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Genie in a Bottle

Christina Aguilera · 1999

Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera (1999) — 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'm a genie in a bottle, baby
  • Gotta rub me the right way, honey
  • I'm a genie in a bottle, baby
  • Come, come, come on and let me out

Echo the hook

  • Oh, oh, oh
  • My body's sayin' let's go
  • Oh, oh, oh
  • But my heart is sayin' no

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Waiting forto release me

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But that don't mean I'mgive it away

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

If yoube with me

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Yourub me the right way

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Gotta rub me theway, honey

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Hormonesat the speed of light

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If you wanna be with me

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You gotta rub me the right way

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You gotta make a big impression oh yeah

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm a genie in a bottle, baby

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'll be with you

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Waiting for ? to release me

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

My ? sayin' let's go

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I'm a ? in a bottle

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Gotta rub me the ? way, honey

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

But that don't ? it's gotta be tonight

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 "baby" in the whole song?

"baby"

Exercise 23

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

"bottle"

Exercise 24

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

  • Come on, come on
  • Come, come, come on and let me out
  • Music's fading and the lights down low

Exercise 25

If you could ask Christina Aguilera one question about "Genie in a Bottle", what would it be and why?

babybottlegeniesayin'

Exercise 26

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

babybottlegeniesayin'

Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Genie in a Bottle" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

babybottlegeniesayin'

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've
  • you're
  • don't
  • i'm
  • gonna
  • let's

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Genie in a Bottle" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

babybottlegeniesayin'

Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Genie in a Bottle" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

babybottlegeniesayin'