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Blowin' in the Wind

Bob Dylan · 1963

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (1963) — 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

  • The answer is blowin' in the wind
  • Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist
  • Before it is washed to the sea?
  • Yes, and how many years can some people exist

Sing it again — final chorus

  • The answer is blowin' in the wind
  • Yes, and how many times must a man look up
  • Before he can see the sky?
  • Yes, and how many ears must one man have
manyanswerblowin'

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

How manymust a man walk down

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Before shein the sand?

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Beforeforever banned?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

The answer isin the wind

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Before it isto the sea?

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Before they'reto be free?

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Before you call him a man?

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Before they're forever banned?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And pretend that he just doesn't see?

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Before he can hear people cry?

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

How many seas must a white dove sail

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

How ? roads must a man walk down

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Before she ? in the sand?

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The ? my friend, is blowin' in the wind

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Before it is ? to the sea?

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And ? that he just doesn't see?

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 "many" in the whole song?

"many"

Exercise 23

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

"answer"

Exercise 24

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

  • And pretend that he just doesn't see?
  • Before they're forever banned?
  • How many roads must a man walk down

Exercise 25

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

  • Before it is washed to the sea?
  • Before you call him a man?
  • The answer is blowin' in the wind

Exercise 26

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

manyanswerblowin'wind

Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Blowin' in the Wind" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

manyanswerblowin'wind

Exercise 28

Compare "Blowin' in the Wind" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

manyanswerblowin'wind

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • doesn't→

Exercise 30

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

manyanswerblowin'wind