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Because of You

Kelly Clarkson · 2004

Because of You by Kelly Clarkson (2004) — 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

  • Because of you
  • I never stray too far from the sidewalk
  • Because of you
  • I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt

Echo the hook

  • I am afraid
  • I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in your sleep (I watched you die, in your sleep)
  • I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me (I was too young for you to lean on me)
  • You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain (You never saw me)
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Istray too far from the sidewalk

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Because I knowweakness in your eyes

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Mycan't possibly break

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I nevertoo far from the sidewalk

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I try myjust to forget everything

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I don't know how to letelse in

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Because of you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Because of you, I am afraid

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I cannot cry

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I am afraid

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm ashamed of my life, because it's empty

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? stray too far from the sidewalk

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Because I ? that's weakness in your eyes

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

When it ? even whole to start with

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

For the ? damn thing

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I ? know how to let anyone else in

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 "because" in the whole song?

"because"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "never" in the whole song?

"never"

Exercise 24

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

  • Because of you
  • Ooh, ooh, ooh
  • When it wasn't even whole to start with

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • don't→
  • it's→
  • that's→
  • i'm→
  • can't→

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Because of You" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 30

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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