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A2.1·pop · r&b·4:22

Halo

Beyoncé · 2008

Halo by Beyoncé (2008) — 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 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

Fill the blank in this line:

Rememberwalls I built?

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ia way to let you in

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I got mynow

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mby your embrace

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

It'sall over your face

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

II'd never fall again

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:

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 "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.

halofeelbabyyou're

Exercise 26

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

halofeelbabyyou're

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.

halofeelbabyyou're

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?

halofeelbabyyou're

Exercise 30

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

halofeelbabyyou're