The Snowman – answers to the easier version of the exercise
We’re walking 1 in the air
We’re floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping 2 as we fly
I’m holding 3 very tight 4
I’m riding 5 in the midnight blue
I’m finding I can fly so high above with you!
Far across the world 6
The villages go by 7 like dreams
The rivers 8 and the hills
The forests and the streams 9
Children gaze 10 open-mouthed
Taken by surprise 11
Nobody down below believes their eyes* 12.
We’re surfing in the air
We’re swimming in the frozen sky
We’re drifting 13 over icy 14
Mountains floating by 15
Suddenly 16 swooping low on an ocean deep
Arousing of a mighty monster 17 from its sleep
We’re walking in the air
We’re dancing 18 in the midnight sky
And everyone 19 who sees us greets us 20 as we fly!
Want to see what happens after the song? It won’t improve your English, as it’s wordless!
Notes
To hold tight = hold on firmly. Tight can also mean closely – the tables are a bit tight on the train = close together
Did you remember to write riding (verb ride) and dancing (verb dance) without an ‘e‘? Arousing is another one – but the sense is obscure here – presumably it means the boy notices somewhere down below him a mighty monster rousing from its sleep.
to rouse = to wake up or wake someone up; feel or make someone more active or excited.
to arouse – to create some effect or to cause someone to have a particular feeling
eg The programme aroused a lot of controversy.
*Usually the phrase ‘to believe your eyes‘ is used with the verb ‘can‘ or more often ‘cannot‘ – eg "She’s seen the pile of presents and can’t believe her eyes!" "I couldn’t believe my eyes, when I saw Grandad driving a double-decker bus!"
Did you notice the uses of ‘by‘ meaning ‘past‘ as in ‘go by‘, ‘float by‘?