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Cecilia

Simon & Garfunkel · 1970

Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel (1970) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Celia, you're breaking my heart
  • You're shaking my confidence daily
  • Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
  • I'm begging you please to come home

Echo the hook

  • Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
  • Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
  • Oh-oh-oh-oh
  • Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
you'rehomececilia

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Celia,breaking my heart

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh,I'm down on my knees

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Celia, you'remy heart

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm begging youto come home

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Up in my(making love)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Jubilation, sheme again

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Celia, you're breaking my heart

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got up to wash my face

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Jubilation, she loves me again

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Come on home

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Celia, ? breaking my heart

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? you please to come home

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I'm begging you ? to come home

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I got up to ? my face

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Jubilation, she ? me again

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 "you're" in the whole song?

"you're"

Exercise 23

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

"home"

Exercise 24

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

  • Celia, you're breaking my heart
  • Come on home
  • Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia

Exercise 25

"Cecilia" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

you'rehomececiliapick

Exercise 26

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

you'rehomececiliapick

Exercise 27

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

you'rehomececiliapick

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • i'm→

Exercise 29

If you could ask Simon & Garfunkel one question about "Cecilia", what would it be and why?

you'rehomececiliapick

Exercise 30

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

you'rehomececiliapick