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California Dreamin'

The Mamas & the Papas · 1965

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas (1965) — 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

  • California dreamin' (California dreamin')
  • On such a winter's day
  • Stopped into a church
  • I passed along the way

Echo the hook

  • On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
  • On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
  • On such a winter's day
winter'scaliforniadreamin'

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

On aday (on a winter's day)

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

California(California dreamin')

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Ialong the way

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And Ito pray (I pretend to pray)

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

HeI'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

California dreamin'dreamin')

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I passed along the way

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I could leave today I could leave today

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

On a winter's day on a winter's day

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

On such a winter's day

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Stopped into a church

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

On a ? day (on a winter's day)

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

California ? (California dreamin')

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I ? along the way

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And I ? to pray (I pretend to pray)

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

California dreamin' ? dreamin')

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 "winter's" in the whole song?

"winter's"

Exercise 23

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

"california"

Exercise 24

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

  • I could leave today (I could leave today)
  • I passed along the way
  • On a winter's day (on a winter's day)

Exercise 25

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

winter'scaliforniadreamin'such

Exercise 26

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

winter'scaliforniadreamin'such

Exercise 27

If you could ask The Mamas & the Papas one question about "California Dreamin'", what would it be and why?

winter'scaliforniadreamin'such

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • i'd→
  • i'm→
  • gonna→
  • didn't→

Exercise 29

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

winter'scaliforniadreamin'such

Exercise 30

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

winter'scaliforniadreamin'such