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All About That Bass

Meghan Trainor · 2014

All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor (2014) — 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 along

Sing with the chorus

  • (Shoo-wop-wop, sha-ooh-wop-wop)
  • She says, "Boys like a little more booty to hold at night"
  • (That booty, booty, uh, that booty, booty)
  • And, no, I won't be no stick-figure silicone Barbie doll

Sing it again — final chorus

  • (Shoo-wop-wop, sha-ooh-wop-wop)
  • So, if that's what's you're into then go ahead and move along
  • Because you know I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
  • I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Yeah, it'sclear, I ain't no size two

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But I canit, shake it

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I see theworkin' that Photoshop

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

'Causeinch of you is perfect

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

From theto the top

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Hey, I'mbooty back

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Like I'm supposed to do

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I see the magazines workin' that Photoshop

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause every inch of you is perfect

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know you love this bass, ayy, haha

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I'm all about that ? 'bout that bass

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Like I'm ? to do

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I see the ? workin' that Photoshop

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

'Cause ? inch of you is perfect

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I'm all about that bass, ? that bass

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 "bass" in the whole song?

"bass"

Exercise 23

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

"bout"

Exercise 24

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • (That booty, booty, uh, that booty, booty)
  • Bass, bass, bass (bass)
  • From the bottom to the top

Exercise 25

Who in your life would you dedicate "All About That Bass" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

bassbouttreblebooty

Exercise 26

Compare "All About That Bass" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

bassbouttreblebooty

Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "All About That Bass", what would happen instead?

bassbouttreblebooty

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm
  • it's
  • don't
  • won't
  • that's
  • what's

Exercise 29

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

bassbouttreblebooty

Exercise 30

If you had to summarize "All About That Bass" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

bassbouttreblebooty