I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King · 1971
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Sing with the chorus
- I feel the sky tumbling down
- I feel my heart start to trembling
- Whenever you're around
- Ooh, baby, when I see your face
Sing it again — final chorus
- I feel the sky tumbling down
- I feel my heart start to trembling
- Whenever you're around
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:
I feel the earth move under my feet
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I feel my heart start to trembling
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Ooh, baby, when I see your face
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When you look at me that way
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And you tenderly call my name
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? the earth move under my feet
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Ooh, ? when I see your face
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Hey, I feel the ? move under my feet
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I ? that my emotions
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I feel the sky tumbling down, ? down
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 "feel" in the whole song?
"feel"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "tumbling" in the whole song?
"tumbling"
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I feel the sky tumbling down
- I get-a hot and cold
- Uh, uh, uh
Exercise 25
If you had to summarize "I Feel the Earth Move" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "I Feel the Earth Move" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could ask Carole King one question about "I Feel the Earth Move", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
you're→can't→
Exercise 29
Compare "I Feel the Earth Move" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 30
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?