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Closer

The Chainsmokers · 2016

Closer by The Chainsmokers (2016) — 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

  • We ain't ever getting older
  • We ain't ever getting older
  • We ain't ever getting older
  • You look as good as the day I met you

Echo the hook

  • No, we ain't ever getting older
  • We ain't ever getting older
  • No, we ain't ever getting older
  • We ain't ever getting older
ain'tevergetting

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

But I hope Isee them again

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Moved to the city in acar, and

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andcan't stop

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Pull theright off the corner

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

From yourback in Boulder

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

That we beat toin Tucson, okay

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I hope I never see them again

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

No, I-I-I can't stop

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Of that mattress that you stole

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

That we beat to death in Tucson, okay

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

But I ? I never see them again

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Now ? looking pretty in a hotel bar

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Bite that ? on your shoulder

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

We ? ever getting older

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I know it ? your heart

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 "ain't" in the whole song?

"ain't"

Exercise 23

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

"ever"

Exercise 24

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

  • But I hope I never see them again
  • In the backseat of your Rover
  • That we beat to death in Tucson, okay

Exercise 25

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

ain'tevergettingolder

Exercise 26

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

ain'tevergettingolder

Exercise 27

"Closer" was released in 2016. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

ain'tevergettingolder

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • that's→
  • i'm→
  • you're→
  • can't→

Exercise 29

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

ain'tevergettingolder

Exercise 30

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

ain'tevergettingolder