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Burn

Ellie Goulding · 2013

Burn by Ellie Goulding (2013) — 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

  • 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire
  • Yeah, we got the fire, fire, fire
  • And we gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn
  • We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn

Echo the hook

  • We can light it up, up, up
  • So, they can't put it out, out, out
  • We can light it up, up, up
  • So, they can't put it out, out, out
burnfirelight

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And welet it burn, burn, burn, burn

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

We canit up, up, up

Exercise 3

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Yeah, we got the fire, fire, fire

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We can light it up, up, up

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So, they can't put it out, out, out

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn

Exercise 8

Choose the missing word:

'Cause we got the ? fire, fire

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

And we ? let it burn, burn, burn, burn

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

We gonna let it ? burn, burn, burn

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

We can ? it up, up, up

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

So, they ? put it out, out, out

Exercise 13

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

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

"burn"

Exercise 19

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

"fire"

Exercise 20

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

  • 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire
  • So, they can't put it out, out, out
  • We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn

Exercise 21

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

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 22

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

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 23

If you could ask Ellie Goulding one question about "Burn", what would it be and why?

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 24

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • don't→
  • we're→
  • they're→
  • gonna→
  • we'll→
  • wanna→

Exercise 25

Compare "Burn" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 26

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

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 27

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

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 28

"Burn" was released in 2013. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 29

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

burnfirelightdon't

Exercise 30

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

burnfirelightdon't