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I Will Wait

Mumford & Sons · 2012

I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons (2012) — 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

  • And I'll kneel down
  • Know my ground
  • And I will wait, I will wait for you

Sing it again — final chorus

  • And I'll kneel down
  • Wait for now
  • I'll kneel down
  • Know my ground
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And I fellinto your arms

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But I'lldown wait for now

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Somy step

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And use my headmy heart

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Amind, freed from the lies

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Paint mygold

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well I came home

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Which we've known

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'll kneel down

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Know what we've seen

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll kneel down

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And I ? heavy into your arms

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Will ? away with this new sun

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

So ? my step

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

As ? as strong

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

A ? mind, freed from the lies

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 "wait" in the whole song?

"wait"

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:

  • So break my step
  • So tame my flesh
  • Well I came home

Exercise 25

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

  • And I'll kneel down
  • Like a stone
  • Shake the excess

Exercise 26

"I Will Wait" was released in 2012. 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 27

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

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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.

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • we've→
  • i'll→
  • won't→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Mumford & Sons one question about "I Will Wait", what would it be and why?

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