Part Of Your World

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	noun - a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful or remarkable
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ B2	noun - a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
care /kɛr/ B1	verb - to feel concern or interest
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for what is going to happen
explore /ɪkˈsplɔr/ B2	verb - to travel through an unfamiliar area to learn about it
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion characterized by heat, light, and flame
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish-brown, found on beaches and in deserts
big /bɪg/ A1	adjective - of considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes

Grammar:

• Maybe there is something the matter with me

  ➔ Existential "there is/are"

  ➔ Uses "there is" to indicate the existence of something. In this case, it suggests the possibility of a problem.

• Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?

  ➔ Conditional question with "wouldn't"

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation and expectation. "Wouldn't" is a contraction of "would not" and is used to express surprise or seek agreement.

• Looking around here you'd think, Sure, she's got everything

  ➔ Conditional clause with reduced "if" (implied)

  ➔ "Looking around here, *if* you were to look around here, you'd think...". The "if" clause is omitted, making it more concise and conversational. "You'd" is the contracted form of "you would."

• I wanna be where the people are

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna" (want to) and relative clause with "where"

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "Where the people are" is a relative clause defining the place she wants to be.

• Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far

  ➔ Gerund phrase functioning as an adverbial modifier, zero conditional (implied "if")

  ➔ "Flippin' your fins" describes the *way* someone moves. The sentence implies: *If* you are only flipping your fins, you don't get too far.

• What would I give if I could live out of these waters?

  ➔ Second conditional sentence

  ➔ The second conditional uses "would" in the main clause and the past simple in the "if" clause. It expresses a hypothetical situation that is unlikely or impossible in the present.

• Betcha on land, they understand

  ➔ Informal contraction "Betcha" (I bet you) and simple present tense for generalization

  ➔ "Betcha" is an informal contraction of "I bet you". The simple present tense ("understand") expresses a general belief or truth about people on land.

• What's a fire and why does it, what's the word? Burn?

  ➔ Interrogative sentences and ellipsis

  ➔ Uses the interrogative "What's" to ask for a definition. The ellipsis represents a pause or search for the right word before stating "burn".