Everything You Want
Vertical Horizon · 1999
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- Somewhere, theres speaking, it's already coming in
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:
Now you're here and you don't know why
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
He's everything you want, he's everything you need
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You're waiting for someone to push you away
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
It's only what you're asking for
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Past the places where you might have turned
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Somewhere, ? speaking, it's already coming in
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Past the ? where you used to learn
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
You're ? for someone to put you together
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
He's everything you ? he's everything you need
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Past the places where you ? have turned
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 "everything" in the whole song?
"everything"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "he's" in the whole song?
"he's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- It's only what you're waiting for
- Somewhere, there's speaking, it's already coming in
- You're waiting for someone to put you together
Exercise 25
Compare "Everything You Want" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 26
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Everything You Want", what would happen instead?
Exercise 27
Describe the mood of "Everything You Want" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
there's→it's→you're→don't→won't→he's→
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Everything You Want" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.