Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles · 1967
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Strawberry Fields forever
- Living is easy with eyes closed
- Misunderstanding all you see
- It's getting hard to be someone
Sing it again — final chorus
- Strawberry Fields forever
- No one I think is in my tree
- I mean it must be high or low
- That is you can't, you know, tune in
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Let me take you down
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Misunderstanding all you see
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I mean it must be high or low
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
That is, I think, it's not too bad
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
That is I think I disagree
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
'Cause I'm ? to Strawberry Fields
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Living is ? with eyes closed
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
It ? matter much to me
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
And nothing to get ? about
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
That is you ? you know, tune in
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "strawberry" in the whole song?
"strawberry"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "fields" in the whole song?
"fields"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Let me take you down
- Nothing is real
- Strawberry Fields forever
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- 'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
- But it's all right
- But it's all wrong
Exercise 26
"Strawberry Fields Forever" was released in 1967. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
Imagine you are making a short film with "Strawberry Fields Forever" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
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.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→it's→doesn't→can't→
Exercise 30
If you could ask The Beatles one question about "Strawberry Fields Forever", what would it be and why?