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B1.1·rock·4:09

Livin' on a Prayer

Bon Jovi · 1986

Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi (1986) — 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 with the chorus

  • Whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer
  • Take my hand, and we'll make it, I swear
  • Whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer
  • Whoa, we're half way there

Echo the hook

  • Whoa, we're half way there
  • Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer
  • Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear
  • Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer
livin'prayerwe'll

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Union's been onhe's down on his luck

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

It'sso tough

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh-oh,on a prayer

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Tommy's got hisin hock

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

When shein the night, Tommy whispers

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

We'vehold on to what we've got

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We'll give it a shot"

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We've gotta hold on to what we've got

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ooh, we gotta hold on, ready or not

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Not so long ago

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Not so ? ago

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

It's ? so tough

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Whoa, we're ? way there

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Tommy's got his ? in hock

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

"Baby it's ? someday"

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 "livin'" in the whole song?

"livin'"

Exercise 23

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

"prayer"

Exercise 24

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

  • Oh-oh, livin' on a prayer
  • Once upon a time
  • Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear

Exercise 25

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

  • Not so long ago
  • We've gotta hold on to what we've got
  • Whoa, we're half way there

Exercise 26

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

livin'prayerwe'llwe're

Exercise 27

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

livin'prayerwe'llwe're

Exercise 28

"Livin' on a Prayer" was released in 1986. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

livin'prayerwe'llwe're

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • he's→
  • it's→
  • we've→
  • gotta→
  • doesn't→
  • that's→

Exercise 30

If you had to summarize "Livin' on a Prayer" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

livin'prayerwe'llwe're