Punk Rock 101

• By: Bowling For Soup
• Album: Songs People Actually Liked Vol. 1 - The First 10 Years (1994 - 2003)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a large stone noun - a genre of popular music
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a feeling of strong affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue or protect from harm
hair /heər/ A1	noun - the fine, threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans or animals.
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, invented, or developed.
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having completely run out of money
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A2	adjective - known and recognized by many people.
bought /bɔːt/ A1	verb - past tense of buy; to acquire something by paying for it
cried /kraɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of cry; shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
works /wɜːrks/ A1	verb - to perform labor or duty
married /ˈmærid/ A2	verb - to become someone's husband or wife
changes /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ A2	verb - to make or become different
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be alive; reside
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense.
contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ B2	adjective - likely to spread to and affect others.

Grammar:

• She works at Hot Topic

  ➔ Present simple tense for routines and facts

  ➔ The sentence uses the **present simple** to state a habitual action or fact.

• His knee tore

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions

  ➔ The verb **tore** is the past simple form of **tear** to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Let's throw up our rock hands

  ➔ Imperative with **let's** (let us) to make a suggestion or call to action

  ➔ **Let's** is a contraction of **let us** used to suggest or propose an action together.

• She left him for staring at girls and not caring

  ➔ Gerund form after the preposition **for**

  ➔ The phrase **staring** is the gerund form of **stare**, used after the preposition **for** to indicate purpose or reason.

• Like Tommy and Gina

  ➔ Preposition **like** to introduce examples or comparisons

  ➔ **Like** is used as a preposition to give examples or make comparisons between people or things.

• My spiked hair, your new Vans

  ➔ Possessive adjectives + noun to indicate ownership or relationship

  ➔ The phrases **My** and **your** are possessive adjectives indicating ownership.