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A2.2·metal·4:28

Paranoid

Black Sabbath · 1970

Paranoid by Black Sabbath (1970) — 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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  • 'Cause she couldnt help me with my mind
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause shehelp me with my mind

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Butseems to satisfy

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I needto show me

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Louder, come on, put your fuckinginto it

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Happiness Ifeel

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I tell you tolife

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

All day long I think of things

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If I don't find something to pacify

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I need someone to show me

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I must be blind

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

'Cause she ? help me with my mind

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Think I'll ? my mind

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The ? in life that I can't find

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Louder, come on, put your ? balls into it

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I ? you to enjoy life

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 "think" in the whole song?

"think"

Exercise 23

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

"things"

Exercise 24

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

  • Finished with my woman
  • Happiness I cannot feel
  • I need someone to show me

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • 'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind
  • Alright, show it then, come on
  • And love to me is so unreal

Exercise 26

"Paranoid" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 27

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

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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.

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • couldn't→
  • i'm→
  • i'll→
  • don't→
  • can't→
  • i've→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Black Sabbath one question about "Paranoid", what would it be and why?

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