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B1.1·rock·5:29

Sailing to Philadelphia

Mark Knopfler · 2000

Sailing to Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler (2000) — 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

  • We are sailing to Philadelphia
  • A world away from the coaly Tyne
  • Sailing to Philadelphia
  • To draw the line

Sing the opening verse

  • I am Jeremiah Dixon
  • I am a Geordie Boy
  • A glass of wine with you, sir
  • And the ladies I'll enjoy
dixonmasonsailing

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I amDixon

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Alland Northumberland

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Itthat I was born

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Thisboy from the west country

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Nowa good surveyor, Dixon

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

In theof the Iroquois

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I am Jeremiah Dixon

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

A glass of wine with you, sir

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He calls me Charlie Mason

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It seems that I was born

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I had other dreams instead

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I am ? Dixon

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

It was my ? from birth

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

But I had ? dreams instead

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Now ? a good surveyor, Dixon

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Now ? your head up, Mason

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 "dixon" in the whole song?

"dixon"

Exercise 23

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

"mason"

Exercise 24

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

  • I am Jeremiah Dixon
  • In the forest of the Iroquois
  • This baker's boy from the west country

Exercise 25

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

  • I am a Geordie Boy
  • See America lies there
  • The Mason-Dixon line

Exercise 26

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

dixonmasonsailingphiladelphia

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.

dixonmasonsailingphiladelphia

Exercise 28

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

dixonmasonsailingphiladelphia

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'll→
  • you're→
  • you'll→

Exercise 30

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

dixonmasonsailingphiladelphia