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A2.2·rock·6:19

Black

Pearl Jam · 1991

Black by Pearl Jam (1991) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Of what was everything
  • Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black
  • Tattooed everything
  • I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Of what was everything
  • All the pictures have all been washed in black
  • Tattooed everything
  • All the love gone bad turned my world to black
everythingknowblack

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Sheets ofcanvas, untouched sheets of clay

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ooh, and all Iher was everything

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh, thehave all been washed in black

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I'moh I'm spinning

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Howthe sun can drop away

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

All the pictures have all beenin black

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

How quick the sun can drop away

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, oh, ooh

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Hey, hey, ? uh

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Ooh, and all I ? her was everything

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Oh, the ? have all been washed in black

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? oh I'm spinning

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And now my bitter ? cradle broken glass

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 "everything" in the whole song?

"everything"

Exercise 23

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

"know"

Exercise 24

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

  • And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
  • Hey, hey, yeah, uh
  • Of what was everything

Exercise 25

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Black", what would happen instead?

everythingknowblacktattooed

Exercise 26

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

everythingknowblacktattooed

Exercise 27

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

everythingknowblacktattooed

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • i'll→
  • you'll→
  • can't→

Exercise 29

"Black" was released in 1991. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

everythingknowblacktattooed

Exercise 30

If you could ask Pearl Jam one question about "Black", what would it be and why?

everythingknowblacktattooed