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Another Day in Paradise

Phil Collins · 1989

Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins (1989) — 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

  • Oh, think twice
  • 'Cause it's another day for you and me in paradise
  • Oh, think twice
  • 'Cause it's another day for you

Echo the hook

  • Just think about it
  • Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do?
  • Oh Lord, there must be something you can say

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Sheout to the man on the street

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Issomewhere you can tell me?

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Starts toas he crosses the street

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause it'sday for you

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh Lord, is theremore anybody can do?

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You can tell from theon her face

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Sir, can you help me

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Is there somewhere you can tell me?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He pretends, he can't hear her

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause it's another day for you

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He can see she's been crying

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

She ? out to the man on the street

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Is ? somewhere you can tell me?

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Seems ? to be there

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

She's got ? on the soles of her feet

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Oh Lord, there must be ? you can say

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 "paradise" in the whole song?

"paradise"

Exercise 23

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

"think"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Probably been moved on from every place
  • Sir, can you help me
  • You and me in paradise

Exercise 25

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

  • 'Cause she didn't fit in there
  • It's cold, and I've nowhere to sleep
  • Oh, think twice

Exercise 26

Rewrite the chorus of "Another Day in Paradise" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

paradisethinkit'sanother

Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Another Day in Paradise" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

paradisethinkit'sanother

Exercise 28

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Another Day in Paradise" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

paradisethinkit'sanother

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's
  • i've
  • doesn't
  • can't
  • she's
  • didn't

Exercise 30

Who in your life would you dedicate "Another Day in Paradise" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

paradisethinkit'sanother