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B1·rock·4:24

Karma Police

Radiohead · 1997

Karma Police by Radiohead (1997) — 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

  • I lost myself
  • I lost myself
  • Phew, for a minute there
  • I lost myself

Echo the hook

  • This is what you get
  • This is what you get
  • This is what you get
  • When you mess with us

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Hein maths

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Helike a fridge

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

He's like aradio

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Isme feel ill

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And we haveher party

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'veall I can

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He talks in maths

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He's like a detuned radio

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

This is what you get

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've given all I can

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I lost myself

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

He ? in maths

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

He ? like a fridge

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Is ? me feel ill

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And we have ? her party

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I've ? all I can

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 "lost" in the whole song?

"lost"

Exercise 23

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

"myself"

Exercise 24

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

  • Arrest this man
  • For a minute there
  • This is what you get

Exercise 25

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

lostmyselfminutethere

Exercise 26

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

lostmyselfminutethere

Exercise 27

If you could ask Radiohead one question about "Karma Police", what would it be and why?

lostmyselfminutethere

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • he's
  • i've
  • it's
  • we're

Exercise 29

Compare "Karma Police" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

lostmyselfminutethere

Exercise 30

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

lostmyselfminutethere