Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
McFadden & Whitehead · 1979
🎤 Sing along
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
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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:
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:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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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.
Exercise 25
If you could ask McFadden & Whitehead one question about "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", what would it be and why?
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).
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?
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.
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?