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A2.1·rock·6:26

Layla

Eric Clapton · 1970

Layla by Eric Clapton (1970) — 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

  • Got me on my knees
  • Layla
  • Begging darling please
  • Layla

Sing the opening verse

  • See if you can spot this one
layladarlingplease

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

No oneby your side

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You've beenhiding much too long

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Darling won't you ease mymind?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Youmy whole world upside down, Layla

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Please don't say we'llfind a way

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Tell me all myin vain

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

See if you can spot this one

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You've been running hiding much too long

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Darling won't you ease my worried mind?

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When your old man had let you down

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Fore I finally go insane

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

See if you can ? this one

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? it's just your foolish pride

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Like a ? I fell in love with you

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Make the ? of the situation

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Tell me all my ? in vain

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 "layla" in the whole song?

"layla"

Exercise 23

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

"darling"

Exercise 24

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

  • Darling won't you ease my worried mind?
  • See if you can spot this one
  • You turned my whole world upside down, Layla

Exercise 25

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

  • Got me on my knees
  • Make the best of the situation
  • What will you do when you get lonely?

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

"Layla" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

layladarlingpleaseknees

Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you've→
  • it's→
  • won't→
  • don't→
  • we'll→
  • i'm→

Exercise 30

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

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