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A1.1·rock-and-roll·2:03

Blue Suede Shoes

Elvis Presley · 1956

Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley (1956) — 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 singer

  • Three to get ready now go cat go
blueshoessuede

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Three to getnow go cat go

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But don't you step on my blueshoes.

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

You canme down step in my face

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

But uh uhlay off my shoes

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You can burn mysteal my car

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Drink myfrom an old fruit jar

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And do anything that you want to do

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Do anything that you want to do

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Slander my name all over the place

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh let's go cats

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But uh uh honey lay off them shoes

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Three to get ? now go cat go

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You can ? me down step in my face

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

But uh uh ? lay off my shoes

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You can ? my house steal my car

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And don't you step on my ? suede shoes

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 "blue" in the whole song?

"blue"

Exercise 23

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

"shoes"

Exercise 24

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

  • But uh uh honey lay off them shoes
  • Oh let's go cats
  • Three to get ready now go cat go

Exercise 25

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

blueshoessuedeanything

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Blue Suede Shoes" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

blueshoessuedeanything

Exercise 27

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

blueshoessuedeanything

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • don't→
  • let's→

Exercise 29

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

blueshoessuedeanything

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.

blueshoessuedeanything