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Banana Pancakes

Jack Johnson · 2005

Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson (2005) — 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

  • Can't you see that it's just raining
  • Ain't no need to go outside
  • But baby, you hardly even notice
  • When I try to show you this

Echo the hook

  • Can't you see, can't you see
  • Rain all day
  • And I don't mind
  • But the telephone is singing
needcan'tain't

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

But baby, youeven notice

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Likeup too early

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Pretend like its thenow

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

'Causemy little lady

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

But theis singing

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

When theworld fits inside of your arms

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Can't you see that it's just raining

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When I try to show you this

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Maybe we can sleep in

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And we could pretend it all the time

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Cause I love to lay here lazy

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Ain't no ? to go outside

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Like ? up too early

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Really ? mind the practice

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Can't you see, ? you see

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Don't ? need to pay attention to the alarm

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 "need" in the whole song?

"need"

Exercise 23

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

"can't"

Exercise 24

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

  • 'Cause you're my little lady
  • Can't you see that it's just raining
  • We need right here

Exercise 25

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

  • Ain't no need to go outside
  • Ain't no need, ain't no need, mmmm mmmmm
  • But baby, you hardly even notice

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.

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Exercise 27

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

needcan'tain'tit's

Exercise 28

"Banana Pancakes" was released in 2005. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • can't→
  • it's→
  • you're→
  • i'll→
  • don't→
  • there's→

Exercise 30

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

needcan'tain'tit's