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Eye of the Tiger

Survivor · 1982

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor (1982) — 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

  • The eye of the tiger
  • The eye of the tiger
  • The eye of the tiger
  • The eye of the tiger

Echo the hook

  • It's the eye of the tiger
  • It's the thrill of the fight
  • Rising up to the challenge of our rival
  • And the last known survivor

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Went thenow I'm back on my feet

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

So manyit happens too fast

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

You mustjust to keep them alive

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Rising up to theof our rival

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Hangingstaying hungry

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Rising up,to the top

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You trade your passion for glory

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Did my time, took my chances

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So many times it happens too fast

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's the thrill of the fight

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Did my ? took my chances

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? your passion for glory

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Rising up to the ? of our rival

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Face to ? out in the heat

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And the last ? survivor

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 "tiger" in the whole song?

"tiger"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?

"it's"

Exercise 24

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

  • Had the guts, got the glory
  • Rising up, back on the street
  • Stalks his prey in the night

Exercise 25

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

  • Did my time, took my chances
  • It's the thrill of the fight
  • Rising up to the challenge of our rival

Exercise 26

If you could ask Survivor one question about "Eye of the Tiger", what would it be and why?

tigerit'srisingfight

Exercise 27

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

tigerit'srisingfight

Exercise 28

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

tigerit'srisingfight

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm
  • don't
  • it's
  • he's
  • gonna

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Eye of the Tiger" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

tigerit'srisingfight