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Mr. Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan · 1965

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan (1965) — 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 with the singer

  • Hey, Mr. tambourine Man, play a song for me
tambourineplaysong

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Hey, Mr.Man, play a song for me

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

In the jinglemornin' I'll come followin' you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Cast yourspell my way

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

It's notat anyone

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll comeyou

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Far from thereach of crazy sorrow

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I have no one to meet

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm ready for to fade

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Though you might hear laughing, spinning

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Vanished from my hand

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

My hands can't feel to grip

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Hey, Mr. ? Man, play a song for me

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

In the jingle ? mornin' I'll come followin' you

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Cast your ? spell my way

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

It's just a ? clown behind

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

The ? frightened trees

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 "tambourine" in the whole song?

"tambourine"

Exercise 23

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

"play"

Exercise 24

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

  • Far past the frozen leaves
  • I promise to go under it
  • Vanished from my hand

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

If you could ask Bob Dylan one question about "Mr. Tambourine Man", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • i'll→
  • can't→
  • it's→
  • wouldn't→
  • you're→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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