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A2.2·metal·7:17

Fear of the Dark

Iron Maiden · 1992

Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden (1992) — 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 am a man who walks alone
  • And when I'm walking a dark road
  • At night or strolling through the park

Sing it again — final chorus

  • I am a man who walks alone

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I am a man whoalone

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ifeel a little strange

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Whensearching for the light?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I have a constant fear thatalways near

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And as youup your pace

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Debatingand folklores

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I am a man who walks alone

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I sometimes feel a little strange

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Have you run your fingers down the wall

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you're searching for the light?

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You've sensed that something's watching you

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I am a man who ? alone

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Fear of the ? fear of the dark

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

When ? searching for the light?

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Have you ? been alone at night

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I have a constant fear that something's ? near

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 "fear" in the whole song?

"fear"

Exercise 23

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

"dark"

Exercise 24

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

  • And when I'm walking a dark road
  • The unknown troubles on your mind
  • You find it hard to look again

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Fear of the Dark" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm
  • it's
  • you're
  • you've
  • there's

Exercise 29

"Fear of the Dark" was released in 1992. 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 30

If you could ask Iron Maiden one question about "Fear of the Dark", what would it be and why?

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