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Island in the Sun

Weezer · 2001

Island in the Sun by Weezer (2001) — 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

  • On an island in the sun
  • We'll be playing and having fun
  • And it makes me feel so fine
  • I can't control my brain

Echo the hook

  • No, no (hip-hip)
  • (Hip-hip) we'll never feel bad anymore
  • (Hip-hip)
  • No, no (hip-hip)
we'llfeelcan't

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Whenon a holiday

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

All thethat come to you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

On anin the sun

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I can'tmy brain

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Just ato call your own

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

We'll be playing andfun

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you're on a holiday

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

All the things that come to you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We'll be playing and having fun

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you're on a golden sea

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

As we drift into the zone

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

When ? on a holiday

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And I ? feel it too

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I can't ? my brain

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Just a ? to call your own

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

We'll ? some time forever

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 "we'll" in the whole song?

"we'll"

Exercise 23

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

"feel"

Exercise 24

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

  • Just a place to call your own
  • We'll be playing and having fun
  • When you're on a holiday

Exercise 25

"Island in the Sun" 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.

we'llfeelcan'tnever

Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "Island in the Sun" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

we'llfeelcan'tnever

Exercise 27

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

we'llfeelcan'tnever

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • can't→
  • wanna→
  • we'll→
  • don't→

Exercise 29

If you could ask Weezer one question about "Island in the Sun", what would it be and why?

we'llfeelcan'tnever

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Island in the Sun" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

we'llfeelcan'tnever