Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison · 1964
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Sing with the singer
- Pretty woman walking down the street
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:
Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You're not the truth
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Pretty woman, won't you pardon me?
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Pretty woman, you look lovely as can be
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Pretty ? walking down the street
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Pretty woman, ? you pardon me?
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Pretty woman, ? a while
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
'Cause I ? you
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? I'll go on home, it's late
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 "pretty" in the whole song?
"pretty"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "woman" in the whole song?
"woman"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Be mine tonight
- Pretty woman, stop a while
- Pretty woman, walking down the street
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey
- Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
- Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Oh, Pretty Woman" 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'd→don't→you're→won't→couldn't→you'll→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Oh, Pretty Woman" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).