Eye of the Tiger
Survivor · 1982
🎤 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
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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:
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:
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 "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?
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).
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?
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?