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Iris

Goo Goo Dolls · 1998

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls (1998) — 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

  • 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
  • When everything's made to be broken
  • I just want you to know who I am

Sing the opening verse

  • And I'd give up forever to touch you
  • 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
  • You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
  • And I don't want to go home right now
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And I'd give upto touch you

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And I don't want to go homenow

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andor later, it's over

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And I don't want theto see me

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And you can'tthe tears that ain't coming

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Whenfeels like the movies

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'd give up forever to touch you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And all I can taste is this moment

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I just don't wanna miss you tonight

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Yeah, you bleed just to know, you're alive

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When everything's made to be broken

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And I'd ? up forever to touch you

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And I ? want to go home right now

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And ? or later, it's over

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

'Cause I don't ? that they'd understand

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

When ? feels like the movies

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 "want" in the whole song?

"want"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "don't" in the whole song?

"don't"

Exercise 24

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

  • And I'd give up forever to touch you
  • I just don't wanna miss you tonight
  • Yeah, you bleed just to know, you're alive

Exercise 25

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

  • 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
  • Or the moment of truth in your lies
  • When everything's made to be broken

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Iris" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

wantdon'tknowcause

Exercise 27

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

wantdon'tknowcause

Exercise 28

If you could ask Goo Goo Dolls one question about "Iris", what would it be and why?

wantdon'tknowcause

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'd→
  • you're→
  • i'll→
  • don't→
  • it's→
  • wanna→

Exercise 30

Compare "Iris" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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