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SOS

ABBA · 1975

SOS by ABBA (1975) — 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

  • So when you're near me, darling
  • Can't you hear me, S.O.S.?
  • The love you gave me
  • Nothing else can save me, S.O.S.

Sing it again — final chorus

  • So when you're near me, darling
  • Can't you hear me, S.O.S.?
  • The love you gave me
  • Nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
you'regonethough

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Whateverto our love? I wish I understood

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

So whennear me, darling

Exercise 3

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So when you're near me, darling

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Can't you hear me, S.O.S.?

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

The love you gave me

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And the love you gave me

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Nothing else can save me, S.O.S.

Exercise 8

Choose the missing word:

Whatever ? to our love? I wish I understood

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

So when ? near me, darling

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Can't you ? me, S.O.S.?

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Nothing ? can save me, S.O.S.

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

So when you're ? me, darling

Exercise 13

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

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

"you're"

Exercise 19

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

"gone"

Exercise 20

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

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Exercise 21

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

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Exercise 22

Who in your life would you dedicate "SOS" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 23

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • can't→

Exercise 24

"SOS" was released in 1975. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 25

If you could ask ABBA one question about "SOS", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

If you had to summarize "SOS" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 30

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

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