Sorry
Justin Bieber · 2015
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I'm sorry, yeah
- Sorry, yeah
- Sorry
- Yeah I know that I let you down
Echo the hook
- Sorry, oh
- Sorry
- Yeah I know that I let you down
- Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 4
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Cause I'm missing more than just your body
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Yeah I know that I let you down
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm sorry, yeah
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Exercise 8
Choose the missing word:
Cause I just ? one more shot at forgiveness
Exercise 9
Choose the missing word:
Yeah, is it too ? now to say sorry?
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
Cause I'm ? more than just your body
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
Yeah I ? that I let you down
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Is it too late to say I'm ? now?
Exercise 13
How many times do you hear the word "sorry" in the whole song?
"sorry"
Exercise 14
How many times do you hear the word "late" in the whole song?
"late"
Exercise 15
Who in your life would you dedicate "Sorry" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 16
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 17
If you had to summarize "Sorry" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 18
Write the full form of each contraction:
gotta→don't→i'm→i'll→
Exercise 19
Compare "Sorry" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 20
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 21
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Sorry" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 22
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Sorry", what would happen instead?
Exercise 23
"Sorry" was released in 2015. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 24
If you could ask Justin Bieber one question about "Sorry", what would it be and why?
Exercise 25
Describe the mood of "Sorry" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Sorry" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "Sorry" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Imagine covering "Sorry" in a completely different genre (reggae, bossa nova, heavy metal, samba…). Which genre would you choose and why?
Exercise 29
Teach a friend one new English word from this song. Which word would it be, how would you define it, and what example sentence would you give?
Exercise 30
Which instrument or vocal moment in "Sorry" stands out most to you, and what emotion does it bring?