ABC
The Jackson 5 · 1970
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- That's how easy love can be
- That's how easy love can be
- Sing a simple melody
- One, two, three
Echo the hook
- Ah, simple as Do Re Mi
- ABC, one, two, three
- Baby, you and me, girl
- ABC
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You went to school to learn, girl
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Like "I" before "E" except after "C"
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
All you gotta do is repeat after me
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Tea-Tea-Teacher's gonna show you show you, show you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I think I love ya'
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
You ? to school to learn, girl
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
All about love, ? (all about love)
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I'm-a gonna ? you how to sing it out
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
It's ? as one, two, three
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Shake it, ? it baby, come on now
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 19
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 20
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 21
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "three" in the whole song?
"three"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "easy" in the whole song?
"easy"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Show me what you can do
- You went to school to learn, girl
- Your education ain't complete
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- ABC, it's easy
- Shake it, shake it baby, ooh, ooh
- Things you never, never knew before
Exercise 26
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
"ABC" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→gonna→gotta→it's→that's→what's→
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "ABC" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?