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    Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran - INTER UPPER - T

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    The song describes the singer's childhood memories of growing up in a small town. As a child, he broke his leg running from his brother and tasted the grass. As a teenager, he smoked cigarettes and got drunk with friends. The song reflects on what happened to his friends later in life, such as one friend selling clothes, one working by the coast, and one brother overdosing.

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    Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran - INTER UPPER - T

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    The song describes the singer's childhood memories of growing up in a small town. As a child, he broke his leg running from his brother and tasted the grass. As a teenager, he smoked cigarettes and got drunk with friends. The song reflects on what happened to his friends later in life, such as one friend selling clothes, one working by the coast, and one brother overdosing.

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    The song describes the singer's childhood memories of growing up in a small town. As a child, he broke his leg running from his brother and tasted the grass. As a teenager, he smoked cigarettes and got drunk with friends. The song reflects on what happened to his friends later in life, such as one friend selling clothes, one working by the coast, and one brother overdosing.

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    Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran - INTER UPPER - T

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    Castle on the Hill

    Ed Sheeran
    1 – Listen to the song once and fill the blanks:
    When I was six years old I broke my leg broke
    I was running from my brother and his friends was running
    And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down tasted
    I was younger then Take me back to when take
    I found my heart and broke it here found
    Made friends and lost them through the years made
    And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long seen
    I know I've grown know
    But I can't wait to go home wait
    I'm on my way I’m
    Driving at 90 down those country lanes driving
    Singing to "Tiny Dancer" singing
    And I miss the way You make me feel miss
    And it's real it's
    When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill watched
    Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes smoking
    Running from the law through the backfields and running
    getting drunk with my friends getting
    Had my first kiss on a Friday night had
    I don't reckon that I did it right did
    I was younger then Take me back to when was
    We found weekend jobs, when we got paid got
    We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight buy
    Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long thrown up
    Oh, how we've grown grown
    But I can't wait to go home can't
    I'm on my way I’m
    Driving at 90 down those country lanes driving
    Singing to "Tiny Dancer" singing
    And I miss the way You make me feel feel
    And it's real real
    When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill watched
    Over the castle on the hill castle
    One friend left to sell clothes sell
    One works down by the coast works
    One had two kids but lives alone lives
    One's brother overdosed overdosed
    One's already on his second wife wife
    One's just barely getting by getting by
    But these people raised me raised
    And I can't wait to go home go
    And I'm on my way my
    I still remember these old country lanes remember
    When we did not know the answers know
    And I miss the way You make me feel miss
    And it's real real
    When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill hill
    Over the castle on the hill over

    INTER UPPER - T
    Castle on the Hill
    Ed Sheeran
    2 – Read the lyrics and answer the following questions about the song:

     What happened when the character was six years old? 

    When I was six years old I broke my leg


    I was running from my brother and his friends
    And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down

     What did he do when he was 15 years old?

    Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes


    Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends
    Had my first kiss on a Friday night I don't reckon that I did it right
    We found weekend jobs, when we got paid We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight

     What happened to six of his friends?

    One friend left to sell clothes


    One works down by the coast
    One had two kids but lives alone
    One's brother overdosed
    One's already on his second wife
    One's just barely getting by

    3 – Try to explain the following expressions with your own words:

    Expression Example Meaning

    Can’t wait I can't wait to go home to be very excited or eager for


    something
    To be on one’s way I'm on my way to be going to the destination
    To miss I miss the way you make me feel to feel or have a desire for
    To get by One is just barely getting by to succeed in managing; survive

    Overall, "Castle on the Hill" is a nostalgic look back at childhood. Ed Sheeran is traveling back to his
    home in Farmlingham, Suffolk. The song covers a variety of memories - some good and some bad - but
    leaves us with the desire to also revisit our childhoods and to think back about the "good ol' days."

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    4 – Ed Sheeran shared some of his childhood memories in the song. What about you? What were
    you doing when you were 6? What did you do with your friends when you were 15? What happed
    to some of your childhood friends? Use the expressions below and share with your teacher
    something about the “good ol’ days”.

    if my memory serves me
    let me see now that you mention it
    (well / right / correctly)
    as far as I can remember as far as I know as I recall
    that reminds me as far as I recall come to think of / about it

    INTER UPPER - T

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