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A1.2·soul · r&b·2:24

Respect

Aretha Franklin · 1967

Respect by Aretha Franklin (1967) — 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

  • (Just a little bit)
  • I ain't gon' do you wrong while you're gone
  • Ain't gon' do you wrong 'cause I don't wanna
  • All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home

Sing it again — final chorus

  • (Just a little bit)
  • Ooh, your kisses, sweeter than honey
  • And guess what? So is my money
  • All I want you to do for me, is give it to me when you get home
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

(Just abit) hey, baby

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I ain't gon' do youwhile you're gone

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And all I'min return, honey

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Andwhat? So is my money

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

(Just a little bit)runnin' out of fools

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

(Re, re, re,or you might walk in

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

What you want, baby, I got it

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And all I'm askin' in return, honey

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Just a little bit and I ain't lyin'

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Just a little bit hey, baby

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Just a little bit

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

What you ? baby, I got it

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? gon' do you wrong while you're gone

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Ooh, your ? sweeter than honey

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Find out what it ? to me

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

(Re, re, re, re) ? when you come home

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 "little" in the whole song?

"little"

Exercise 23

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

"home"

Exercise 24

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

  • (Just a little bit) hey, baby
  • Ooh, your kisses, sweeter than honey
  • Take care, TCB, oh

Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "Respect" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • you're→
  • don't→
  • wanna→
  • gotta→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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