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Hero

Mariah Carey · 1993

Hero by Mariah Carey (1993) — 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

  • That a hero lies in you
  • It's a long road
  • When you face the world alone
  • No one reaches out a hand

Sing it again — final chorus

  • That a hero lies in you
  • Lord knows
  • Dreams are hard to follow
  • But don't let anyone
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

If you lookyour heart

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And thethat you know

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

With theto carry on

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Andfinally see the truth

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

No oneout a hand

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And theyou felt

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If you look inside your heart

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Of what you are

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And the sorrow that you know

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you know you can survive

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Look inside you and be strong

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

If you look ? your heart

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And then a ? comes along

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And ? finally see the truth

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

No one ? out a hand

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

With the strength to ? on

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 "hero" in the whole song?

"hero"

Exercise 23

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

"lies"

Exercise 24

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • And the emptiness you felt
  • If you look inside your heart
  • Tear them away

Exercise 25

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Hero" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 26

If you could ask Mariah Carey one question about "Hero", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • there's→
  • don't→
  • you'll→
  • it's→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

"Hero" was released in 1993. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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