Jesus, Take the Wheel
Carrie Underwood · 2005
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Jesus, take the wheel
- Take it from my hands
- 'Cause I can't do this on my own
- I'm letting go
Echo the hook
- From this road I'm on
- From this road I'm on
- Jesus, take the wheel
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
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:
She was going way too fast
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She was so scared
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause I can't do this on my own
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And save me from this road I'm on
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She said, "I'm sorry for the way
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
It'd been a ? hard year
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
She ? even have time to cry
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
So ? me one more chance
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
She ? her head to pray
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? I've got to change
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 "jesus" in the whole song?
"jesus"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "wheel" in the whole song?
"wheel"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- It'd been a long hard year
- Jesus, take the wheel
- So give me one more chance
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I know I've got to change
- Oh, Jesus, take the wheel
- She was going way too fast
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
If you had to summarize "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 28
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Jesus, Take the Wheel" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
didn't→can't→i'm→i've→
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Jesus, Take the Wheel" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?