Hello
Lionel Richie · 1984
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I love you
- I long to see the sunlight in your hair
- And tell you time and time again how much I care
Echo the hook
- Is it me you're looking for?
- I can see it in your eyes
- I can see it in your smile
- You're all I've ever wanted
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:
I've been alone with you inside my mind
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I can see it in your eyes
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You're all I've ever wanted
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And you know just what to do
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I've been ? with you inside my mind
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Is it me ? looking for?
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And I ? to tell you so much
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
'Cause I ? where you are
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
But let me ? by saying
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
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "i've" in the whole song?
"i've"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "tell" in the whole song?
"tell"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And you know just what to do
- For I haven't got a clue
- I've been alone with you inside my mind
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- 'Cause I wonder where you are
- And I wonder what you do
- And in my dreams
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Hello" 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
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→you're→haven't→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Hello" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).