Jungle

• By: Sugababes

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
suit /suːt/ A2	noun - a set of clothes made of the same material, usually a jacket and trousers or a skirt
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression on your face that shows happiness or amusement verb - to make a smile
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - something such as coins or notes used to pay for things
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the part of the body with which people or animals see
hours /ˈaʊərz/ A1	noun - a period of 60 minutes
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
animal /ˈænɪml/ A1	noun - a living creature that is not a plant
vanity /ˈvænəti/ B2	noun - the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities, or achievements
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ A2	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to use physical force to try to defeat someone noun - an act of fighting
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ A2	noun - an area of land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - living or growing in natural conditions and not raised or controlled by humans
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
freaks /friːks/ B2	noun - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
inside /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the inner part of something

Grammar:

• Put on your suit and tie, put on that killer smile

  ➔ Imperative Mood (for instructions/commands)

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative form of the verb "put on" to give a command or instruction. The subject "you" is implied.

• Go get your money, baby, look them in the eye

  ➔ Imperative Mood, Phrasal Verb ("look [someone] in the eye")

  ➔ Again, imperative mood. "Look them in the eye" is a phrasal verb meaning to look directly at someone, usually to show confidence or honesty.

• All of these hours wasted, acting civilized

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective (wasted), Present Participle as Adjective (acting)

  ➔ "Wasted" describes the "hours", functioning as an adjective. "Acting" also describes the state of being civilized, modifying the wasted hours.

• I hide away, by day, that's why I love the night

  ➔ Reason Clause ('that's why')

  ➔ "That's why" introduces a clause that explains the reason for the preceding statement (I love the night because I hide away by day).

• Oops, there goes my vanity

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence, Subject-Verb Inversion (There goes...)

  ➔ The structure "There goes..." is used for emphasis in an exclamatory way, often expressing surprise or disappointment. Subject and verb are inverted.

• It's natural, don't be mad at me

  ➔ Adjective (natural), Negative Imperative (don't be)

  ➔ "Natural" describes the inherent quality or characteristic. "Don't be mad" is a negative command, telling someone not to feel a certain way.

• Hustle and we grind, Fight to stay alive

  ➔ Imperative (Hustle, Fight), Infinitive of Purpose (to stay)

  ➔ "Hustle" and "Fight" are imperatives used to give commands. "To stay alive" is an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose of the fight.