Halo
Beyoncé · 2008
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I can feel your halo (halo), halo
- I can see your halo (halo), halo
- I can feel your halo (halo), halo
- I can see your halo (halo), halo
Echo the hook
- It's like I've been awakened
- Every rule I had you breakin'
- It's the risk that I'm takin'
- I ain't never gonna shut you out
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:
Remember those walls I built?
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And they didn't even put up a fight
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I found a way to let you in
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I got my angel now
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Every rule I had you breakin'
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Remember ? walls I built?
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Standin' in the ? of your halo
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I'm ? by your embrace
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Pray it ? fade away
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
To ? me back to the ground again
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 "halo" in the whole song?
"halo"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "feel" in the whole song?
"feel"
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I can see your halo (halo), halo
- The risk that I'm takin'
- Well, baby, they're tumbling down
Exercise 25
"Halo" was released in 2008. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Halo" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
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.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
they're→didn't→it's→i've→i'm→gonna→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Beyoncé one question about "Halo", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Halo" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?