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Greatest Love of All

Whitney Houston · 1985

Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston (1985) — 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 believe the children are our future
  • Teach them well and let them lead the way
  • Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Echo the hook

  • I decided long ago
  • Never to walk in anyone's shadows
  • If I fail, if I succeed
  • At least I'll live as I believe

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithe children are our future

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

People needto look up to

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And so Ito depend on me

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

AtI'll live as I believe

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Isto me

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Show them all the beauty theyinside

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I believe the children are our future

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I never found anyone who fulfill my needs

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I decided long ago

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

At least I'll live as I believe

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They can't take away my dignity

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? the children are our future

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? found anyone who fulfill my needs

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

If I ? if I succeed

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? the greatest love of all

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I decided ? ago

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 "greatest" in the whole song?

"greatest"

Exercise 23

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

"believe"

Exercise 24

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

  • At least I'll live as I believe
  • Because the greatest love of all
  • I believe the children are our future

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • Is happening to me
  • It is the greatest love of all
  • Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Exercise 26

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

greatestbelieveinsidenever

Exercise 27

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

greatestbelieveinsidenever

Exercise 28

"Greatest Love of All" was released in 1985. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

greatestbelieveinsidenever

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'll
  • can't
  • you've

Exercise 30

If you had to summarize "Greatest Love of All" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

greatestbelieveinsidenever