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A2.1·rock·3:20

My Generation

The Who · 1965

My Generation by The Who (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 along

Sing with the chorus

  • This is my generation, baby
  • Why don't you all f-fade away (talkin' 'bout my generation)
  • And don't try dig what we all s-s-say (talkin' 'bout my generation)
  • I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Echo the hook

  • Talkin' 'bout my generation (my generation)
  • Talkin' 'bout my generation (my generation)
  • Talkin' 'bout my generation (this is my generation, baby)
  • Talkin' 'bout my generation (this is my generation)
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Justwe get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

This is mybaby

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Just because wearound (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Talkin' 'bout my generationabout)

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

This is my generation

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

This is my generation, baby

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

My, my, my, my, my generation

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Talkin' 'bout my generation talkin' about

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Talkin' 'bout my generation this is my generation

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Just ? we get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

This is my ? baby

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Just because we ? around (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Talkin' ? my generation (talkin' about)

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"generation"

Exercise 20

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

"talkin'"

Exercise 21

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

  • My, my g-generation
  • Talkin' 'bout my generation (talkin' about)
  • This is my generation

Exercise 22

If you could ask The Who one question about "My Generation", what would it be and why?

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 23

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 24

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • don't→
  • i'm→

Exercise 26

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 27

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 28

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 29

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby

Exercise 30

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

generationtalkin'boutbaby