Maneater
Hall & Oates · 1982
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- (Oh-oh, here she comes)
- Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
- (Oh-oh, here she comes)
- She's a maneater
Echo the hook
- (Oh-oh, here she comes) here she comes
- Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
- Oh-oh, here she comes (watch out)
- She's a maneater
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:
She'll only come out at night
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
What you think you're getting for free
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I wouldn't if I were you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's deadly, man
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
The ? and hungry type
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
What you ? you're getting for free
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Watch out, boy, she'll ? you up
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
She could ? rip your world apart
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
She'll only come out at ? ooh
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 "comes" in the whole song?
"comes"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "she's" in the whole song?
"she's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I know what she can do
- Ooh, she'll chew you up
- She'll only come out at night
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- (Oh-oh, here she comes) here she comes
- The lean and hungry type
- Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Maneater" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→she's→you're→gonna→wouldn't→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Maneater" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).