Girlfriend
Avril Lavigne · 2007
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Hey, hey, you, you
- I don't like your girlfriend
- No way, no way
- I think you need a new one
Echo the hook
- She's like, so whatever
- You can do so much better
- I think we should get together now
- And that's what everyone's talking about
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:
Hey, hey, you, you
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I think you need a new one
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I know that you like me
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And hell yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You can do so much better
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? like your girlfriend
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I ? to be your girlfriend
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And ? what everyone's talking about
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I think we should get ? now
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
There's no ? so when's it gonna sink in
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 "girlfriend" in the whole song?
"girlfriend"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "think" in the whole song?
"think"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Hey, hey, you, you
- I think you need a new one
- No way, no way
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Girlfriend" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could ask Avril Lavigne one question about "Girlfriend", what would it be and why?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "Girlfriend" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
don't→it's→you're→i'm→she's→that's→
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Girlfriend", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
"Girlfriend" was released in 2007. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.