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A1.2·jazz·2:33

Fly Me to the Moon

Frank Sinatra · 1964

Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra (1964) — 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

  • In other words, please be true
  • In other words, I love you

Sing it again — final chorus

  • In other words, please be true
  • In other words, in other words
  • I love you!

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Let me play upwith those stars

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Onand Mars

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Inwords, hold my hand

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Fill mywith song

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Let mefor ever more

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

All Iand adore

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You are all I long for

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

In other words, I love you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You are all I worship

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I love you!

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Let me play up there with those stars

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Let me ? up there with those stars

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

On ? and Mars

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

In other ? darling, kiss me

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You are all I ? for

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

In other words, ? be true

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 "other" in the whole song?

"other"

Exercise 23

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

"words"

Exercise 24

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

  • Fill my heart with song
  • Fly me to the moon
  • You fill my heart with song

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Fly Me to the Moon" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Who in your life would you dedicate "Fly Me to the Moon" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 29

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 30

Compare "Fly Me to the Moon" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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