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A2.2·rock·4:02

Calling All Angels

Train · 2003

Calling All Angels by Train (2003) — 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

  • And I'm
  • Calling all angels
  • And I'm
  • Calling all you angels

Echo the hook

  • I won't give up
  • If you don't give up
  • I won't give up
  • If you don't give up

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

To let me knowhere

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Thatare gonna look up

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And no safeto put my head

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Justit all from being clear

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Some kind of hopeof me

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Andteams are kissing queens

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I need a sign

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I need to know

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you can feel the world shake

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I won't give up

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I won't give up

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? a sign

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

'Cause I ? us drownin'

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

From the ? that are said

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Just ? it all from being clear

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

While ? eyes solve marriage lies

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 "give" in the whole song?

"give"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "don't" in the whole song?

"don't"

Exercise 24

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

  • And I won't give up
  • I need a hand to help build up
  • I need a sign

Exercise 25

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

  • Calling all angels
  • I won't give up
  • To let me know you're here

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

If you could ask Train one question about "Calling All Angels", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're
  • gonna
  • i'm
  • won't
  • don't
  • it's

Exercise 30

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

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