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A2.2·r&b·5:22

Killing Me Softly

Lauryn Hill · 1996

Killing Me Softly by Lauryn Hill (1996) — 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

  • Killing me softly with his song
  • Killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life
  • With his words, killing me softly with his song

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Killing me softly with his song
  • Killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life
  • With his words, killing me softly, softly with his song
  • Bring it around y'all, one more time
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Killing mewith his song

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ihe sang a good song

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Ato my eyes

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

With his words,me softly with his song

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithat he would finish

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Take it to theyo

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I heard he sang a good song

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And so I came to see him

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I felt all flushed with fever

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I prayed that he would finish

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We close, it might work out well

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Strummin' my ? with his fingers

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? he sang a good song

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Strummin' my pain with his ? (one time)

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And ? each one out loud

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Bring it around ? one more time

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 "softly" in the whole song?

"softly"

Exercise 23

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

"song"

Exercise 24

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

  • Killing me softly with his song
  • Singin' my life with his words (two times)
  • Strummin' my pain with his fingers

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Killing Me Softly" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wanna→
  • don't→

Exercise 29

"Killing Me Softly" was released in 1996. 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 30

If you could ask Lauryn Hill one question about "Killing Me Softly", what would it be and why?

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