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La Isla Bonita

Madonna · 1987

La Isla Bonita by Madonna (1987) — 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

  • La isla bonita
  • And when the samba played
  • The sun would set so high
  • Ring through my ears and sting my eyes

Echo the hook

  • Te dijo te amo
  • I prayed that the days would last
  • They went so fast
  • Tropical the island breeze
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

¿Cómoser verdad?

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Just like I'dgone, I knew the song

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

It alllike yesterday, not far away

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And when theplayed

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithat the days would last

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Beautifulno cares in this world

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I fell in love with San Pedro

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They went so fast

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

A young girl with eyes like the desert

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Tropical the island breeze

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

¿Cómo ? ser verdad?

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

It all ? like yesterday, not far away

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And when the ? played

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? that the days would last

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Beautiful ? no cares in this world

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 "eyes" in the whole song?

"eyes"

Exercise 23

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

"isla"

Exercise 24

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

  • ¿Cómo puede ser verdad?
  • The sun would set so high
  • Tropical the island breeze

Exercise 25

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

  • All of nature wild and free
  • Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
  • Last night I dreamt of San Pedro

Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "La Isla Bonita" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 27

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 28

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

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'd→
  • it's→

Exercise 30

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

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