Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen · 1975
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Sing with the chorus
- بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ
- No, we will not let you go (let him go)
- بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ
- We will not let you go (let him go)
Sing the opening verse
- Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
- Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
- I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
- Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Will not let you go let me go
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Mama, just killed a man
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Is this the ? life? Is this just fantasy?
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
But now I've ? and thrown it all away
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Goodbye, ? I've got to go
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Scaramouche, ? will you do the Fandango?
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Never, ? never, never let me go
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "really" in the whole song?
"really"
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:
- Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
- I don't wanna die
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- (Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro, magnifico
- Mama, just killed a man
- Mamma mia, let me go
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
If you had to summarize "Bohemian Rhapsody" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 28
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→doesn't→he's→i've→didn't→gotta→
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Bohemian Rhapsody" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?