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A2.1·rock·4:33

Rebel Rebel

David Bowie · 1974

Rebel Rebel by David Bowie (1974) — 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

  • Doo doo doo doo-doo doo doo-doo
  • Doo doo doo doo-doo doo doo-doo
  • Doo doo doo doo-doo doo doo-doo
  • You've got your mother in a whirl

Echo the hook

  • Rebel rebel, you've torn your dress
  • Rebel rebel, your face is a mess
  • Rebel rebel, how could they know?
  • Hot tramp, I love you so
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Doo doo doodoo doo-doo

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

We likeand we look divine

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Rebelyou've torn your dress

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Not sure ifa boy or a girl

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Rebel rebel,torn your dress

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You've got yourand your live wire

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You've got your mother in a whirl

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We like dancing and we look divine

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You want more and you want it fast

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You tacky thing, you put them on

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Rebel rebel, how could they know?

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Doo doo doo ? doo doo-doo

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

We like ? and we look divine

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Rebel rebel, your ? is a mess

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Hey babe, let's ? out tonight

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

You've torn your ? your face is a mess

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 "rebel" in the whole song?

"rebel"

Exercise 23

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

"you've"

Exercise 24

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

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Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

If you could ask David Bowie one question about "Rebel Rebel", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you've→
  • she's→
  • you're→
  • let's→
  • they're→
  • i'm→

Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Rebel Rebel", what would happen instead?

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