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A2.1·pop·3:39

Shake It Off

Taylor Swift · 2014

High-frequency phrasal verb 'shake off' + present continuous narration. The catchy repetition makes it stick fast.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • That's what people say, mm-mm
  • That's what people say, mm-mm
  • I go on too many dates
  • But I can't make 'em stay

Echo the hook

  • Shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (ooh-ooh-ooh)
shake off· se livrar / ignorarhater· odiadorplayers· jogadores / pegadores

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Gotin my brain

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Atthat's what people say, mm-mm

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And thegonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Heartbreakers gonnabreak, break, break, break

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mon my feet

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Justwhile you've been gettin' down and out

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I stay out too late

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I can't make 'em stay

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's like I got this music

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm lightnin' on my feet

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

That's what they don't see, mm-mm

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? out too late

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

At ? that's what people say, mm-mm

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Baby, I'm just ? shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And ? what they don't see, mm-mm

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

'Cause the players gonna ? play, play, play, play

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 "players" in the whole song?

"players"

Exercise 23

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

"gonna"

Exercise 24

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

  • Can't stop, won't stop groovin'
  • I stay out too late
  • It's like I got this music

Exercise 25

"Shake It Off" was released in 2014. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

shake offhaterplayersgonna

Exercise 26

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

shake offhaterplayersgonna

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.

shake offhaterplayersgonna

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • that's→
  • can't→
  • won't→
  • it's→
  • gonna→
  • i'm→

Exercise 29

Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.

  • shake off→
  • hater→
  • players→
  • gonna→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Taylor Swift one question about "Shake It Off", what would it be and why?

shake offhaterplayersgonna