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I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor · 1978

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor (1978) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Oh no, not I, I will survive
  • Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
  • I've got all my life to live, and I've got all my love to give
  • And I'll survive, I will survive, hey, hey

Echo the hook

  • And you see me, somebody new
  • I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you
  • And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free
  • But now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
survivei'lli've

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

AtI was afraid, I was petrified

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And soback, from outer space

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Ihave changed that stupid lock

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Just turn around now,you're not welcome anymore

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And I'llI will survive, hey, hey

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And you see me,new

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

At first I was afraid, I was petrified

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And so you're back, from outer space

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I should have made you leave your key

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'll survive, I will survive, hey, hey

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'll survive, I will survive, oh

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

At ? I was afraid, I was petrified

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? have changed that stupid lock

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Go on now, go, ? out the door

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And I'll ? I will survive, hey, hey

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Just turn around now, ? you're not welcome anymore

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 "survive" in the whole song?

"survive"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "i'll" in the whole song?

"i'll"

Exercise 24

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

  • And I'll survive, I will survive, oh
  • At first I was afraid, I was petrified
  • Oh no, not I, I will survive

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • i'd→
  • you'd→
  • weren't→
  • i'll→
  • i've→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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