning blues 30 But there is just no post -poning 31 the case of the Lisa B- Identify the lines: 1- Bart bothers Lisa all the time. ______ 2- She thinks her Dad is a very primitive kind of person._____ 3- She plays the saxophone too loudly. __________ 4- She hasnt got many friends. _________ 5- Lisa isnt in grade four. __________ 6- She isnt a popular girl at school. __________ 7- She thinks her family is not very normal. ___________ 8- She isnt happy. _________ 9- She is not very sure about her future. _________ 10Even her mother does not treat her well. _________ C- And now answer these questions about the TV show The Simpsons: 1. 2. 3. 4. Why do you think Lisa is not popular at school? How is Lisa different from other children? Is Bart too different from Lisa? How? Who is your favourite character in The Simpsons? Why? 5. Do you identify yourself with Lisa or with Bart? Why? 6. What is your favourite episode? 7. Do you think Maggie will ever learn to talk? 8. Is Homer a good father? Is Marge a good mother? 9. Why does Bart fail at school? 10. What do you think about Ned Flanders family? D- Discuss:

1- Do you think that the Simpsons are a typical American family? Why? 2- Do you think that Argentinian families have the same kind of problems the Simpsons have? Or do they have different problems?