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A2.2·new-age·3:39

Only Time

Enya · 2000

Only Time by Enya (2000) — 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

  • Where the day flows, Only time
  • And who can say if your love grows
  • As your heart chose, Only time
  • .....

Echo the hook

  • Who knows, Only time
  • Who knows, Only time

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Where the dayOnly time

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

As yourchose, Only time

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Who can say when themeet

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

That lovebe in your heart

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Nightall your heart

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

As your heartOnly time

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Who can say where the road goes

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And who can say if your love grows

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Who can say why your heart sighs

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And who can say why your heart cries

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Who can say when the roads meet

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Who can say where the ? goes

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

As your ? chose, Only time

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

When your love ? Only time

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

That love ? be in your heart

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Night ? all your heart

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 "time" in the whole song?

"time"

Exercise 23

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

"heart"

Exercise 24

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

  • And who can say why your heart cries
  • Night keeps all your heart
  • Who can say where the road goes

Exercise 25

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

timeheartroadgoes

Exercise 26

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

timeheartroadgoes

Exercise 27

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

timeheartroadgoes

Exercise 28

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

timeheartroadgoes

Exercise 29

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

timeheartroadgoes

Exercise 30

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

timeheartroadgoes