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Live and Let Die

Paul McCartney · 1973

Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney (1973) — 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

  • (You know you did)
  • (You know you did)
  • (You know you did)
  • But if this ever changin' world

Echo the hook

  • Live and let die
  • Live and let die
  • Live and let die
liveknowgive

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

When you wereand your heart

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But if this everworld

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Inwe're livin'

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

What did itto ya

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You got to give thefella hell

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you were young and your heart

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know you did

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Makes you give in and cry

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Was an open book

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Say live and let die

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

When you were ? and your heart

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You ? to say live and let live

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

But if this ? changin' world

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Makes you ? in and cry

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

What did it ? to ya

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

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

"live"

Exercise 22

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

"know"

Exercise 23

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

  • (You know you did)
  • Makes you give in and cry
  • When you were young and your heart

Exercise 24

If you had to summarize "Live and Let Die" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

If you could ask Paul McCartney one question about "Live and Let Die", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

Compare "Live and Let Die" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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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

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Live and Let Die", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 30

"Live and Let Die" was released in 1973. 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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