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Material Girl

Madonna · 1984

Material Girl by Madonna (1984) — 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

  • Living in a material world
  • And I am a material girl
  • You know that we are living in a material world
  • And I am a material girl

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Living in a material world
  • (Material)
  • Living in a material world
  • Living in a material world
materialworldliving

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithey're okay

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But they can't see thethat's right

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause we arein a material world

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Some boyssome boys slow dance

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

If they can'tmy interest then I

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Andalright you see

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I think they're okay

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I just walk away

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But they can't see the light, that's right

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I am a material girl

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I don't let them play, no way

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Some ? kiss me, some boys hug me

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I just ? away

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

'Cause we are ? in a material world

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

That's ? with me

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Make my ? day

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 "material" in the whole song?

"material"

Exercise 23

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

"world"

Exercise 24

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

  • And now they're after me
  • I don't let them play, no way
  • Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me

Exercise 25

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

  • And I am a material girl
  • I think they're okay
  • Living in a material world

Exercise 26

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

materialworldlivinggirl

Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Material Girl" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

materialworldlivinggirl

Exercise 28

Compare "Material Girl" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

materialworldlivinggirl

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • don't→
  • can't→
  • that's→

Exercise 30

Imagine you are making a short film with "Material Girl" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

materialworldlivinggirl