Crazy
Seal · 1991
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- A man decides after 70 years
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:
Miracles will happen as we trip
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Miracles will happen as we speak
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And then you see things
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
They'll break it
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
A man decides after 70 years
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
A man ? after 70 years
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
And ? a fractal on a breaking wall
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And yet ? they were friends at school
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
(Isn't that ? isn't that crazy, isn't that crazy?)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
The ? of which you've never known before
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 "crazy" in the whole song?
"crazy"
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:
- Crazy yellow people walking through my head
- No, no, never survive
- Only child know
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- A man decides after 70 years
- And then you see things
- Miracles will happen as we speak
Exercise 26
Who in your life would you dedicate "Crazy" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 27
Compare "Crazy" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 28
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Crazy", what would happen instead?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
we're→gonna→isn't→there's→you've→they'll→
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.