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Stay

Justin Bieber · 2021

Stay by Justin Bieber (2021) — 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

  • Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • Oh, ooh-woah (Oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • Oh, I'll be f- up if you can't be right here

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
  • I'll be f- up if you can't be right here

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I getwake up, I'm wasted still

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithe time that I wasted here

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Oh,(oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

You're theI believe in love

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

It's beenfor me to trust (ooh)

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And I'mthat I'ma f- it up

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I get drunk, wake up, I'm wasted still

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I realize the time that I wasted here

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'm afraid that I'ma f- it up

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause you ain't ever left me empty-handed

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It's been difficult for me to trust ooh

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I get ? wake up, I'm wasted still

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? the time that I wasted here

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You're the ? I believe in love

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

It's been ? for me to trust (ooh)

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Ain't no way that I can ? you stranded

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

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

"stay"

Exercise 21

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

"need"

Exercise 22

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

  • 'Cause you ain't ever left me empty-handed
  • I get drunk, wake up, I'm wasted still
  • Oh, ooh-woah (Oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)

Exercise 23

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • I realize the time that I wasted here
  • It's been difficult for me to trust (ooh)
  • So, baby, stay

Exercise 24

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

stayneedtoldnever

Exercise 25

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

stayneedtoldnever

Exercise 26

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

stayneedtoldnever

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'd
  • can't
  • i'm
  • i'll
  • you're
  • it's

Exercise 28

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

stayneedtoldnever

Exercise 29

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

stayneedtoldnever

Exercise 30

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

stayneedtoldnever