Hey Jude
The Beatles · 1968
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Na-na-na-na, hey Jude
- Na-na-na-na-na
- Na-na-na-na, hey Jude
Echo the hook
- Hey Jude, don't make it bad
- Take a sad song and make it better
- Remember to let her into your heart
- Then you can start to make it better
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:
Then you can start to make it better
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Then you begin to make it better
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Remember to let her into your heart
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Hey ? don't make it bad
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Hey Jude, ? be afraid
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Don't ? the world upon your shoulders
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
You're ? for someone to perform with
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Better, ? better, better, better, better, oh
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
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "jude" in the whole song?
"jude"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "better" in the whole song?
"better"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Hey Jude, don't make it bad
- Na-na-na-na, hey Jude (Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude)
- You're waiting for someone to perform with
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Better, better, better, better, better, better, oh
- Na-na-na-na, hey Jude
- Take a sad song and make it better
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"Hey Jude" was released in 1968. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "Hey Jude" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
don't→it's→you're→you'll→gonna→
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Hey Jude" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.