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Englishman in New York

Sting · 1987

Englishman in New York by Sting (1987) — 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

  • I'm an Englishman in New York
  • See me walking down Fifth Avenue
  • A walking cane here at my side
  • I take it everywhere I walk

Echo the hook

  • Be yourself no matter what they say
  • Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
  • I'm an Englishman in New York
  • Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I don't takeI take tea my dear

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

See medown Fifth Avenue

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm an alien, I'm aalien

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Modesty,can lead to notoriety

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Takes more thangear to make a man

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Awill walk but never run

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I like my toast done on one side

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I take it everywhere I walk

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Then he's the hero of the day

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? take coffee I take tea my dear

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

A walking ? here at my side

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

If ? maketh man," as someone said

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Gentleness, ? are rare in this society

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Confront your ? avoid them when you can

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 "alien" in the whole song?

"alien"

Exercise 23

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

"yourself"

Exercise 24

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

  • At night a candle's brighter than the sun
  • I like my toast done on one side
  • If "manners maketh man," as someone said

Exercise 25

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 26

"Englishman in New York" was released in 1987. 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 27

Imagine you are making a short film with "Englishman in New York" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • don't→
  • i'm→
  • he's→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Englishman in New York", what would happen instead?

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