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It's Too Late

Carole King · 1971

It's Too Late by Carole King (1971) — 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

  • And I just can't fake it
  • Oh, no, no, no (no, no, no)
  • It used to be so easy livin' here with you
  • You were light and breezy, and I knew just what to do

Sing it again — final chorus

  • And I just can't fake it
  • Oh, no, no
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

There'swrong here, there can be no denyin'

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Though wedid try to make it

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Somethinghas died, and I can't hide it

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

There'll be goodagain for me and you

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Nowit's too late

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Though we really did try to make it

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I just can't fake it

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, no, no, no no, no, no

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Whoa, no, no-no-no-no

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Baby, it's too late

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

There's ? wrong here, there can be no denyin'

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Though we ? did try to make it

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And I just ? fake it

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Something inside has ? and I can't hide it

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

There'll be ? times again for me and you

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

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

"late"

Exercise 21

How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?

"it's"

Exercise 22

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

  • And I just can't fake it
  • Though we really did try to make it
  • Whoa, no, no-no-no-no

Exercise 23

Compare "It's Too Late" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 24

If you could change the ending of the story told in "It's Too Late", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "It's Too Late" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 26

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • there's→
  • we've→
  • it's→
  • can't→
  • don't→
  • i'm→

Exercise 27

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

"It's Too Late" 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.

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Exercise 30

If you could ask Carole King one question about "It's Too Late", what would it be and why?

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