David Bowie – Space Oddity

• Activity type: prediction, rhyming pairs, gap fill.

• Grammar: Present simple, present continuous.

• Level: Elementary/Intermediate.

• Time: 20 mins.

• Note: This song was released in 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landing, and was used by the BBC to accompany its television coverage of the event. It was David Bowie’s first hit single, reaching number 5 in the charts. It was rereleased in 1975, giving Bowie his first Number One. He also recorded an Italian version with lyrics by Mogol, called “Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola”.

Worksheet written by Prof. Laura Casolero, Grumo Nevano (NA)

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