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A2.1·country·5:23

Somebody Like You

Keith Urban · 2002

Somebody Like You by Keith Urban (2002) — 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

  • Hey! I wanna love you baby
  • Uh huh
  • Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine
  • Shinin' down on me and you

Echo the hook

  • Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine
  • Shinin' down on me and you
  • When you put your arms around me
  • You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

There's a new windlike I've never known

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And it suregood

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

An' I'mgo of all my lonely yesterdays

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

The onlyI wanna do, mmhmm

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Iwalk a straight line

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mto love somebody, love somebody like you

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Shinin' down on me and you

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I couldn't walk a straight line

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

There's a new ? blowin' like I've never known

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Now I ? love somebody, love somebody like you

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The only ? I wanna do, mmhmm

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? walk a straight line

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? to love somebody, love somebody like you

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 "somebody" in the whole song?

"somebody"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "i've" in the whole song?

"i've"

Exercise 24

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

  • I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done
  • Sometimes it's hard for me to understand
  • When you put your arms around me

Exercise 25

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

somebodyi'vebabythere's

Exercise 26

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Somebody Like You", what would happen instead?

somebodyi'vebabythere's

Exercise 27

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

somebodyi'vebabythere's

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • there's
  • i've
  • i'm
  • wanna
  • can't
  • i'd

Exercise 29

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

somebodyi'vebabythere's

Exercise 30

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Somebody Like You" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

somebodyi'vebabythere's