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A1.1·pop · acoustic-pop·3:17

Count on Me

Bruno Mars · 2010

Friendship-themed with first-conditional structures and the idiom 'count on someone'. Very clear diction — Bruno Mars enunciates every syllable.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • And I know when I need it
  • I can count on you like 4, 3, 2, and you'll be there
  • 'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
  • Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Sing the opening verse

  • Count on Me - Bruno Mars
  • Oh-oh-oh
  • If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
  • I'll sail the world to find you

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Count on Me -Mars

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll sail theto find you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll be theto guide you

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll sing a songyou

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Every day I willyou, oh

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You'llhave my shoulder when you cry

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll sail the world to find you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We'll find out what we're made of

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll sing a song beside you

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Count on Me - Bruno Mars

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Count on Me - ? Mars

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I'll be the ? to guide you

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And I ? when I need it

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Every day I will ? you, oh

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

You'll ? have my shoulder when you cry

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

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Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

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Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

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Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

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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 "count" in the whole song?

"count"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "i'll" in the whole song?

"i'll"

Exercise 24

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

  • And I know when I need it
  • Count on Me - Bruno Mars
  • We'll find out what we're made of

Exercise 25

"Count on Me" was released in 2010. 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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Exercise 26

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

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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.

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'll
  • can't
  • we'll
  • we're
  • you'll
  • that's

Exercise 29

Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.

  • count on
  • friend
  • sail
  • lost

Exercise 30

If you could ask Bruno Mars one question about "Count on Me", what would it be and why?

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