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Somebody That I Used to Know

Gotye · 2011

Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye (2011) — 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

  • Somebody (I used to know)
  • Somebody (now you're just somebody that I used to know)
  • Somebody (I used to know)
  • Somebody (now you're just somebody that I used to know)

Sing the opening verse

  • Told myself that you were right for me
  • But felt so lonely in your company
  • But that was love, and it's an ache I still remember
somebodyusedknow

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Toldthat you were right for me

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But felt soin your company

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

But youhave to cut me off

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithat I don't need that, though

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Nowjust somebody that I used to know

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And I don'tlive that way

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Told myself that you were right for me

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I don't even need your love

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I guess that I don't need that, though

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Reading into every word you say

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I don't even need your love ooh

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Told ? that you were right for me

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Like ? to the end, always the end

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

No, you didn't have to ? so low

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Now ? just somebody that I used to know

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And I don't ? live that way

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 "used" in the whole song?

"used"

Exercise 24

"Somebody That I Used to Know" was released in 2011. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

somebodyusedknowyou're

Exercise 25

Imagine you are making a short film with "Somebody That I Used to Know" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

somebodyusedknowyou're

Exercise 26

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

somebodyusedknowyou're

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • i'll→
  • didn't→
  • don't→
  • you're→
  • i'd→

Exercise 28

If you could ask Gotye one question about "Somebody That I Used to Know", what would it be and why?

somebodyusedknowyou're

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Somebody That I Used to Know" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

somebodyusedknowyou're

Exercise 30

Rewrite the chorus of "Somebody That I Used to Know" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

somebodyusedknowyou're