No Matter What
Boyzone · 1998
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- No, no matter what
- (No, no matter, that's all that matters to me)
- No, no matter what
- (No, no matter, that's all that matters to me)
Echo the hook
- No matter what they do
- No matter what they teach us
- What we believe is true
- No matter what they call us
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:
No matter what they tell us
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
No matter what they teach us
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
No matter what they call us
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
No matter where they take us
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I can't deny what I believe
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
No ? what they tell us
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
We'll ? our own way back
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
If only ? were answered
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
(And ? Sheltered from the storm
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
My ? began with you
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 "matter" in the whole song?
"matter"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "that's" in the whole song?
"that's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- If only prayers were answered
- No matter what the ending
- No matter what they tell us
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- And I will keep you safe and strong
- I can't deny what I believe (I believe)
- No matter what they do
Exercise 26
"No Matter What" was released in 1998. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
Imagine you are making a short film with "No Matter What" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 28
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 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
we'll→can't→i'm→i'll→it's→don't→
Exercise 30
If you could ask Boyzone one question about "No Matter What", what would it be and why?