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A1.2·rock-and-roll·2:39

Johnny B. Goode

Chuck Berry · 1958

Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry (1958) — 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

  • Go, Johnny, go, go
  • Go, Johnny, go, go
  • Go, Johnny, go, go
  • Go, Johnny, go, go

Echo the hook

  • Go, go, go, Johnny, go
  • Go, go, go, Johnny, go
  • Go, go, go, Johnny, go
  • Go
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Deep down inclose to New Orleans

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Way back up in theamong the evergreens

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Go,go, go

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Stroming with thethat the drivers made

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

"Oh my, thatcountry boy could play"

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Maybeyour name would be in lights

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

People passing by, they would stop and say

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Go, Johnny, go, go

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Stroming with the rhythm that the drivers made

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Many people coming from miles around

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Saying, "Johnny B. Goode tonight"

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Deep down in ? close to New Orleans

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Where ? a country boy named Johnny B. Goode

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Go sit ? the trees by the railroad track

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

People ? by, they would stop and say

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Many ? coming from miles around

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

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

"johnny"

Exercise 22

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

"goode"

Exercise 23

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

  • Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans
  • Many people coming from miles around
  • People passing by, they would stop and say

Exercise 24

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

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Exercise 25

If you could ask Chuck Berry one question about "Johnny B. Goode", what would it be and why?

johnnygoodeplaycountry

Exercise 26

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

johnnygoodeplaycountry

Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Johnny B. Goode", what would happen instead?

johnnygoodeplaycountry

Exercise 28

"Johnny B. Goode" was released in 1958. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

johnnygoodeplaycountry

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Johnny B. Goode" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Johnny B. Goode" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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