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Jump

Van Halen · 1983

Jump by Van Halen (1983) — 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 'head an' jump
  • Hello! Hey, you! Who said that?
  • Baby, how you been?
  • You said you don't kn-oh-oh-ow

Echo the hook

  • Go 'head and jump
  • Might as well jump (jump!)
  • Go 'head an' jump
  • Jump!
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Andgets me down

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I've seen thearound

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

To get toreal

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I got my backthe record machine

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Ah,as well jump (jump!)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I've got my back against themachine

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You got it tough

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I know

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You got to ro-oh-oh-ll with the punches

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I ain't the worst that you've seen

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Hello! Hey, you! Who said that?

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And ? gets me down

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Ah, ? ya see me standin' here?

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Ah, ? as well jump (jump!)

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You said you ? kn-oh-oh-ow

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I've got my back against the ? machine

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 "jump" in the whole song?

"jump"

Exercise 23

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

"head"

Exercise 24

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

  • I ain't the worst that you've seen
  • I get up
  • So can't you see me standin' here?

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • Ah, might as well jump (jump!)
  • And nothin' gets me down
  • Hello! Hey, you! Who said that?

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

"Jump" was released in 1983. 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 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • what's→
  • can't→
  • you've→
  • don't→
  • won't→

Exercise 30

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

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