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In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins · 1981

In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins (1981) — 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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  • Well, I remember I remember don't worry
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Well, II remember don't worry

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

The hurtshow, but the pain still grows

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

It's noto you and me

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well, if you told me you were drowning

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I would not lend a hand

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I saw it with my own two eyes

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

How could I ever forget?

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's no stranger to you and me

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

Well, if you ? me you were drowning

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

I would not ? a hand

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

It's all been a ? of lies

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

How could I ? forget?

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

The ? doesn't show, but the pain still grows

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

How many times do you hear the word "lord" in the whole song?

"lord"

Exercise 20

How many times do you hear the word "feel" in the whole song?

"feel"

Exercise 21

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

  • How could I ever forget?
  • I saw it with my own two eyes
  • Well, if you told me you were drowning

Exercise 22

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "In the Air Tonight" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 23

If you could ask Phil Collins one question about "In the Air Tonight", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 24

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

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Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • don't→
  • you've→
  • it's→
  • doesn't→

Exercise 26

If you could change the ending of the story told in "In the Air Tonight", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 27

"In the Air Tonight" was released in 1981. 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 28

Describe the mood of "In the Air Tonight" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 29

Imagine you are making a short film with "In the Air Tonight" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 30

Who in your life would you dedicate "In the Air Tonight" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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