Before Listening to the Song
A Suggested Vocabulary List
- It's alarming - це насторожує
- to pity smb – співчувати комусь, жаліти, шкудувати когось
- entrancing (adj) – п'янкий, чарівний, захоплюючий
- insane (adj) – божевільний, навіжений
- dizzy (adj) - запаморочливий, спантеличений
- refined (adj) - витончений
- to dance for joy – танцювати від радості
- to be in an advanced state of shock – перебувати у стані шоку
- to resign - іти у відставку, звільнятися
- to keep away from smb - триматися осторонь від когось
- merely (adv) – лише
- fleas - блоха
Task 1. Look through the song and find as many words and phrases as you can to the verb ‘to feel’:
I feel pretty…
Task 2. Find the words and phrases to describe Maria.
I Feel Pretty
MARIA
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and gay
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight
I feel charming
Oh so charming
It's alarming how charming I feel
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real
See the pretty girl in that mirror there?
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face
Such a pretty dress
Such a pretty smile
Such a pretty me!
I feel stunning
And entrancing
Feel like running
And dancing for joy
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy
GIRLS
Have you met my good friend Maria
The craziest girl on the block?
You'll know her the minute you see her
She's the one who is in an advanced state of shock
She thinks she's in love
She thinks she's in Spain
She isn't in love
She's merely insane
It must be the heat
Or some rare disease
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas
Keep away from her
Send for Chino
This is not the Maria we know
Modest and pure
Polite and refined
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!
Miss America, Miss America, speech!
MARIA (GIRLS)
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
That the city should give me its key
A committee
Should be organized to honor me(la la la la la la la la)
I feel dizzy
I feel sunny
I feel fizzy and funny and fine
And so pretty
Miss America can just resign (la la la la la la la la)
See the pretty girl in that mirror there
(What mirror, where?)
Who can that attractive girl be?
(Which, what, where?)
Such a pretty face
Such a pretty dress
Such a pretty smile
Such a pretty me!
I feel stunning (I feel stunning)
And entrancing (And entrancing)
Feel like running and dancing for joy (Feel like running and dancing for joy)
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy
Key:
Task 1: I feel pretty, witty, gay, bright, charming, stunning, entrancing, dizzy, sunny, funny, fine, like running and dancing for joy
Task 2: pretty, attractive, good friend, crazy, is in an advanced state of shock, merely insane, modest and pure, polite and refined, well-bred and mature, out of her mind
View another funny video of this song from the film 'Anger Management' here: