5-minute listening: Practise your English with ‘Left and Right’ from Charlie Puth and BTS’ Jungkook

1. If something follows you “left and right”, you …
A. are going in the wrong direction
B. cannot get rid of it
C. feel that you are alone
D. might be losing your mind

2. What happens when someone “takes up every corner of your mind”?
A. You cannot stop thinking about them.
B. You keep bumping into them everywhere you go.
C. They tell you that they miss you.
D. They keep sending you messages on social media.

3. When did the singer’s ex leave him according to verse two?
A. yesterday
B. a week ago
C. last year
D. information not given

4. What does it mean if you want to “erase someone’s body from out your brain”?
A. turn a blind eye to what they have done
B. accept their apology
C. forget about them
D. stop believing their lies

5. If someone is “going ‘round in circles”, they …
A. cannot fall asleep
B. keep coming back to the same problem
C. surround themselves with their closest friends
D. try and complete an impossible task

6. What is the singer trying to do to get rid of the pain?
A. drink alcohol
B. lie in bed
C. take up a new hobby
D. forget about his ex

7. Which word best describes the singer’s dreams?
A. irrational
B. connected
C. equivalent
D. alike

8. Who does “the one that got away” most likely refer to?
A. the singer’s dreams
B. the singer’s ex
C. the singer’s memories
D. the singer himself

9. Which of the following can replace “day and night”?
A. non-stop
B. round-the-clock
C. all the time
D. all of the above

10. Which word best describes the overall theme of this song?
A. confusion
B. revenge
C. heartbreak
D. none of the above

Chorus
Memories follow me left and right
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind
(Whatcha gonna do now?)

Verse One
Ever since the da-day y-you went away
(No, I don’t know how)
How to erase your body from out my brain?
(Whatcha gonna do now?)
Maybe I should just focus on me instead
(But all I think about)
Are the nights we were tangled up in your bed

Pre-Chorus
Oh, no (Oh, no)
Oh, no (Oh, no)
You’re going ‘round in circles
Got you stuck up in my head, yeah

Chorus
Memories follow me left and right
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over hеre
You take up evеry corner of my mind
Your love stays with me day and night
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind
(Whatcha gonna do now?)

Verse Two
Ever since the da-day y-you went away
(Someone tell me how)
How much more do I gotta drink for the pain?
(Whatcha gonna do now?)
You do things to me that I just can’t forget
(Now all I think about)
Are the nights we were tangled up in your bed

Pre-Chorus
Oh, no (Oh, no)
Oh, no (Oh, no)
You’re going ‘round in circles
Got you stuck up in my head, yeah

Chorus
Memories follow me left and right
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind (Of my mind)
Your love stays with me day and night
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind
(Whatcha gonna do now?)

Bridge
Did you know you’re the one that got away?
And even now, baby, I’m still not OK
Did you know that my dreams, they’re all the same?
Every time I close my eyes

Chorus
Memories follow me left and right
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind
(Whatcha gonna do now?)
Your love stays with me day and night
I can feel you over here, I can feel you over here
You take up every corner of my mind
(Whatcha gonna do now?)
(Oo-oh)

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. C