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Girlfriend

Avril Lavigne · 2007

Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne (2007) — 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

  • 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

Fill the blank in this line:

Iyou need a new one

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And hell yeah, I'm theprincess

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andwhat everyone's talking about

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And that's whattalking about

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause I can,I can do it better

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

She's sowhat the hell were you thinking?

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:

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 "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.

girlfriendthinkknowdon't

Exercise 26

If you could ask Avril Lavigne one question about "Girlfriend", what would it be and why?

girlfriendthinkknowdon't

Exercise 27

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

girlfriendthinkknowdon't

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?

girlfriendthinkknowdon't

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.

girlfriendthinkknowdon't