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Rio

Duran Duran · 1982

Rio by Duran Duran (1982) — 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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  • Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice
you'reacrossknow

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Cherry icesmile, I suppose it's very nice

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Just like thattwisting through a dusty land

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Like aor a pretty view

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Did sherun you down?

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You make me feelalive, alive

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll tell youI know what you're thinking

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You catch that mirror way out west

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Did she nearly run you down?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You make me feel alive, alive, alive

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Like a birthday or a pretty view

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Cherry ice ? smile, I suppose it's very nice

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Oh, Rio, Rio ? across the Rio Grande

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Oh, Rio, Rio dance ? the Rio Grande

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You make me ? alive, alive, alive

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Just like that river ? across a dusty land

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 "you're" in the whole song?

"you're"

Exercise 23

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

"across"

Exercise 24

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

  • Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
  • You catch that mirror way out west
  • You make me feel alive, alive, alive

Exercise 25

"Rio" was released in 1982. 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 26

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

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Exercise 27

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 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • it's→
  • i've→
  • i'm→
  • i'll→
  • don't→

Exercise 29

If you could ask Duran Duran one question about "Rio", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 30

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

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