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God Only Knows

The Beach Boys · 1966

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys (1966) — 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

  • If you should ever leave me
  • Though life would still go on, believe me
  • The world could show nothing to me
  • So what good would living do me?

Sing it again — final chorus

  • If you should ever leave me
  • Though life would still go on, believe me
  • The world could show nothing to me
  • So what good would living do me?
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I may notlove you

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But long asare stars above you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

God onlywhat I'd be without you

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Though life would still go on,me

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

So what good woulddo me?

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

If you should everme

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I may not always love you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But long as there are stars above you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll make you so sure about it

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If you should ever leave me

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

The world could show nothing to me

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I may not ? love you

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? need to doubt it

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

If you ? ever leave me

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

So what ? would living do me?

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Though life would still go on, ? me

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 "knows" in the whole song?

"knows"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "without" in the whole song?

"without"

Exercise 24

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

  • God only knows what I'd be without you
  • I may not always love you
  • So what good would living do me?

Exercise 25

"God Only Knows" was released in 1966. 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 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "God Only Knows" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 27

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 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'll→
  • i'd→

Exercise 29

If you could ask The Beach Boys one question about "God Only Knows", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "God Only Knows" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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