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Hello

Lionel Richie · 1984

Hello by Lionel Richie (1984) — 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 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

Fill the blank in this line:

I've beenwith you inside my mind

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Isee you pass outside my door

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I long to see thein your hair

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Are youfeeling lonely?

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

For Igot a clue

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Is it me you'refor?

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:

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 "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?

i'vetellwonderhello

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.

i'vetellwonderhello

Exercise 28

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

i'vetellwonderhello

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).

i'vetellwonderhello