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B1.1·rock·5:12

Barracuda

Heart · 1977

Barracuda by Heart (1977) — 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

  • You better make up something quick
  • You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
  • Ooh, barracuda, oh yeah

Sing it again — final chorus

  • You better make up something quick
  • You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
  • Oh, barra-barracuda, yeah
burnbarracudayou're

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I had to turn myaway

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Andit never fails

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Nowyou, barracuda? Oh

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And if the realdon't do the trick

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithat you got the blues too

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Made for thepools, silly, silly fools

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I had to turn my heart away

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I bet you're gonna ambush me

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You met the porpoise and me, uh-huh

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

"Sell me, sell you," the porpoise said

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I had to ? my heart away

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? so low in the weeds

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You met the ? and me, uh-huh

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

"Sell me, ? you," the porpoise said

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Swam ? looking back

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 "burn" in the whole song?

"burn"

Exercise 23

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

"barracuda"

Exercise 24

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

  • I had to turn my heart away
  • I think that you got the blues too
  • Now wouldn't you, barracuda? Oh

Exercise 25

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

  • Ooh, barracuda, oh yeah
  • Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone
  • Swam without looking back

Exercise 26

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

burnbarracudayou'reporpoise

Exercise 27

"Barracuda" was released in 1977. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

burnbarracudayou'reporpoise

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "Barracuda" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

burnbarracudayou'reporpoise

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • gonna→
  • you'd→
  • wouldn't→
  • don't→

Exercise 30

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

burnbarracudayou'reporpoise