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B1.1·rock·4:06

Hunger Strike

Temple of the Dog · 1991

Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog (1991) — 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'm going hungry (Going hungry)
  • I'm going hungry (Going hungry)
  • I'm going hungry (Going hungry)

Echo the hook

  • From the mouths of decadence
  • But I can't feed on the powerless
  • When my cup's already overfilled
  • Yeah
hungrygoingdon't

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Well I don't mindbread

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

From theof decadence

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andfarming babies

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Theare all working

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

But I'mhungry (Going hungry)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm going(Going hungry)

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well I don't mind stealing bread

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And they're farming babies

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I don't mind stealing bread

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm going hungry Going hungry

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

From the mouths of decadence

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Well I ? mind stealing bread

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

When my ? already overfilled

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

But I'm ? hungry

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

When my cup's ? overfilled

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

But I'm ? hungry (Going hungry)

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 "hungry" in the whole song?

"hungry"

Exercise 23

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

"going"

Exercise 24

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

  • But I'm goin' hungry
  • Their mouths are all choking
  • Well I don't mind stealing bread

Exercise 25

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

  • But I'm going hungry (Going hungry)
  • From the mouths of decadence
  • When my cup's already overfilled

Exercise 26

"Hunger Strike" was released in 1991. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

hungrygoingdon'tmind

Exercise 27

Imagine you are making a short film with "Hunger Strike" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

hungrygoingdon'tmind

Exercise 28

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

hungrygoingdon'tmind

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • don't→
  • can't→
  • it's→
  • they're→
  • i'm→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Temple of the Dog one question about "Hunger Strike", what would it be and why?

hungrygoingdon'tmind