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A1.2·rock·5:03

Heroes

David Bowie · 1977

Heroes by David Bowie (1977) — 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

  • We can be heroes
  • We can be heroes
  • We can be heroes
  • Just for one day

Echo the hook

  • I, I will be king
  • And you, you will be queen
  • Though nothing will drive them away
  • We can beat them, just for one day
nothingheroesthough

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Thoughwill drive them away

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And I, I'llall the time

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

We couldtime, just for one day

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Like thelike dolphins can swim

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I, I can(I remember)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Maybe we'rethen you better not stay

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I, I will be king

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We can beat them, just for one day

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you, you can be mean

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We could steal time, just for one day

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Though ? will drive them away

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And I, I'll ? all the time

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

We could ? time, just for one day

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Though nothing will ? them away

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And the ? was on the other side

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 "nothing" in the whole song?

"nothing"

Exercise 23

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

"heroes"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • I, I can remember (I remember)
  • I, I will be king
  • We can be heroes forever and ever

Exercise 25

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

  • And the shame was on the other side
  • And you, you will be queen
  • We can beat them forever and ever

Exercise 26

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

nothingheroesthoughwe're

Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Heroes" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

nothingheroesthoughwe're

Exercise 28

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

nothingheroesthoughwe're

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'll→
  • we're→

Exercise 30

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

nothingheroesthoughwe're