Easy on Me
Adele · 2021
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Go easy on me, baby
- I was still a child
- Didn't get the chance to
- Feel the world around me
Sing the opening verse
- There ain't no gold in this river
- That I've been washing my hands in forever
- I know there is hope in these waters
- But I can't bring myself to swim
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:
That I've been washing my hands in forever
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But I can't bring myself to swim
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You can't deny how hard I've tried
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I had good intentions
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I didn't get the chance to
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
There ? no gold in this river
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
But I ? bring myself to swim
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Feel the ? around me
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
But now I ? up
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
But I know ? nowㅤ
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 "easy" in the whole song?
"easy"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "baby" in the whole song?
"baby"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I had good intentions
- So, go easy on me
- There ain't no gold in this river
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- But I know right nowㅤ
- I was still a child
- That I've been washing my hands in forever
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "Easy on Me" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 27
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Easy on Me" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
If you could ask Adele one question about "Easy on Me", what would it be and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→can't→didn't→doesn't→
Exercise 30
Compare "Easy on Me" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?