Child in Time
Deep Purple · 1970
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, no
- Oh, no
- God, oh, no
- Oh, no
Echo the hook
- Sweet child in time
- You'll see the line
- The line that's drawn between
- Good and bad
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:
You'll see the line
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Oh Lord, I bet you have
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You'd better close your eyes
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Lord, I bet you have
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Sweet child in time
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Sweet ? in time
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
See the ? man
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Oh ? I bet you have
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Oh, I ? hear you sing
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
You'd better ? your eyes
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 "line" in the whole song?
"line"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "flying" in the whole song?
"flying"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- If you've been bad
- Sweet child in time
- You'd better close your eyes
Exercise 25
Rewrite the chorus of "Child in Time" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "Child in Time" 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 "Child in Time" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
you'll→that's→you've→you'd→wanna→gotta→
Exercise 29
Who in your life would you dedicate "Child in Time" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 30
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.