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Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

McFadden & Whitehead · 1979

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now by McFadden & Whitehead (1979) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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Sing with the chorus

  • Ain't no stoppin' us now
  • We're on the move!
  • Ain't no stoppin us now!
  • We've got the groove!

Echo the hook

  • Movin' on, I'm movin' on
  • Movin' on, I'm movin' on
  • Movin' on, I'm movin' on
  • I'm movin' on, I'm movin'

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ain't nous now

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

There's been so manythats held us down

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Theydon't have, nowhere to go.

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Ask them wheregoing, they don't know.

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I don'tstop, please don't make me stop

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I don't wanna stop,don't make me stop

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We're on the move!

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We've got the groove!

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ask them where they're going, they don't know.

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Movin' on, I'm movin' on

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ain't no stoppin' us now

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Ain't no ? us now

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Don't you let ? nothing, stand in your way!

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Ask them where ? going, they don't know.

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? wanna stop, please don't make me stop

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I don't wanna ? please don't make me stop

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "ain't" in the whole song?

"ain't"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "stoppin" in the whole song?

"stoppin"

Exercise 24

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've

Exercise 25

If you could ask McFadden & Whitehead one question about "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", what would it be and why?

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've

Exercise 26

Rewrite the chorus of "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • we're
  • we've
  • there's
  • we'll
  • don't
  • won't

Exercise 28

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", what would happen instead?

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've

Exercise 29

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" was released in 1979. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

ain'tstoppinwe'rewe've