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Jolene

Dolly Parton · 1973

Jolene by Dolly Parton (1973) — 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

  • Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
  • I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man
  • Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
  • Please don't take him just because you can
  • You could have your choice of men
  • But I could never love again
jolenedon'tplease

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Jolene,Jolene, Jolene

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Youris beyond compare

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Youris like a breath of spring

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Heabout you in his sleep

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And I canunderstand

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

But I couldlove again

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Please don't take him just because you can

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He talks about you in his sleep

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

How you could easily take my man

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I could never love again

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Jolene, ? Jolene, Jolene

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

With ? locks of auburn hair

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And I ? compete with you, Jolene

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And I can ? understand

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

But I could ? love again

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 "jolene" in the whole song?

"jolene"

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 cannot compete with you, Jolene
  • Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
  • Please don't take him just because you can

Exercise 25

If you could ask Dolly Parton one question about "Jolene", what would it be and why?

jolenedon'tpleasebegging

Exercise 26

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

jolenedon'tpleasebegging

Exercise 27

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

jolenedon'tpleasebegging

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • don't→
  • there's→
  • he's→

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Jolene" 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 "Jolene" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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