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A2.2·rock·2:26

Break On Through (To the Other Side)

The Doors · 1967

Break On Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors (1967) — 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

Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side, yeah

Echo the hook

She get high
She get high
She get high
She get high, yeah

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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

You know the daythe night

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Nightthe day

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Break on through to theside

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Dug ourthere

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Everybodymy baby

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Arms thatus

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know the day destroys the night

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But can you still recall

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

She get high

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I found an island in your arms

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Tried to run

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You ? the day destroys the night

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Break on ? to the other side

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

We ? our pleasures here

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Everybody ? my baby

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Arms that ? us

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 "break" in the whole song?

"break"

Exercise 23

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

"through"

Exercise 24

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

Night divides the day
She get high, yeah
Week to week

Exercise 25

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 26

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 27

"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" was released in 1967. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 28

If you had to summarize "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 29

Compare "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 30

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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