Summer
Calvin Harris · 2014
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- When I met you in the summer
- To my heartbeat's sound
- We fell in love
- As the leaves turned brown
Sing it again — final chorus
- When I met you in the summer
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:
When I met you in the summer
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And we could be together, baby
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But you lied so soon
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We fell in love love
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
To my heartbeat's sound
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
We ? in love
Exercise 13
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And we could be ? baby
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
You act so ? now
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
When I met you in the ? (summer)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
As long as ? are blue (yeah)
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 "summer" in the whole song?
"summer"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "yeah" in the whole song?
"yeah"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- As the leaves turned brown (yeah)
- When I met you in the summer
- You act so innocent now
Exercise 25
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Summer", what would happen instead?
Exercise 26
Describe the mood of "Summer" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Summer" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
"Summer" 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.
Exercise 29
If you could ask Calvin Harris one question about "Summer", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Imagine you are making a short film with "Summer" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?