Last Christmas

• By: Wham!
• Album: The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of 24 hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion, pain, or irritation.
special /ˈspeʃ.əl/ A2	adjective - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual
shy /ʃaɪ/ B1	adjective - being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people.
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight in humans and animals
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	verb - cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock. noun - an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing.
fool /fuːl/ B2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. verb - deceive or trick (someone).
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is or could be occupied
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, often thought to be their identity
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone

Grammar:

• Last Christmas I gave you my heart

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the simple past tense ("gave") to describe an action that was completed in the past. 'Last Christmas' clearly indicates when the action happened.

• But the very next day you gave it away

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: give away

  ➔ "Gave away" is a phrasal verb meaning to give something to someone else for free or to betray something. The structure is verb + adverbial particle.

• This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special

  ➔ Future Simple (will), Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The sentence uses the future simple ("I'll give") to describe a future intention. "To save me from tears" is an infinitive phrase of purpose, explaining the reason for the future action.

• Once bitten and twice shy

  ➔ Shortened passive clause

  ➔ This is a proverb. It implies 'Once someone is bitten (by an experience), they are twice as shy'. The verbs 'is' or 'was' are omitted. It's a shortened passive clause used idiomatically.

• I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye

  ➔ Present Simple, conjunction 'but'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense ("keep", "catch") to describe habitual actions or general truths. "But" is a coordinating conjunction that connects two contrasting ideas.

• Tell me baby, do you recognize me

  ➔ Imperative, Interrogative form

  ➔ "Tell me baby" is an imperative sentence. "Do you recognize me" is in an interrogative (question) form using the auxiliary verb "do".

• Now I know what a fool I've been

  ➔ Present Perfect, Embedded Question

  ➔ "I've been" is in the present perfect tense indicating a past action with present relevance. "What a fool I've been" is an embedded question, acting as the object of the verb "know". The structure is 'subject + verb + question word + subject + verb'.

• I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice

  ➔ Present Continuous, prepositional phrase

  ➔ "I'm hiding" uses present continuous to express an action in progress at the moment of speaking/singing. "From you" is a prepositional phrase, indicating who the speaker is hiding from.