Level: High Beginning and Up
Pair with the Song: “Meant to Be” (Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, 2018)
Recommended Videos: the official lyric video (previewing advised); the official audio-only video; the official acoustic video (Bebe Rexha sings solo and is accompanied by only a guitar.)

In the song “Meant to Be,” a man asks a woman to ride with him in his car—to relax and put her feet up on the “dash” (the dashboard). She is reluctant because she wants to know where they’re going—that is, where their relationship is going. In the end, they both decide to take the ride, singing “If it’s meant to be, it’ll be.”

The song repeats the contraction it’ll many times. The worksheet below targets the contractions I’ll and it’ll. Students use the two contractions when writing about their dream vacation. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use.

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A.  Read the sentences under the photo.

I’ll be in on vacation in the Caribbean for a week.
It’ll be warm there.

The contraction for I will is I’ll. The contraction for it will is it’ll.

B.  Complete the sentence below.

Where are you going on your dream vacation?

I’m going to ___________________________________________.

C.  Answer the questions. Begin each answer with I’ll or It’ll.

1. How long will your vacation be? (For example: five days, one week, etc.)

2. How long will it take to get there? (For example: two hours, one day, etc.)

3. Where will you stay? (For example: at a hotel, in a tent, in a cabin, etc.)

4. How will the weather probably be? (For example: hot, sunny, snowy, etc.)

5. How will the food probably be? (For example: expensive, delicious, spicy)

6. How do you think you will feel?  (For example: happy, relaxed, excited)

D.  Read the questions and answers aloud with a partner.

Worksheet © 2024 Sandra Heyer. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
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