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A2.1·soul·3:03

Reach Out I'll Be There

The Four Tops · 1966

Reach Out I'll Be There by The Four Tops (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 with the chorus

  • Reach out (reach out for me.)
  • I'll be there, with a love that will shelter you.
  • I'll be there, with a love that will see you through.
  • I'll be there to always see you through.

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Reach out (reach out for me.)
  • I'll be there, to love and comfort you,
  • And I'll be there, to cherish and care for you.
  • I'll be there to love and comfort you.
reachi'llthere

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And your life iswith much confusion

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And youraround is crumblin' down;

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll beto always see you through.

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Anddrifting out all on your own,

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You'relove and now you're afraid

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Butno peace of mind to be found.

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll be there to always see you through.

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you're drifting out all on your own,

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll be there, to love and comfort you,

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And through your tears you look around,

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You're alone now, no love of your own,

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Now if you ? that you can't go on

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Until ? is just an illusion,

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

When you feel ? and about to give up

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And you ? a hand to hold:

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And ? your tears you look around,

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 "reach" in the whole song?

"reach"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "i'll" in the whole song?

"i'll"

Exercise 24

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

  • 'Cause your best just ain't good enough
  • Because all of your hope is gone,
  • I'll be there to love and comfort you.

Exercise 25

Imagine you are making a short film with "Reach Out I'll Be There" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

reachi'llthereyou're

Exercise 26

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

reachi'llthereyou're

Exercise 27

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

reachi'llthereyou're

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • can't→
  • i'll→
  • you're→
  • there's→

Exercise 29

Rewrite the chorus of "Reach Out I'll Be There" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

reachi'llthereyou're

Exercise 30

Who in your life would you dedicate "Reach Out I'll Be There" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

reachi'llthereyou're