Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley · 1956
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Sing with the chorus
- Love me tender, love me true
- All my dreams fulfilled
- For my darling I love you
- And I always will
Sing it again — final chorus
- Love me tender, love me true
- All my dreams fulfilled
- For my darling I love you
- And I always will
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You have made my life complete
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
For my darling I love you
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
For it's there that I belong
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Tell me you are mine
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Love me tender, love me sweet
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Love me ? love me sweet
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
You have made my ? complete
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
For my ? I love you
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
And I ? will
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And ? never part
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "tender" in the whole song?
"tender"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "true" in the whole song?
"true"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Love me tender, love me dear
- Love me tender, love me long
- Love me tender, love me sweet
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I'll be yours through all the years
- Love me tender, love me true
- Never let me go
Exercise 26
Describe the mood of "Love Me Tender" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Love Me Tender" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
Compare "Love Me Tender" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
it's→we'll→i'll→
Exercise 30
Imagine you are making a short film with "Love Me Tender" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?