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A1.2·rock·5:14

Killing in the Name

Rage Against the Machine · 1992

Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine (1992) — 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

  • Some of those that work forces
  • Are the same that burn crosses
  • Some of those that work forces
  • Are the same that burn crosses

Echo the hook

  • Now you do what they told ya
  • Now you do what they told ya
  • Now you do what they told ya
  • Now you do what they told ya
toldthosefuck

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Some ofthat work forces

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Forthe badge

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

They're thewhites

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Youthose that died

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Now you do what they told ya

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But now you do what they told ya

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They're the chosen whites

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You justify those who died

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Some of those that work forces

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Killing in the ? of

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Are the ? that burn crosses

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Are the same that ? crosses

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

For ? the badge

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You ? those that died

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"told"

Exercise 21

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

"those"

Exercise 22

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

  • And now you do what they told ya
  • Are the same that burn crosses
  • Killing in the name of

Exercise 23

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

  • For wearing the badge
  • Now you do what they told ya
  • Some of those that work forces

Exercise 24

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

toldthosefuckwon't

Exercise 25

If you could ask Rage Against the Machine one question about "Killing in the Name", what would it be and why?

toldthosefuckwon't

Exercise 26

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

toldthosefuckwon't

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • you're→
  • won't→

Exercise 28

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Killing in the Name", what would happen instead?

toldthosefuckwon't

Exercise 29

"Killing in the Name" was released in 1992. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

toldthosefuckwon't

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Killing in the Name" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

toldthosefuckwon't