This song is just perfect to become familiar with structures that use ‘will’ for predictions. The song Que Será Será made it to the hit charts in 1956 after Doris Day’s interpretation in Hitchcock’s film The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Funnily, Doris Day didn’t like Que Será Será as she thought it sounded like a bedtime song for children. But the the soundtrack became so famous, that a hundred years after Doris Day’s birth, she is mainly remembered for this song.

In this activity, some words are missing. Listen and fill in the empty blanks.

Created by blogdeserena

Learning English with songs Que Será, Será

Listen and  fill in the blank with the word(s) you hear.

Activity by Serena

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty? Will I be ...?
Here's what she said to me

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Qué será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Qué será, será
What will be, will be

When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead?
Will .../...rainbows day after day?
Here's what my sweetheart said

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Qué será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Qué será, será
What will be, will be

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be ...? Will I be rich?
I tell them tenderly

Check

Qué será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Qué será, será
What will be, will be
Qué será, será

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