Careless Whisper
Wham! · 1984
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Guilty feet have got no rhythm
- Though it's easy to pretend
- I know you're not a fool
- I Should've known better than to cheat a friend
Echo the hook
- Now that you're gone
- Now that you're gone
- Now that you're gone
- Was what I did so wrong
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I feel so unsure
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I know you're not a fool
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
So I'm never gonna dance again
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Pain is that all you'll find
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The way I danced with you, ooh
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? so unsure
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Though it's ? to pretend
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
The ? whispers of a good friend
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I Should've ? better than to cheat a friend
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Maybe it's ? this way
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "dance" in the whole song?
"dance"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "never" in the whole song?
"never"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I feel so unsure
- Maybe it's better this way
- To the heart and mind ignorance is kind
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- And waste a chance that I'd been given
- As the music dies
- Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "Careless Whisper" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 27
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Careless Whisper" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
If you could ask Wham! one question about "Careless Whisper", what would it be and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→gonna→it's→you're→i'd→there's→
Exercise 30
Compare "Careless Whisper" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?