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B1.1·r&b · hip-hop·4:23

Doo Wop (That Thing)

Lauryn Hill · 1998

Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill (1998) — 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

  • That thing, that thing, that thing
  • That thing, that thing, that thing
  • Second verse is dedicated to the men
  • More concerned with his rims and his Timbs than his women

Echo the hook

  • Watch out, watch out
  • Look out, look out
  • Watch out, watch out
  • Look out, look out
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Itake y'all back to the old days

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ladies whereand men would be men

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Asleeping with the gin

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Don'tI haven't been through the same predicament

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Girls, you know you(watch out)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Punk,violence men

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I can remember when I used to ride

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Girls, you know you better watch out

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We said things don't change

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We said people don't change

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? take y'all back to the old days

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Y'all ? this one?

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Who you gon' ? when the repercussions spin?

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Girls, you know you ? (watch out)

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Punk, ? violence men

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 "thing" in the whole song?

"thing"

Exercise 23

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

"watch"

Exercise 24

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

  • (Pick it up now)
  • Brethren come again
  • Used to go

Exercise 25

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

  • Come again (come gain)
  • Girls, you know you better watch out
  • I can remember when I used to ride

Exercise 26

Describe the mood of "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Doo Wop (That Thing)" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 28

Compare "Doo Wop (That Thing)" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wanna→
  • it's→
  • you're→
  • wasn't→
  • you'd→
  • i'm→

Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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