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A2.1·r&b·5:20

I Believe I Can Fly

R. Kelly · 1996

I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly (1996) — 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 believe I can fly
  • I believe I can touch the sky
  • I think about it every night and day
  • Spread my wings and fly away

Echo the hook

  • I believe I can fly (woo)
  • See I was on the verge of breaking down
  • Sometimes silence can seem so loud
  • There are miracles in life I must achieve
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And life wasbut an awful song

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mon the everlasting arms

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Iabout it every night and day

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

See I was on theof breaking down

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

If I just believe it,nothing to it

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Hey,I believe in me

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I believe I can touch the sky

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I believe I can soar

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I believe I can fly woo

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, I believe I can fly woo

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And ? was nothing but an awful song

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

If I just ? it, there's nothing to it

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I see me ? through that open door

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

There are ? in life I must achieve

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Hey, ? I believe in me

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 "believe" in the whole song?

"believe"

Exercise 23

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

"spread"

Exercise 24

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

  • And life was nothing but an awful song
  • I believe I can touch the sky
  • There are miracles in life I must achieve

Exercise 25

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

  • I believe I can soar
  • I see me running through that open door
  • I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

"I Believe I Can Fly" was released in 1996. 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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Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "I Believe I Can Fly" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • there's→

Exercise 30

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

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