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Candle in the Wind

Elton John · 1973

Candle in the Wind by Elton John (1973) — 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

  • Your candle burned out long before
  • Your legend ever did
  • Loneliness was tough
  • The toughest role you ever played

Echo the hook

  • Goodbye Norma Jeane
  • Though I never knew you at all
  • You had the grace to hold yourself
  • While those around you crawled
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Though Iknew you at all

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And theyinto your brain

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Neverwho to cling to

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Therole you ever played

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

All thehad to say

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And I would'veto known you

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Though I never knew you at all

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

While those around you crawled

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And they whispered into your brain

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And they made you change your name

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I was just a kid

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Though I ? knew you at all

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And they made you ? your name

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Your candle ? out long before

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

All the ? had to say

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Your legend ? did

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 "candle" in the whole song?

"candle"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "never" in the whole song?

"never"

Exercise 24

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

  • Though I never knew you at all
  • Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
  • While those around you crawled

Exercise 25

Compare "Candle in the Wind" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

"Candle in the Wind" was released in 1973. 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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