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A2.2·pop·5:19

Man in the Mirror

Michael Jackson · 1988

Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson (1988) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • And no message could've been any clearer
  • If they wanna make the world a better place
  • Take a look at yourself and then make a change

Echo the hook

  • You know it
  • You know it
  • You know it
  • You know
changeyourselfknow

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mmake a change

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

With notto eat

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mwith the man in the mirror

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Not ato loan

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause they got noto be

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

If you wanna make thea better place

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm gonna make a change

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I see the kids in the street

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

That's why I want you to know

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm asking him to change his ways

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause they got no place to be

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? make a change

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

A ? bottle top

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And no ? could've been any clearer

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

They follow the ? of the wind, ya see

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

If you wanna make the world a ? place

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 "change" in the whole song?

"change"

Exercise 23

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

"yourself"

Exercise 24

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

  • Come on (change)
  • I'm gonna make a change
  • That there are some with no home

Exercise 25

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

  • For once in my life
  • I'm asking him to change his ways (oh)
  • I've got to make that change today

Exercise 26

Compare "Man in the Mirror" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Man in the Mirror", what would happen instead?

changeyourselfknowmirror

Exercise 28

Describe the mood of "Man in the Mirror" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

changeyourselfknowmirror

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • gonna→
  • it's→
  • that's→
  • wanna→
  • i've→

Exercise 30

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

changeyourselfknowmirror