Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 · 2011
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I've got them moves like Jagger
- I've got them moves like Jagger (uh)
- I don't need to try to control you (uh)
- Look into my eyes and I'll own you
Echo the hook
- And if I share my secret
- You're gonna have to keep it
- Nobody else can see this (uh)
- So watch and learn, I won't show you twice
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:
If you feel like and take me away
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You wanted control, so we waited
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You say I'm a kid
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You want the moves like Jagger
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I've got them moves like Jagger uh
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Just ? for the stars
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I put on a ? now I'm naked
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I've got them moves like ? (uh)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Wherever you want, get ? it
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And if I ? my secret
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 "moves" in the whole song?
"moves"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "jagger" in the whole song?
"jagger"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I've got them moves like Jagger
- Just shoot for the stars
- Take control, own me just for the night
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I'll take it from here (oh, yeah, yeah)
- If you feel like and take me away
- Nobody else can see this (uh)
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Moves Like Jagger" 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'll→i'm→don't→you're→i've→it's→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Moves Like Jagger" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).