Rehab
Amy Winehouse · 2006
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- But I said no, no, no
- Yes I've been black,
- But when I come back
- You'll know, know, know
Echo the hook
- But I won't go, go, go
- I'd rather be at home with Ray
- I ain't got seventy days
- 'Cause there's nothing
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
They tried to make me go to rehab
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Yes I've been black,
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You'll know, know, know
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And if my daddy thinks I'm fine
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'd rather be at home with Ray
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
They ? to make me go to rehab
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
But I ? go, go, go
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I ? get a lot in class
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
The man said, "Why you ? you here?"
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I don't ? want to drink again
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "rehab" in the whole song?
"rehab"
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- But I said no, no, no
- But I won't go, go, go
- I don't ever want to drink again
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Rehab" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could ask Amy Winehouse one question about "Rehab", what would it be and why?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "Rehab" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→you'll→i'm→won't→i'd→there's→
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Rehab", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
"Rehab" was released in 2006. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.