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A2.1·funk·5:48

Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)

Parliament · 1975

Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) by Parliament (1975) — 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

  • La la la la la
  • Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww
  • La la la la la
  • Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

Echo the hook

  • Tear the roof off
  • We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker
  • Tear the roof off the sucker
  • Tear the roof off
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

We'retear the roof off the mother sucker

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

We're gonna tear the roof off thesucker

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

There's alot of rhythm goin' 'round

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

There's a whole lot ofgoin' 'round

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

We need the funk, wehave that funk

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We're gonna turn this mother out

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We want the funk, give up the funk

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Tear the roof off

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

La la la la la

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Tear the ? off

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

We're gonna ? the roof off the mother sucker

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

There's a whole lot of ? goin' 'round

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Oww, we want the ? give up the funk

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

We're gonna ? this mother out

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"funk"

Exercise 21

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

"goin'"

Exercise 22

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

  • Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww
  • Tear the roof off
  • There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Exercise 23

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 24

If you could ask Parliament one question about "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 25

Rewrite the chorus of "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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Exercise 26

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • we're→
  • gonna→
  • you've→
  • there's→
  • gotta→
  • we'll→

Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 28

"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" was released in 1975. 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 29

Describe the mood of "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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