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A2.1·rock·2:48

Crying

Roy Orbison · 1961

Crying by Roy Orbison (1961) — 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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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Crying over you
  • Crying over you
  • Then you said so long
  • Left me standing all alone

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Crying over you
  • Crying over you
  • Yes, now you're gone
  • And from this moment on
cryingwhilehand

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I wasfor a while

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

As youto say hello

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Left meall alone

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Canme crying

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Butwhat can I do?

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Yes, nowgone

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I was alright, for a while

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I saw you last night

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

As you stopped to say hello

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You couldn't tell

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Crying over you

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I was ? for a while

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? my hand so tight

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Left me ? all alone

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? that I was over you

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

For you ? love me

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 "crying" in the whole song?

"crying"

Exercise 23

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

  • Crying over you
  • I love you even more
  • I was alright, for a while

Exercise 24

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • But the touch of your hand
  • For you don't love me
  • I could smile for a while

Exercise 25

Rewrite the chorus of "Crying" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

cryingwhilehandalone

Exercise 26

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

cryingwhilehandalone

Exercise 27

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Crying" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

cryingwhilehandalone

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • couldn't→
  • i've→
  • it's→
  • don't→
  • i'll→
  • you're→

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Crying" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

cryingwhilehandalone

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.

cryingwhilehandalone