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Family Affair

Sly and the Family Stone · 1971

Family Affair by Sly and the Family Stone (1971) — 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

  • It's a family affair
  • It's a family affair

Sing the opening verse

  • It's a family affair, it's a family affair
  • It's a family affair, it's a family affair
  • One child grows up to be
  • Somebody that just loves to learn
it'sfamilyaffair

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

It's aaffair, it's a family affair

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Onegrows up to be

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andchild grows up to be

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Butstill checking each other out

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You can't'cause your heart is there

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You can't cry, 'causelook broke down

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Somebody you'd just love to burn

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But you're still checking each other out

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You can't cry, 'cause you'll look broke down

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

One child grows up to be

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And another child grows up to be

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

It's a ? affair, it's a family affair

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Somebody that just ? to learn

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Mom loves the ? of them

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

But ? still checking each other out

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

You ? leave, 'cause your heart is there

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 "it's" in the whole song?

"it's"

Exercise 23

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

"family"

Exercise 24

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

  • But you're still checking each other out
  • It's a family affair, it's a family affair
  • Mom loves the both of them

Exercise 25

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

it'sfamilyaffaircause

Exercise 26

If you could ask Sly and the Family Stone one question about "Family Affair", what would it be and why?

it'sfamilyaffaircause

Exercise 27

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

it'sfamilyaffaircause

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • you'd→
  • you're→
  • can't→
  • you'll→

Exercise 29

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Family Affair", what would happen instead?

it'sfamilyaffaircause

Exercise 30

"Family Affair" was released in 1971. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

it'sfamilyaffaircause