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A2.1·pop · funk·4:54

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson · 1982

Narrative storytelling in past simple + repeated denial chorus. A2 challenge: follow a short story told in tense.

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Sing with the chorus

But the kid is not my son
(Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hee, ooh!) no, no
For 40 days and for 40 nights, I was on her side
But who can stand when she's in demand? Her schemes and plans

Sing it again — final chorus

But the kid is not my son
No-no-no, no-no-no-no-no-no (hoo)
Billie Jean is not my lover, uh
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (oh, baby)

lover· amante / namorada kid· criança / filho claim· afirmar / alegar

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Who willon the floor in the round?"

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Don't go aroundyoung girls' hearts" (hee-eeh)

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Billie Jean is not myuh

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

So take myadvice

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

But she came andright by me

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Thismuch too soon

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

She said I am the one

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But she came and stood right by me

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

She says I am the one, uh

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

She says I am the one

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Billie Jean is not my lover, uh

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Who will ? on the floor in the round?"

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And be ? of what you do (oh, oh)

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

She ? I am the one (oh, baby)

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

(Don't ? twice!) Do think twice! (Ah-hoo)

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

This ? much too soon

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 "lover" in the whole song?

"lover"

Exercise 23

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

"billie"

Exercise 24

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

But the kid is not my son
Just the smell of sweet perfume
She said I am the one

Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "Billie Jean" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

loverkidclaimbeware

Exercise 26

Who in your life would you dedicate "Billie Jean" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

loverkidclaimbeware

Exercise 27

Compare "Billie Jean" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

loverkidclaimbeware

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

don't→
she's→

Exercise 29

Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.

lover→
kid→
claim→
beware→

Exercise 30

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

loverkidclaimbeware