Imagine
John Lennon · 1971
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Imagine all the people
- Living for today, I
- Imagine there's no countries
- It isn't hard to do
Echo the hook
- You may say I'm a dreamer
- But I'm not the only one
- I hope someday you'll join us
- And the world will be as one
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary
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:
It's easy if you try
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You may say I'm a dreamer
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I hope someday you'll join us
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Sharing all the world, you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
No hell below us
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Imagine ? no heaven
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Living for ? I
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And no ? too
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
And the ? will be as one
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
A ? of man
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 "imagine" in the whole song?
"imagine"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "people" in the whole song?
"people"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Imagine no possessions
- Imagine there's no heaven
- Nothing to kill or die for
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- It's easy if you try
- No need for greed or hunger
- You may say I'm a dreamer
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.
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
"Imagine" was released in 1971. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
there's→it's→isn't→i'm→you'll→
Exercise 30
Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.
- imagine→
- heaven→
- hell→
- brotherhood→