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Stay with Me

Sam Smith · 2014

Stay with Me by Sam Smith (2014) — 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 with the chorus

  • Oh, won't you stay with me?
  • 'Cause you're all I need
  • This ain't love, it's clear to see
  • But darling, stay with me

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Oh, won't you stay with me?
  • 'Cause you're all I need
  • This ain't love, it's clear to see
  • But darling, stay with me

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Thesenever seem to go to plan

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

'Causeall I need

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

This ain't love, it'sto see

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Butstay with me

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And deep down, I know thisworks

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh, won't you stay with me?

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause you're all I need

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Why am I so emotional?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

These nights never seem to go to plan

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

This ain't love, it's clear to see

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

These ? never seem to go to plan

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Oh, ? you stay with me?

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

This ? love, it's clear to see

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

No, it's not a ? look, gain some self-control

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Oh, won't you ? with me?

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

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

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

"stay"

Exercise 22

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

"it's"

Exercise 23

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

  • 'Cause you're all I need
  • And deep down, I know this never works
  • These nights never seem to go to plan

Exercise 24

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

stayit'sneedcause

Exercise 25

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

stayit'sneedcause

Exercise 26

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

stayit'sneedcause

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's
  • i'm
  • don't
  • won't
  • you're
  • doesn't

Exercise 28

"Stay with Me" was released in 2014. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

stayit'sneedcause

Exercise 29

If you could ask Sam Smith one question about "Stay with Me", what would it be and why?

stayit'sneedcause

Exercise 30

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

stayit'sneedcause