I'm a Slave 4 U
Britney Spears · 2001
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I'm a slave for you
- I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
- I'm a slave for you
Echo the hook
- Like that
- Do you like it?
- Yeah
- Now watch me
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 know I may be young
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Well, I'm just trying to find out why
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm a slave for you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Do you like it?
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Ha-ha-ha, it's just you and me
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? I may be young
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Well, I'm just ? to find out why
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Get it, get it (whoa, this ? good)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I ? hold it, I cannot control it
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
To another ? and place
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 "dance" in the whole song?
"dance"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "slave" in the whole song?
"slave"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
- I know I may be young
- To another time and place
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- But I've got feelings too
- Leave behind my name and age
- Leave behind my name and age (let's go)
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"I'm a Slave 4 U" was released in 2001. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "I'm a Slave 4 U" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→i'm→don't→what's→you're→won't→
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "I'm a Slave 4 U" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.