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Survivor

Destiny's Child · 2001

Survivor by Destiny's Child (2001) — 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

  • I'm a Survivor (What?)
  • I'm not gon' give up (What?)
  • I'm not gon' stop (What?)
  • I'm gon' work harder (What?)

Echo the hook

  • (I'm better than that)
  • I'm not gon' blast you on the radio
  • (I'm better than that)
  • I'm not gon' lie on you and your family
gon'survivorthought

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Now thatout of my life

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You thought that I'd be sadyou

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm a(What?)

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Keep on(What?)

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I'myou the best

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm not gon'my Christianity

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Now that you're out of my life

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You thought that I'd be weak without you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You thought that I'd be broke without you

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You thought that I'd be sad without you

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You thought I wouldn't grow without you

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Now that ? out of my life

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You thought that I'd be ? without you

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? make it (What?)

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

But it ? stop

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I'm not gon' ? you on the radio

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

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

"gon'"

Exercise 23

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

"survivor"

Exercise 24

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

  • I'm a Survivor (What?)
  • Now that you're out of my life
  • Thought that I would self destruct

Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

If you could ask Destiny's Child one question about "Survivor", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

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

gon'survivorthoughtwithout

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • i'm→
  • i'd→
  • wouldn't→
  • gonna→
  • couldn't→

Exercise 29

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

gon'survivorthoughtwithout

Exercise 30

"Survivor" was released in 2001. 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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