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A2.1·rock·3:24

Paint It, Black

The Rolling Stones · 1966

Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones (1966) — 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

  • I see a red door
  • And I want it painted black
  • No colors anymore
  • I want them to turn black

Echo the hook

  • I have to turn my head
  • Until my darkness goes
  • I see a line of cars
  • And they're all painted black
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And I want itblack

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Until mygoes

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I've seenturn their heads

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I lookmyself

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

When yourworld is black

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Into thesun

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I see a red door

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I want them to turn black

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I have to turn my head

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And they're all painted black

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I look inside myself

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And I ? it painted black

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I see a ? of cars

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Like a ? baby

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And not have to ? the facts

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

If I look ? enough

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 "black" in the whole song?

"black"

Exercise 23

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

"painted"

Exercise 24

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

  • I see a red door
  • It just happens everyday
  • My love will laugh with me

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • i've→
  • i'll→
  • it's→
  • wanna→

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Paint It, Black" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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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.

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