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A2.1·rock · folk·3:07

Heart of Gold

Neil Young · 1972

Heart of Gold by Neil Young (1972) — 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

  • And I'm getting old
  • Keep me searching for a heart of gold
  • And I'm getting old

Sing it again — final chorus

  • And I'm getting old
  • Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
  • And I'm getting old
heartgoldsearching

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ilive, I wanna give

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I've been afor a heart of gold

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

That keep mefor a heart of gold

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Keep me searching for aof gold

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I've been toI've been to Redwood

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Thatme searching for a heart of gold

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I wanna live, I wanna give

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's these expressions I never give

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'm getting old

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You keep me searching and I'm growing old

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Keep me searching for a heart of gold

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? live, I wanna give

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

It's ? expressions I never give

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And I'm ? old

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I've been to ? I've been to Redwood

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

That ? me searching for a heart of gold

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 "heart" in the whole song?

"heart"

Exercise 21

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

"gold"

Exercise 22

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Heart of Gold", what would happen instead?

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 23

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

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 24

Who in your life would you dedicate "Heart of Gold" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wanna→
  • i've→
  • it's→
  • i'm→

Exercise 26

"Heart of Gold" was released in 1972. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 27

If you could ask Neil Young one question about "Heart of Gold", what would it be and why?

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 28

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

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 29

Rewrite the chorus of "Heart of Gold" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

heartgoldsearchingi've

Exercise 30

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

heartgoldsearchingi've