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Motownphilly

Boyz II Men · 1991

Motownphilly by Boyz II Men (1991) — 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

  • Motownphilly's back again
  • Doin' a little East Coast swing
  • Boyz II Men going off
  • Not too hard, not too soft

Echo the hook

  • Then we started singing them
  • They said it sounded smooth
  • Then we started a group and here we are
  • Kickin' it just for you
boyzeastcoast

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Doin' aEast Coast swing

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Nevera beat (nah)

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Could ithappen?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Then we started aand here we are

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Keepthe gift

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Then we startedthem

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And all the Philly steaks you can eat

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They said it sounded smooth

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know the mentality

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We are ready to roll

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Than I said, "Alright fellas

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Boyz II Men, ? II Men

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Never ? a beat (nah)

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Then we ? singing them

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Nate, ? Shawn, and Wan

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

So now the ? will know that we were

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 "boyz" in the whole song?

"boyz"

Exercise 23

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

"east"

Exercise 24

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

  • Boyz II Men, Boyz II Men
  • Or do dreams just fade away?
  • Then we started singing them

Exercise 25

Rewrite the chorus of "Motownphilly" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

boyzeastcoaststarted

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Motownphilly" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

boyzeastcoaststarted

Exercise 27

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Motownphilly" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

boyzeastcoaststarted

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • what's→
  • i'm→

Exercise 29

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

boyzeastcoaststarted

Exercise 30

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

boyzeastcoaststarted